{"id":"F2008B00608","name":"Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 1.2.8 - Nutrition Information Requirements","slug":"australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-8-nutrition-information-requirements","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":71941,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008B00608-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Division 1","sectionType":"division","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### Division 1 – Interpretation\n\nClauses\n\n1 Interpretation\n\n(1) In this Standard –\n\n> average energy content means the figure calculated in accordance with subclause (3).\n\n> biologically active substance means a substance, other than a nutrient, with which health effects are associated.\n\n> carbohydrate means –\n\n (a) ‘carbohydrate by difference’, calculated by subtracting from 100, the average quantity expressed as a percentage of water, protein, fat, dietary fibre, ash, alcohol, and if quantified or added to the food, any other unavailable carbohydrate and the substances listed in column 1 of Table 2 to subclause 2(2); or\n (b) ‘available carbohydrate’, calculated by summing the average quantity of total available sugars and starch, and if quantified or added to the food, any available oligosaccharides, glycogen and maltodextrins.\n\nclaim requiring nutrition information has the meaning given in subclause 4(1).\n\n> dietary fibre means that fraction of the edible part of plants or their extracts, or synthetic analogues that –\n\n (a) are resistant to the digestion and absorption in the small intestine, usually with complete or partial fermentation in the large intestine; and\n (b) promote one or more of the following beneficial physiological effects –\n\n (i) laxation;\n (ii) reduction in blood cholesterol;\n (iii) modulation of blood glucose;\n\n> and includes polysaccharides, oligosaccharides (degree of polymerisation > 2) and lignins.\n\n> fat means total fat.\n\n> monounsaturated fatty acids means the total of cis-monounsaturated fatty acids and declared as monounsaturated fat.\n\n> polyunsaturated fatty acids means the total of polyunsaturated fatty acids with cis-cis-methylene interrupted double bonds and declared as polyunsaturated fat.\n\nprescribed beverage means –\n\n(a) an alcoholic beverage standardised in Standards 2.7.2 to 2.7.5; or\n\n(b) a beverage containing no less than 0.5% alcohol by volume.\n\n> prescribed beverage gluten free claim means a nutrition content claim in relation to gluten content of a prescribed beverage that uses the descriptor ‘free’ in conjunction with gluten, or a synonym of such a descriptor.\n\n> saturated fatty acids means the total of fatty acids containing no double bonds and declared as saturated fat.\n\n> sugars means monosaccharides and disaccharides.\n\n> trans fatty acids means the total of unsaturated fatty acids where one or more of the double bonds are in the trans configuration and declared as trans fat.\n\n> unit quantity means, in the case of a solid or semi-solid food, 100 grams or, in the case of a beverage or other liquid food, 100 millilitres.\n\n(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, the definitions in Standard 1.2.7 apply in this Standard.\n\n(3) Average energy content is to be calculated by –\n\n (a) multiplying the average amount of each food component per 100 g of the food by the energy factor for that food component; then\n (b) adding the amounts calculated for each food component using the following formula –\n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n ![](image.003.png)![](image.002.png)Where is the average energy content expressed in kilojoules per 100 g,\n ![](image.004.png)is the average weight of the food component expressed in grams per 100 g and\n means the energy factor assigned to that food component expressed in\n kilojoules per gram.\n\n(4) Where this Standard permits average energy content to be expressed in calories, the average energy content in calories is to be calculated in accordance with the following formula –\n\n ![](image.005.png)\n ![](image.003.png)![](image.006.png)\n Where is the average energy content expressed in calories and is\n the average energy content calculated in accordance with the formula in subclause (1).\n\n1A Application\n\nThis Standard does not apply to a food standardised by Standard 2.9.1.\n\n> Note: Editorial note:\n\n> Note: Infant formula products standardised by Standard 2.9.1 are not required to carry a nutrition information panel in accordance with this Standard. Standard 2.9.1 prescribes specific nutrition information requirements for those foods.\n\n2 Energy factors\n\n(1) In this clause –\n\n> energy factor means the metabolisable energy (ME) of the food component calculated according to the following formula, expressed in kilojoules per gram of food component, rounded to the nearest whole number –\n\n> ME = GE – FE – UE – GaE – SE\n\n> Where –\n\n> ME means metabolisable energy\n\n> GE means gross energy (as measured by bomb calorimetry)\n\n> FE means energy lost in faeces\n\n> UE means energy lost in urine\n\n> GaE means the energy lost in gases produced by fermentation in the large intestine\n\n> SE means the energy content of waste products lost from surface areas\n\n(2) Energy factors in relation to the food components listed in column 1 of Table 1 and column 1 of Table 2 to this subclause are specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of Table 1 and Table 2.\n\n \n\nTable 1 to subclause 2(2)\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| -------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |\n| Food Component | Energy factor (kJ/g) |\n| Alcohol | 29 |\n| Carbohydrate (excluding unavailable carbohydrate) | 17 |\n| Unavailable carbohydrate (including dietary fibre) | 8 |\n| Fat | 37 |\n| Protein | 17 |\n\nTable 2 to subclause 2(2)\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| -------------- | -------------------- |\n| Food Component | Energy factor (kJ/g) |\n| Erythritol | 1 |\n| Glycerol | 18 |\n| Isomalt | 11 |\n| Lactitol | 11 |\n| Maltitol | 13 |\n| Mannitol | 9 |\n| Organic acids | 13 |\n| Polydextrose | 5 |\n| Sorbitol* | 14 |\n| D-Tagatose | 11 |\n| Xylitol | 14 |\n\n> Note: Editorial note:\n\n> Note: \\* Energy factor for sorbitol taken as an average of calculated range determined with or without ingestion of other foods.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"Division 2","sectionType":"division","heading":"Nutrition information panels","content":"### Division 2 – Nutrition information panels\n\n3 Nutrition information requirements and exemptions\n\nSubject to clause 4, the label on a package of food must include a nutrition information panel except where the food is –\n\n (a) deleted\n (b) an alcoholic beverage standardised in Standard 2.7.2 to Standard 2.7.5 of this Code; or\n (c) a herb, a spice, a herbal infusion; or\n (d) vinegar and related products as standardised in Standard 2.10.1; or\n (e) salt and salt products as standardised in Standard 2.10.2; or\n (f) tea, decaffeinated tea, decaffeinated instant or soluble tea, instant or soluble tea, coffee, decaffeinated coffee, decaffeinated instant or soluble coffee, instant or soluble coffee, as defined in Standard 1.1.2; or\n (g) an additive for the purposes of Standard 1.3.1; or\n (h) a processing aid as defined in Standard 1.3.3; or\n (i) fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, and fish that comprise a single ingredient or category of ingredients; or\n (j) in a small package; or\n (k) gelatine as defined in Standard 1.1.2; or\n (l) water, ice, or mineral water or spring water as defined in Standard 2.6.2; or\n (m) prepared filled rolls, sandwiches, bagels and similar products; or\n (n) jam setting compound; or\n (o) a kit which is intended to be used to produce an alcoholic beverage standardised in Standard 2.7.2 to Standard 2.7.5 of this Code; or\n (p) a beverage containing no less than 0.5% alcohol by volume that is not standardised in Standard 2.7.2 to Standard 2.7.5 of this Code; or\n (q) kava as standardised in Standard 2.6.3.\n\n4 Requirements for nutrition information panels when certain claims made\n\n(1) A claim requiring nutrition information means –\n\n (a) a nutrition content claim; or\n (b) a health claim;\n\nbut does not include –\n\n (c) a declaration that is required by the Act; or\n (ca) a prescribed beverage gluten free claim; or\n (d) an endorsement; or\n (e) a permitted Health Star Rating symbol.\n\n(2) Subject to subclauses (3) and (4), if a claim requiring nutrition information is made in relation to a food, a nutrition information panel must be included on the label on the package of the food.\n\n(3) If a claim requiring nutrition information is made in relation to a food which is not required to bear a label pursuant to clause 2 of Standard 1.2.1, the information prescribed in clause 5, must be –\n\n (a) declared in a nutrition information panel displayed on or in connection with the display of the food; or\n (b) provided to the purchaser upon request.\n\n(4) Where a claim requiring nutrition information is made in relation to a food in a small package, the label need not include a nutrition information panel but must comply with clauses 8 and 8A.\n\n5 Prescribed declarations in a nutrition information panel\n\n(1) A nutrition information panel must include the following particulars –\n\n (a) the number of servings of the food in the package expressed as either –\n\n (i) the number of servings of the food, or\n (ii) the number of servings of the food per kg, or other units as appropriate, for those packaged foods where the weight or volume of the food as packaged is variable; and\n\n (b) the average quantity of the food in a serving expressed, in the case of a solid or semi-solid food, in grams or, in the case of a beverage or other liquid food, in millilitres; and\n (c) the unit quantity of the food; and\n (d) the average energy content, expressed in kilojoules or both in kilojoules and in calories (kilocalories), of a serving of the food and of the unit quantity of the food; and\n (e) subject to subclause (1A), the average quantity, expressed in grams of, protein, fat, saturated fatty acids, carbohydrate and sugars, in a serving of the food and in a unit quantity of the food; and\n (f) the average quantity, expressed in milligrams or both milligrams and millimoles, of sodium in a serving of the food and in the unit quantity of the food; and\n (g) the name and the average quantity of any other nutrient or biologically active substance in respect of which a claim requiring nutrition information is made, expressed in grams, milligrams or micrograms or other units as appropriate, that is in a serving of the food and in the unit quantity of the food; and\n (h) any other matter which this Code requires to be included;\n\nset out, unless otherwise prescribed in this Code, in the following format –\n\n```html\n

NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings per package: (insert number of servings)

Serving size: g (or mL or other units as appropriate)

Quantity per Serving

Quantity per 100 g (or 100 mL)

Energy

kJ (Cal)

kJ (Cal)

Protein

g

g

Fat, total

– saturated

g

g

g

g

Carbohydrate

sugars

g

g

g

g

Sodium

mg (mmol)

mg (mmol)

(insert any other nutrient or biologically active substance to be declared)

g, mg, µg (or other units as appropriate)

g, mg, µg (or other units as appropriate)

\n```\n\n(1A) If a claim –\n\n (a) is made about a food standardised in Standard 2.4.1 or Standard 2.4.2; and\n (b) relates to polyunsaturated fatty acids or monounsaturated fatty acids;\n\nthe properties set out in subclause (1B) may be set out in the panel as a minimum or maximum quantity in a serving of the food and per 100 g/mL.\n\n(1B) The properties are –\n\n (a) saturated fatty acids; and\n (b) polyunsaturated fatty acids; and\n (c) monounsaturated fatty acids; and\n (d) trans fatty acids.\n\n(2) A nutrition information panel must clearly indicate that –\n\n (a) the average quantities set out in the panel are average quantities; and\n (b) any minimum and maximum quantities set out in the panel are minimum and maximum quantities.\n\n> Note: Editorial note:\n\n> Note: ‘Average quantity’ is determined in accordance with the definition set out in clause 2 of Standard 1.1.1. Average quantities may be indicated, for example, by inserting the word ‘Average’ or an abbreviation for average at the beginning of ‘Quantity per Serving’ and the ‘Quantity per 100 g (or 100 mL)’ columns, or including a note at the end of the panel stating that all specified values are averages.\n\n> Note: No format is prescribed for the indication of minimum and maximum quantities. They may be indicated, for example, by inserting the bracketed abbreviations ‘(min)’ and ‘(max)’ immediately after the relevant quantities in the Quantity per Serving column and the Quantity per 100 g (or 100 mL) column.\n\n(3) The word ‘serving’ may be replaced in the nutrition information panel by –\n\n (a) the word ‘slice’, ‘pack’ or ‘package’; or\n (b) the words ‘metric cup’ or ‘metric tablespoon’ or other appropriate word or words expressing a unit or common measure.\n\n(3A) The word ‘Carbohydrate’ may be replaced in the nutrition information panel by ‘Carbohydrate, total’.\n\n(4) The nutrition information panel must include declarations of the trans, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids in accordance with subclause (7), where a claim requiring nutrition information is made about or based on –\n\n (a) cholesterol; or\n (b) saturated, trans, polyunsaturated or monounsaturated fatty acids; or\n (c) omega-3, omega-6 or omega-9 fatty acids.\n\n(4A) The nutrition information panel must include a declaration of the average quantity of galactose in accordance with subclause (7), where a claim requiring nutrition information is made about or based on lactose.\n\n(4B) The nutrition information panel must include a declaration of the average quantity of potassium in accordance with subclause (7), where a claim requiring nutrition information is made about or based on salt or sodium.\n\n(4C) The nutrition information panel must include a declaration of the following in accordance with subclause (7), where a claim requiring nutrition information is made about or based on omega-3 fatty acids –\n\n (a) the average quantity of each type of omega-3 fatty acids (that is, alpha‑linolenic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid or a combination of these); and\n (b) the average quantity of the total of omega-3 fatty acids.\n\n(5) The nutrition information panel must include a declaration of the presence or absence of dietary fibre in accordance with subclause (7), where a claim requiring nutrition information is made about or based on –\n\n (a) fibre; or\n (b) any specifically named fibre; or\n (c) sugars; or\n (d) any other type of carbohydrate.\n\n(5A) Zero (0) must be used to indicate the absence of dietary fibre under subclause (5).\n\n(6) The nutrition information panel must include declarations of unavailable carbohydrate where the unavailable carbohydrate has been subtracted in the calculation of ‘carbohydrate by difference’ as defined in clause 1.\n\n(6A) The reference to ‘unavailable carbohydrate’ in subclause (6) does not include dietary fibre.\n\n(6B) The nutrition information panel must include individual declarations of those substances listed in column 1 of Table 2 to subclause 2(2) where they are present, either singly or in combination, in the final food in an amount of no less than 5g/100g, and where –\n\n (a) any of the substances listed in column 1 have been subtracted in the calculation of ‘carbohydrate by difference’ as defined in clause 1; or\n (b) any of the substances listed in column 1 have been quantified or added to the food, if ‘available carbohydrate’ as defined in clause 1 is used.\n\n(6C) The reference to ‘substances listed in column 1 of Table 2 to subclause 2(2)’ in subclause (6B) does not include organic acids.\n\n \n\n(7) The information prescribed in subclauses (4), (4A), (4B), (4C) and (5), where required to be included in a nutritional information panel, must be set out in the following format –\n\n```html\n

NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings per package: (insert number of servings)

Serving size: g (or mL or other units as appropriate)

Quantity per Serving

Quantity per 100 g (or 100 mL)

Energy

kJ (Cal)

kJ (Cal)

Protein, total

– *

g

g

g

g

Fat, total

– saturated

– **

– trans

– **

– polyunsaturated

– **

– monounsaturated

– **

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

Cholesterol

mg

mg

Carbohydrate

– sugars

– **

– **

– **

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

g

Dietary fibre, total

– *

g

g

g

g

Sodium

mg (mmol)

mg (mmol)

(insert any other nutrient or biologically active substance to be declared)

g, mg, µg (or other units as appropriate)

g, mg, µg (or other units as appropriate)

\n```\n\n\\*a sub-group nutrient\n\n\\*\\*a sub-sub-group nutrient\n\n> Note: Editorial note:\n\n> Note: This format sets out how sub-groups and sub-sub-groups of nutrients may be included. The word ‘total’ following ‘protein’ or ‘dietary fibre’ in the first column of the panel need only be included if it is immediately followed by the sub-group.\n\n(8) The declaration of dietary fibre in a panel must be a declaration of dietary fibre determined in accordance with clause 18.\n\n6 Expression of particular matters in the nutrition information panel\n\n(1) The average energy content, and average or minimum or maximum quantities of nutrients and biologically active substances must be expressed in the panel to not more than three significant figures.\n\n(2) Where the average energy content of a serving or unit quantity of the food is less than 40 kJ, that average energy content may be expressed in the panel as ‘LESS THAN 40 kJ’.\n\n(3) Where the average quantity of protein, fat, classes of fatty acids, carbohydrate, sugars or dietary fibre in a serving or unit quantity of the food is less than 1 gram, that average quantity may be expressed in the panel as ‘LESS THAN 1 g’. \n\n(4) Where the average quantity of sodium or potassium in a serving of the food, or unit quantity of the food is less than 5 milligrams, that average quantity may be expressed in the panel as ‘LESS THAN 5 mg’.\n\n(5) If a nutrition claim is made about phytosterols, phytostanols or their esters, then the nutrition information panel must include declarations of –\n\n (a) the substances using the same name as used in the mandatory advisory statement required by clause 2 of Standard 1.2.3; and\n (b) the amount of the substances calculated as total plant sterol equivalents content.\n\n(6) Subclause 1(2) of Standard 1.1.1 does not apply to subclause (5).\n\n7 Percentage daily intake information\n\n(1) Information relating to the percentage daily intake of nutrients set out in a nutrition information panel may be included in the panel.\n\n(2) If percentage daily intake information is included in a panel –\n\n (a) the percentage daily intake of dietary fibre per serving may be included in the panel; and\n (b) the following matters must be included in the panel –\n\n (i) the percentage daily intake of energy, fat, saturated fatty acids, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and sodium per serving;\n (ii) either of the following statements –\n\n ‘\\*based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ’; or\n ‘Percentage daily intakes are based on an average adult diet of 8700 kJ’.\n\n(3) The percentage daily intakes of the food components listed in column 1 of the Table to this subclause, that are included in the panel, must be calculated using the corresponding reference value specified in column 2.\n\nTable to subclause 7(3)\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| --------------------------- | --------------- |\n| Food Component | Reference Value |\n| Energy | 8700 kJ |\n| Protein | 50 g |\n| Fat | 70 g |\n| Saturated fatty acids | 24 g |\n| Carbohydrate | 310 g |\n| Sodium | 2300 mg |\n| Sugars | 90 g |\n| Dietary fibre (if included) | 30 g |\n\n7A Percentage recommended dietary intake information\n\n(1) This clause applies if–\n\n (a) a claim requiring nutrition information is made about or based on a vitamin or mineral (the relevant vitamin or mineral); and\n (b) the relevant vitamin or mineral has a RDI; and\n (c) the food to which the claim relates is not a food for infants as standardised by Standard 2.9.2.\n\n(2) The percentage of the RDI for the relevant vitamin or mineral contributed by one serving of the food must be set out in the nutrition information panel. \n\n(3) The percentage RDI under subclause (2) must be calculated –\n\n (a) using the RDIs mentioned in the Schedule to Standard 1.1.1; and\n (b) using the nutrient values set out in the nutrition information panel.\n\n(4) Despite paragraph (1)(c), percentage recommended dietary intake information may be included in the nutrition information panel for a food for infants as standardised by Standard 2.9.2.\n\n7B Percentage DI or RDI information presented outside the panel\n\n(1) In this clause, DI or RDI information means the information in a nutrition information panel that is permitted or required by clause 7 or 7A.\n\n(2) DI or RDI information may be presented outside the nutrition information panel if –\n\n (a) the serving size is presented together with DI or RDI information; and\n (b) the food to which the DI or RDI information relates does not contain more than 1.15% alcohol by volume.\n\n(3) If more than one piece of DI or RDI information is presented outside the nutrition information panel, those pieces of information must be presented together.\n\n(4) DI or RDI information presented in accordance with this clause does not constitute a nutrition content claim.\n\n8 Food in small packages\n\n(1) This clause applies if a claim requiring nutrition information is made on or about food in a small package.\n\n(2) The label must include a declaration of the average quantity of the food in a serving expressed –\n\n (a) in the case of a solid or semi-sold food, in grams; or\n (b) in the case of a beverage or other liquid food, in millilitres.\n\n(3) In addition to the matters specified in subclause (2), if a claim requiring nutrition information is made about a matter in Column 1 of the Table to this subclause, the label must include the particulars specified in Column 2.\n\nTable to subclause 8(3)\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |\n| Claim is about | Label must include |\n| Any nutrient or biologically active substance (other than a vitamin or mineral with a RDI) | Average quantity of the nutrient or biologically active substance present per serving of the food |\n| Any vitamin or mineral with a RDI | (a) Average quantity of the vitamin or mineral present per serving of the food; and(b) Percentage of the RDI for the vitamin or mineral contributed by one serving of the food, and calculated in accordance with clause 7A |\n| Polyunsaturated fatty acids or monounsaturated fatty acids in a food standardised in Standard 2.4.1 or 2.4.2 | Minimum, maximum or average quantity of saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids content per serving of the food |\n| Polyunsaturated fatty acids or monounsaturated fatty acids in a food that is not a food standardised in Standard 2.4.1 or 2.4.2 | Average quantity of saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids content per serving of the food |\n| Cholesterol, saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, omega-6 or omega-9 fatty acids | Average quantity of saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids content per serving of the food |\n| Dietary fibre, sugars or any other carbohydrate | Average energy content per serving of the food and average quantity of carbohydrate, sugars and dietary fibre (calculated in accordance with clause 18) present per serving of the food |\n| Energy | Average energy content per serving of the food |\n| Fat-free | Average energy content per serving of the food |\n| Omega-3 fatty acids | (a) Average quantity of saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids content per serving of the food; and(b) the average quantity of each type of omega-3 fatty acids per serving of the food (that is, alpha‑linolenic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid or a combination of these); and(c) the average quantity of the total of omega-3 fatty acids per serving of the food |\n| Lactose | Average quantity of galactose content per serving of the food |\n| Potassium | Average quantity of sodium content per serving of the food |\n| Sodium or salt | Average quantity of sodium and potassium content per serving of the food |\n\n(4) The particulars required by subclause (3) –\n\n (a) must be set out as minimum, maximum or average quantities unless specified in the Table to subclause (3); and\n (b) must clearly indicate whether the particulars are minimum, maximum or average quantities.\n\n(5) The word ‘serving’ in a declaration required by this clause may be replaced by –\n\n (a) the word ‘slice’, ‘pack’ or ‘package’; or\n (b) the words ‘metric tablespoon’ or other appropriate word or words expressing a unit or common measure.\n\n(6) To avoid doubt, the information required to be declared in accordance with this clause need not be set out in the prescribed panel format.\n\n8A Additional declarations for food in small packages\n\n(1) This clause applies if a claim requiring nutrition information is made about carbohydrate, dietary fibre, sugars or any other carbohydrate on or about food in a small package.\n\n(2) The label must include a declaration of the average quantity of unavailable carbohydrate per serving of the food if unavailable carbohydrate has been subtracted in the calculation of ‘carbohydrate by difference’ as defined in clause 1.\n\n(3) The reference to ‘unavailable carbohydrate’ in subclause (2) does not include dietary fibre.\n\n(4) If –\n\n (a) the food contains any of the substances in Column 1 of Table 2 to subclause 2(2) other than organic acids (the relevant substances); and\n (b) the relevant substances either singly or in combination are present in the final form of the food in an amount no less than 5 g/100 g;\n\nthe average quantity of the substances per serving of the food must be declared on the label.\n\n9 Food in dehydrated or concentrated form\n\nWhere a food in dehydrated or concentrated form is labelled with directions that indicate that the food should be reconstituted with water before consumption, the label on the package of that food must include the particulars set out in each column of the panel expressed as a proportion of the food as so reconstituted.\n\n10 Food intended to be drained before consumption\n\nThe label on a package of food with directions indicating that the food should be drained before consumption, must include the particulars set out in each column of the panel expressed as a proportion of the drained food, and must clearly indicate that the particulars set out in each column of the panel relate to the drained food.\n\n11 Food intended to be prepared or consumed with other food\n\nThe label on a package of food intended to be prepared or consumed with at least one other food, may include an additional column at the right hand side of the panel, specifying, in the same manner as set out in the panel –\n\n (a) a description of the additional food or foods; and\n (b) the quantity of the additional food or foods; and\n (c) the average energy content of the combined foods; and\n (d) the average quantities of nutrients contained in the combined foods; and\n (e) the average quantities of biologically active substances contained in the combined foods.\n\n11A Claims on food to be prepared or consumed with other food\n\nIf a claim requiring nutrition information is made about a food that is required to be prepared or consumed with at least one other food–\n\n (a) the nutrition information panel must include an additional column at the right hand side of the panel, specifying, in the same manner as set out in the panel –\n (i) a description of the additional food or foods; and\n (ii) the quantity of the additional food or foods; and\n (iii) the average energy content of the combined foods; and\n (iv) the average quantities of nutrients contained in the combined foods; and\n (v) the average quantities of biologically active substances contained in the combined foods; and\n\n (b) the weight or volume of the serving size of the food as prepared must be declared in the panel.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Division 3","sectionType":"division","heading":"Deleted","content":"### Division 3 – Deleted","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Division 4","sectionType":"division","heading":"Miscellaneous","content":"### Division 4 – Miscellaneous\n\n18 Methods of analysis to determine total dietary fibre and specifically named fibre content of food\n\n(1) Subject to subclause (2), the methods set out in the Table to this subclause are the prescribed methods of analysis for the determination of total dietary fibre and any specifically named fibre content of food for the purposes of nutrition labelling in this Standard.\n\n \n\nTable to subclause 18(1)\n\n| Column 1 | Column 2 |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Dietary Fibre | Method of analysis |\n| Total dietary fibre | Section 985.29 of the AOAC, 18th Edition (2005), orSection 991.43 of the AOAC, 18th Edition (2005). |\n| Total dietary fibre (including all resistant maltodextrins) | Section 2001.03 of the AOAC, 18th Edition (2005) |\n| Inulin and fructooligosaccharide | Section 997.08 of the AOAC, 18th Edition (2005). |\n| Inulin | Section 999.03 of the AOAC, 18th Edition (2005). |\n| Polydextrose | Section 2000.11 of the AOAC, 18th Edition (2005) |\n\n(2) Where the dietary fibre content of a food has been determined by more than one method of analysis listed in column 2 of the Table to subclause 18(1), the total dietary fibre content is calculated by adding together the results from each method of analysis and then subtracting any portion of dietary fibre which has been included in the results of more than one method of analysis.\n\n> Note: Editorial note:\n\n> Note: For example, the dietary fibre content of a cereal bar with added inulin is calculated by adding the result of the analysis for total dietary fibre, using one of the two possible methods of analysis, to the result of the analysis for inulin, and subtracting from the total that part of the inulin content that was included in the result of the analysis for total dietary fibre.\n\n> Note: See Standard 1.3.4 – Identity and Purity for the identity and purity requirements for added resistant maltodextrins.\n\n19 Items in panel are nutrition content claims in some circumstances\n\n(1) In this clause –\n\n> voluntary item means a particular which is permitted by this Code to be included in a nutrition information panel.\n\n> mandatory item means a particular which is required by this Code to be included in the nutrition information panel in some or all circumstances.\n\n(2) To avoid doubt, the inclusion of a mandatory item in a nutrition information panel is not a nutrition content claim.\n\n(3) The inclusion of a voluntary item in a nutrition information panel is a nutrition content claim unless –\n\n (a) this Code provides otherwise; or\n (b) the voluntary item is a declaration of –\n\n (i) dietary fibre if the food contains less than 2 g of dietary fibre per serving; or\n (ii) trans fatty acid content; or\n (iii) lactose content.\n\n(4) A nutrition information panel that contains the prescribed declarations in paragraphs 5(1)(a) to 5(1)(f) on a product containing more than 1.15% alcohol by volume is not a nutrition content claim.\n\n \n\nAmendment History\n\nThe Amendment History provides information about each amendment to the Standard. The information includes commencement or cessation information for relevant amendments.\n\nThese amendments are made under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 unless otherwise indicated. Amendments do not have a specific date for cessation unless indicated as such.\n\nAbout this compilation\n\nThis is a compilation of Standard 1.2.8 as in force on 7 December 2015 (up to Amendment No. 159). It includes any commenced amendment affecting the compilation to that date.\n\nPrepared by Food Standards Australia New Zealand on 7 December 2015.\n\nUncommenced amendments or provisions ceasing to have effect\n\nTo assist stakeholders, the effect of any uncommenced amendments or provisions which will cease to have effect, may be reflected in the Standard as shaded boxed text with the relevant commencement or cessation date. These amendments will be reflected in a compilation registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments including or omitting those amendments and provided in the Amendment History once the date is passed.\n\nThe following abbreviations may be used in the table below:\n\nad = added or inserted am = amended\n\nexp = expired or ceased to have effect rep = repealed\n\nrs = repealed and substituted\n\nStandard 1.2.8 was published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. P 30 on 20 December 2000 as part of Amendment No. 53 (F2008B00608 –\\- 30 September 2008) and has since been amended as follows:\n\n| Clause affected | A’ment No. | FRLI registrationGazette | Commencement(Cessation) | How affected | Description of amendment |\n| ----------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Purpose | 67 | F2008B0080719 Dec 2008FSC 931 July 2003 | 31 July 2003 | am | Update references to relevant infant formula Standards. |\n| Purpose | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | rs, ad | Consequential relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7.Inclusion of related Editorial note. |\n| Table of Provs | 115 | F2010L008038 April 2010FSC 578 April 2010 | 8 April 2010 | am | Update to include amended heading to clause 6. |\n| Table of Provs | 124 | F2011L014508 July 2011FSC 6611 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | am | Update to reflect amended headings for clauses 3, 10 and 11. |\n| Table of Provs | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | am | Update to include references to new clauses 1A, 7A, 7B, 8A, 11A, 19, amended Division 3 and amended clause 8. |\n| 1 | 55 | F2008B007919 Aug 2008P 2330 Aug 2001 | 30 Aug 2001 | ad | Definition of ‘dietary fibre’. |\n| 1 | 57 | F2008B0079510 Dec 2008P 271 Nov 2001 | 1 Nov 2001 | rs | Definition of ‘carbohydrate’ to allow for carbohydrate by difference and available carbohydrate. |\n| 1 | 101 | F2008L0305814 Aug 2008FSC 4314 Aug 2008 | 14 Aug 2008 | rep | Editorial notes following definitions of ‘biologically active substance’ and ‘nutrition claim’. |\n| 1 | 103 | F2008L037419 Oct 2008FSC 459 Oct 2008 | 9 Oct 2008 | am, ad | Clause heading, make existing clause subclause (1) and insert new subclause (2). |\n| 1 | 124 | F2011L014508 July 2011FSC 6611 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | am | Definitions of ‘polyunsaturated fatty acids’, ‘saturated fatty acids’ and ‘trans fatty acids’. |\n| 1 | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | rep | Definitions of ‘gluten’ and ‘nutrition claim’. |\n| 1 | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | rs | Definition of ‘average energy content’. |\n| 1 | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | ad | Definition of ‘claim requiring nutrition information’. |\n| 1 | 150 | F2014L0142728 Oct 2014FSC9230 Oct 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 | am | Correct typographical error in definition of ‘average energy content’. |\n| 1 | 157 | F2015L013831 Sept 2015FSC993 Sept 2015 | 3 Sept 2015 | ad | Definitions of ‘prescribed beverage’ and ‘prescribed beverage gluten free claim’. |\n| 1(2) | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | am | Renumber as subclause (4) as a consequential amendment relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |\n| 1(2), (3) | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | ad | New subclauses as a consequential amendment relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |\n| 1A | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | am | New clause as a consequential amendment relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |\n| Table 2 to 2(2) | 70 | F2008B0081724 Dec 2008FSC 1229 April 2004 | 29 April 2004 | ad | Reference to D-tagatose. |\n| Table 2 to 2(2) | 83 | F2005L0367324 Nov 2005FSC 2524 Nov 2005 | 24 Nov 2005 | am | Reference to energy factor for maltitol. |\n| Table 2 to 2(2) | 101 | F2008L0305814 Aug 2008FSC 4314 Aug 2008 | 14 Aug 2008 | am | Editorial note following Table 2. |\n| 3 | 62 | F2008B0080719 Dec 2008FSC 417 Sept 2002 | 17 Sept 2002 | rs | Clause. |\n| 3 | 64 | F2008B0081023 Dec 2008FSC 613 Dec 2002 | 13 Dec 2002 | ad | New paragraph to include reference to kits intended to be used to produce an alcoholic beverage. |\n| 3 | 72 | F2008B0081924 Dec 2008FSC 1420 May 2004 | 20 May 2004 | ad | New paragraph to include reference to kava. |\n| 3 | 78 | F2005L0124626 May 2005FSC 2026 May 2005 | 26 May 2005 | am | Paragraphs (b) and (o) to clarify application. |\n| 3 | 91 | F2007L0037315 Feb 2007FSC 3315 Feb 2007 | 15 Feb 2007 | ad | New paragraph as a consequence of amendment to the definition of ‘liqueur’ in Standard 2.7.5. |\n| 3 | 124 | F2011L014508 July 2011FSC 6611 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | rs | Clause. |\n| 3 | 135 | F2012L0201410 Oct 2012FSC 7711 Oct 2012 | 11 Oct 2012 | am | Paragraph (l) to include reference to ice. |\n| 4 | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | rs | Clause as a consequential amendment relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |\n| 4(1) | 157 | F2015L013831 Sept 2015FSC993 Sept 2015 | 3 Sept 2015 | am | Inclusion of new paragraph relating to a prescribed beverage gluten free claim. |\n| 4(1) | 159 | F2015L019303 Dec 2015FSC1017 Dec 2015 | 7 Dec 2015 | am | Inclusion of new paragraph (e) to reference the Health Star Rating System. |\n| 4(4) | 159 | F2015L019303 Dec 2015FSC1017 Dec 2015 | 7 Dec 2015 | am | Insert cross-reference to clause 8A.See clause 1A of Standard 1.1.1 for transitional arrangements. |\n| 5(1) | 57 | F2008B0079510 Dec 2008P 271 Nov 2001 | 1 Nov 2001 | am | Consequential amendments to Table following subclause relating to amendment to definition of ‘carbohydrate’. |\n| 5(1) | 78 | F2005L0124626 May 2005FSC 2026 May 2005 | 26 May 2005 | am | Paragraph (a) relating to the prescribed declarations in a nutrition information panel. |\n| 5(1) | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | am | Paragraph (e) as a consequential amendment relating to new clause 1A. |\n| 5(1) | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | rs | Paragraph (g) and insert new paragraph (h) as a consequential amendment relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |\n| 5(1) | 150 | F2014L0142728 Oct 2014FSC9230 Oct 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 | am | Correct typographical error in paragraph (h). |\n| 5(1) | 159 | F2015L019303 Dec 2015FSC1017 Dec 2015 | 7 Dec 2015 | am | Reference in paragraph (e) to ‘saturated fat’ amended to ‘saturated fatty acids’.See clause 1A of Standard 1.1.1 for transitional arrangements. |\n| 5(1A), (1B) | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | ad | Subclauses as a consequential amendment relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |\n| 5(2) | 67 | F2008B0080719 Dec 2008FSC 931 July 2003 | 31 July 2003 | am | Editorial note following subclause to clarify meaning. |\n| 5(2) | 109 | F2009L0229518 June 2009FSC 5118 June 2009 | 18 June 2009 | rs | Editorial note following subclause. |\n| 5(2) | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | am | Editorial note following subclause.. |\n| 5(3A) | 61 | F2008B0080019 Dec 2008FSC 328 June 2002 | 28 June 2002 | ad | Subclause relating to total carbohydrates in relation to the nutrition information panel. |\n| 5(4) | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | am | Subclause as a consequential amendment relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |\n| 5(4A), (4B), (4C) | 159 | F2015L019303 Dec 2015FSC1017 Dec 2015 | 7 Dec 2015 | ad | Subclauses relating to the declaration of galactose, potassium and omega-3 fatty acids in a nutrition information panel.See clause 1A of Standard 1.1.1 for transitional arrangements. |\n| 5(5) | 55 | F2008B007919 Aug 2008P 2330 Aug 2001 | 30 Aug 2001 | rs | Inclusion of references to inulin and fructooligosaccharide as dietary fibre and a declaration requirement. |\n| 5(5) | 101 | F2008L0305814 Aug 2008FSC 4314 Aug 2008 | 14 Aug 2008 | rep | Editorial note following subclause. |\n| 5(5) | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | am | Subclause as a consequential amendment relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |\n| 5(6) | 57 | F2008B0079510 Dec 2008P 271 Nov 2001 | 1 Nov 2001 | rs | Consequential amendments relating to amendment to definition of ‘carbohydrate’. |\n| 5(7) | 57 | F2008B0079510 Dec 2008P 271 Nov 2001 | 1 Nov 2001 | am | Consequential amendments to Table following subclause relating to amendment to definition of ‘carbohydrate’.Editorial Note. |\n| 5(7) | 64 | F2008B0081023 Dec 2008FSC 613 Dec 2002 | 13Dec 2002 | am | Editorial note to clarify requirements. |\n| 5(7) | 124 | F2011L014508 July 2011FSC 6611 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | rs | Subclause. |\n| 5(7) | 135 | F2012L0201410 Oct 2012FSC 7711 Oct 2012 | 11 Oct 2012 | am | Correct formatting error for ‘Dietary fibre, total’ in the nutrition information panel. |\n| 5(7) | 159 | F2015L019303 Dec 2015FSC1017 Dec 2015 | 7 Dec 2015 | am | Consequential cross-reference amendment relating to new subclauses 5(4A), (4B) and (4C).See clause 1A of Standard 1.1.1 for transitional arrangements. |\n| 5A | 103 | F2008L037419 Oct 2008FSC 459 Oct 2008 | 9 Oct 2008 | ad | New clause. |\n| 6 | 115 | F2010L008038 April 2010FSC 578 April 2010 | 8 April 2010 | rs | Clause heading. |\n| 6(4) | 88 | F2006L032705 Oct 2006FSC 305 Oct 2006 | 5 Oct 2006 | am | Correction of typographical error. |\n| 6(5), (6) | 115 | F2010L008038 April 2010FSC 578 April 2010 | 8 April 2012 | ad | New subclauses. |\n| 7(2) | 57 | F2008B0079510 Dec 2008P 271 Nov 2001 | 1 Nov 2001 | rs | Consequential amendments to Editorial note following subclause relating to amendment to definition of ‘carbohydrate’. |\n| 7(2) | 101 | F2008L0305814 Aug 2008FSC 4314 Aug 2008 | 14 Aug 2008 | am | Example nutrition panel in Editorial note following subclause. |\n| 7(2) | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | rs | Subclause as a consequential amendment relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |\n| 7(3) | 62 | F2008B0080719 Dec 2008FSC 417 Sept 2002 | 17 Sept 2002 | am | Entry for sugar in table to subclause. |\n| 7A, 7 B | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | ad | Clauses as consequential amendments relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |\n| 8 | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | rs | Clause as a consequential amendment relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |\n| Table to 8(3) | 159 | F2015L019303 Dec 2015FSC1017 Dec 2015 | 7 Dec 2015 | rs | Consequential amendments arising from amendments to Standard 1.2.7.See clause 1A of Standard 1.1.1 for transitional arrangements. |\n| 8(5) | 159 | F2015L019303 Dec 2015FSC1017 Dec 2015 | 7 Dec 2015 | am | Omission of reference to ‘metric cup’.See clause 1A of Standard 1.1.1 for transitional arrangements. |\n| 8A | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | ad | Clause as a consequential amendment relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |\n| 8A | 159 | F2015L019303 Dec 2015FSC1017 Dec 2015 | 7 Dec 2015 | am | Consequential amendments to subclauses (2) and (4) arising from amendments to Standard 1.2.7.See clause 1A of Standard 1.1.1 for transitional arrangements. |\n| 10 | 124 | F2011L014508 July 2011FSC 6611 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | rs | Clause. |\n| 11 | 124 | F2011L014508 July 2011FSC 6611 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | rs | Clause. |\n| 11 | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | am | Correction of typographical error. |\n| 11A | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | ad | Clause as a consequential amendment relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |\n| Div 3 | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | rep | Division and clauses within Division. |\n| 13(2) | 67 | F2008B0080719 Dec 2008FSC 931 July 2003 | 31 July 2003 | am | Paragraph (a) to clarify meaning. |\n| 13(5) | 124 | F2011L014508 July 2011FSC 6611 July 2011 | 11 July 2011 | rs | Subclause. |\n| 13(6) | 101 | F2008L0305814 Aug 2008FSC 4314 Aug 2008 | 14 Aug 2008 | rep | Editorial note following subclause. |\n| 14 | 101 | F2008L0305814 Aug 2008FSC 4314 Aug 2008 | 14 Aug 2008 | rep | Editorial note following clause. |\n| 15(3), (4) | 101 | F2008L0305814 Aug 2008FSC 4314 Aug 2008 | 14 Aug 2008 | rep | Editorial note following subclauses. |\n| 16 | 101 | F2008L0305814 Aug 2008FSC 4314 Aug 2008 | 14 Aug 2008 | rep | Editorial note following clause. |\n| 16(2), (3) | 74 | F2008B0082124 Dec 2008FSC 1614 Oct 2004 | 14 Oct 2004 | rs | Amend references to claims relating to gluten free and low gluten food. |\n| 17 | 101 | F2008L0305814 Aug 2008FSC 4314 Aug 2008 | 14 Aug 2008 | rep | Editorial note following clause. |\n| 17(1) | 78 | F2005L0124626 May 2005FSC 2026 May 2005 | 26 May 2005 | am | Permissions for claims about salt, potassium and sodium content in food. |\n| 18 | 55 | F2008B007919 Aug 2008P 2330 Aug 2001 | 30 Aug 2001 | rs | Inclusion of references to inulin and fructooligosaccharide as dietary fibre and a declaration requirement and related Editorial note. |\n| Table to 18(1) | 72 | F2008B0081924 Dec 2008FSC 1420 May 2004 | 20 May 2004 | ad | Inclusion of reference to polydextrose. |\n| Table to18(1) | 74 | F2008B0082124 Dec 2008FSC 1614 Oct 2004 | 14 Oct 2004 | ad | Inclusion of reference to total dietary fibre including resistant maltodextrins. |\n| Table to 18(1) | 103 | F2008L037419 Oct 2008FSC 459 Oct 2008 | 9 Oct 2008 | rs | Table to update the methods of analysis. |\n| 18(2) | 74 | F2008B0082124 Dec 2008FSC 1614 Oct 2004 | 14 Oct 2004 | am | Editorial note to include reference to total dietary fibre including resistant maltodextrins. |\n| 18(2) | 101 | F2008L0305814 Aug 2008FSC 4314 Aug 2008 | 14 Aug 2008 | rs | Editorial note following subclause. |\n| 18(2) | 103 | F2008L037419 Oct 2008FSC 459 Oct 2008 | 9 Oct 2008 | rs | Subclause. |\n| 19 | 138 | F2013L0005014 Jan 2013FSC 8018 Jan 2013 | 18 Jan 2013 | ad | Clause as a consequential amendment relating to date of effect of Standard 1.2.7. |","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2467},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":8,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Standard has expanded significantly from its original 2000 version. Originally focused on basic nutrition labelling, it has grown to encompass specific disclosure requirements triggered by health claims (including omega-3 fatty acids, galactose, potassium), special rules for alcoholic beverages and gluten-free claims, integration with the Health Star Rating system, and detailed methodologies for dietary fibre analysis. The scope has shifted from simple consumer information to a complex regulatory framework supporting public health nutrition policies and specific nutrient profiling."},"complexity_factors":["17 defined technical terms including distinct calculation methods for carbohydrates ('by difference' vs 'available') and specific fatty acid configurations","Extensive cross-referencing to at least 10 other Standards (1.2.7, 2.7.2-2.7.5, 2.9.1, 1.3.1, 2.6.2, etc.)","Multiple conditional panel formats: basic 6-nutrient format vs extended format requiring breakdown of 4+ fatty acid types when certain health claims are made","Prescribed mathematical formulas for energy calculation incorporating metabolisable energy (ME) equations with variables for faecal, urinary, and gaseous energy losses","Nested exemption structure with 17 exemption categories in clause 3, subject to override by 'claim requiring nutrition information' rules in clause 4","Technical scientific terminology (cis-cis-methylene interrupted double bonds, degree of polymerisation > 2, trans configuration)","Mandatory analytical methods requiring reference to specific AOAC (Association of Official Agricultural Chemists) standard methods for dietary fibre determination","Conditional disclosure triggers: galactose (if lactose claimed), potassium (if salt claimed), omega-3 sub-types (if omega-3 claimed)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Standard requires most packaged foods sold in Australia and New Zealand to carry a consistent nutrition information panel so consumers can compare energy and key nutrient content (energy, macronutrients, sugars, sodium) per serving and per 100 g/mL. It sets how manufacturers calculate values, declare serving sizes, and handles small, concentrated or exempt products.\n\nIt matters because it improves consumer transparency about nutrients linked to chronic disease and harmonises labelling across both countries."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Standard has been expanded since its original version. Amendments added a formal concept of a ‘claim requiring nutrition information’ and corresponding obligations (cl.4), new required declarations linked to specific claims (galactose, potassium, omega‑3s at cl.5(4A)–(4C)), extended small‑package rules (cl.8, cl.8A), and updated analytical and energy-factor provisions (cl.2, cl.18). These changes broaden the circumstances in which nutrition data must be produced and disclosed, increasing obligations on food businesses."},"complexity_factors":["Technical definitions and dual calculation methods for carbohydrate and energy (cl.1(1) and cl.1(3))","Prescribed energy factors and an explicit metabolisable energy formula with multiple component tables (cl.2, Table 1, Table 2)","Detailed mandatory versus voluntary panel items and rules when a voluntary item becomes a nutrition content claim (cl.5, cl.19)","Multiple exemptions and special regimes for small packages, dehydrated/concentrated foods, drained foods and foods to be prepared with others (cl.3, cl.8, cl.8A, cl.9–11, cl.11A)","Strict formatting, numeric expression and rounding rules including ‘LESS THAN’ thresholds and significant-figure limits (cl.5, cl.6)","Cross-references to other Standards and prescribed analytical methods (Standard 1.2.7/1.1.1, cl.1(2); AOAC methods in cl.18)","Additional conditional declarations tied to particular claims (galactose, potassium, omega‑3s, fibre) increasing situational complexity (cl.5(4A)–(4C), cl.5(5)–(6B))","Options to present DI/RDI information inside or outside the panel with precise calculation bases (cl.7, cl.7A, cl.7B)","Comprehensive amendment history and transitional cross-references that affect interpretation and application"],"plain_english_summary":"This Standard requires most packaged foods to carry a standardised nutrition information panel and sets exactly what must be declared, how to calculate average energy and nutrient values (including energy factors and AOAC methods), the panel format and numeric rounding rules, and specified exemptions (eg certain alcoholic beverages, single‑ingredient fresh foods, small packages) (clauses 1, 2, 3–6, 18).\n\nIt affects food manufacturers, importers and label designers, who must test or calculate values, follow prescribed formats and thresholds, and bear the compliance costs of analysis, labelling changes and recordkeeping."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-8-nutrition-information-requirements","history":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-8-nutrition-information-requirements/history","analysis":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-8-nutrition-information-requirements/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-8-nutrition-information-requirements/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-8-nutrition-information-requirements/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/australia-new-zealand-food-standards-code-standard-1-2-8-nutrition-information-requirements/documents"}}