{"id":"F2015L01390","name":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 1.2.12 – Transitional standard for dietary fibre nutrition content claims","slug":"australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-12-transitional-standard-for-dietary-fibre-nu","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":154513,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01390-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 1.2.12 – Transitional standard for dietary fibre nutrition content claims","content":"![Description: FS_Logo_K](image.001.png)\n\nAustralia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Revocation and Transitional Variation 2015 (Application A1101 – Commencement of Dietary Fibre Claim Provisions)\n\nThe Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this Standard under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The Standard commences on 1 March 2016.\n\nDated 28 August 2015\n\n![](image.002.png)\n\nStandards Management Officer\n\nDelegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand\n\nNote:\n\nThis Standard will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 99 on 3 September 2015.\n\n  \n\nStandard 1.2.12 Transitional standard for dietary fibre nutrition content claims\n\nNote 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.\n\nNote 2 The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3.\n\n1.2.12—1 Name\n\nThis Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 1.2.12 – Transitional standard for dietary fibre nutrition content claims.\n\nNote Commencement:  \nThis Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.\n\n1.2.12—2 Transitional arrangement\n\n(1) A claim about the presence or absence of dietary fibre in a food must comply with section 1.2.7—12 or section 1.2.12—3, but not a combination of both.\n\n(2) To avoid doubt, this Standard only relates to the application of section 1.2.7—12 and does not affect the application of any other provision of Standard 1.2.7.\n\n(3) Subsection 1.1.1—9(1) does not apply to this Standard.\n\n1.2.12—3 Transitional requirements for dietary fibre nutrition content claims\n\n(1) A claim about the presence or absence of dietary fibre in a food may use any descriptor that is not mentioned in subsection 1.2.12—3(2), including a descriptor expressed as a number or in numeric form.\n\n(2) If a claim about the presence of dietary fibre in a food uses the descriptor ‘increased’ or a synonym of that descriptor, that food must contain at least 25% more dietary fibre than in the same quantity of reference food.\n\n(3) In this section:\n\nfood group has the same meaning as in Standard 1.2.7.\n\nreference food means a food that is:\n\n(a) of the same type as the food for which a claim is made and that has not been further processed, formulated, reformulated or modified to increase or decrease the amount of dietary fibre; or\n\n(b) a dietary substitute for the food in the same food group as the food for which a claim is made.\n\n1.2.12—4 Expiry of the transitional arrangement\n\nThis Standard ceases to have effect on 18 January 2017.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a narrow, time-limited transitional instrument with a clear, specific purpose. It did not expand beyond its original intent of providing a temporary bridge between old and new dietary fibre labelling requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 4 operative sections plus notes)","Only 2 defined terms ('food group' and 'reference food'), both borrowed by reference from another standard","Simple binary choice structure (comply with A OR B, not both)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond a single 25% threshold for 'increased' claims","Clear sunset clause (automatic expiry date)","Heavy reliance on external cross-references (Standard 1.2.7, section 1.2.7—12) for substantive requirements, but this is typical for Food Standards Code amendments"],"plain_english_summary":"This temporary Standard gave Australian and New Zealand food manufacturers and importers a 1 March 2016–18 January 2017 grace period to choose between new, stricter dietary‑fibre claim rules or looser transitional rules, letting existing labels remain compliant while packaging was updated. It avoided a sudden ban on prior fibre claims and has now expired; current claims must follow Standard 1.2.7."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument temporarily alters the application of existing dietary fibre claim rules by providing an alternative, transitional route: it permits a wider set of descriptors (including numeric ones), imposes a 25% comparative threshold for 'increased' claims, and bars using this transitional route together with Standard 1.2.7—12. The change is explicitly time-limited, ending on 18 January 2017 (see s1.2.12—3 and s1.2.12—4)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to existing Standard 1.2.7—12 and prohibition on combining both approaches (s1.2.12—2(1))","Definition of reference food requires judgment about 'same type', processing and 'dietary substitute' status (s1.2.12—3(3)(a)-(b))","Numeric 25% threshold for 'increased' claims creates a precise analytical compliance requirement (s1.2.12—3(2))","Allowance of any other descriptor (including numeric forms) expands labelling options but may create interpretive ambiguity for enforcement (s1.2.12—3(1))","Temporal limitation (expiry on 18 January 2017) introduces a transitional compliance window (s1.2.12—4)","Exclusion of subsection 1.1.1—9(1) may affect how this Standard interacts with general application rules (s1.2.12—2(3))"],"plain_english_summary":"This transitional Standard changes how food labels may make claims about dietary fibre. It allows any descriptor (including numbers) for presence/absence claims, but if a label uses “increased” (or a synonym) the product must contain at least 25% more fibre than a defined reference food. It applies to food manufacturers and labelers and is time-limited (ceases 18 January 2017), creating a specific, measurable obligation for comparative fibre claims and preventing use of both this transitional route and Standard 1.2.7—12 together."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-12-transitional-standard-for-dietary-fibre-nu","history":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-12-transitional-standard-for-dietary-fibre-nu/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-12-transitional-standard-for-dietary-fibre-nu/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-12-transitional-standard-for-dietary-fibre-nu/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-12-transitional-standard-for-dietary-fibre-nu/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-12-transitional-standard-for-dietary-fibre-nu/documents"}}