{"id":"F2015L01369","name":"Food Standards (Application A1101 – Commencement of Dietary Fibre Claim Provisions) – Standard 1.1A.8","slug":"food-standards-application-a1101-commencement-of-dietary-fibre-claim-provisions-standard-1-1a-8","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":154472,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2015L01369-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Food Standards (Application A1101 – Commencement of Dietary Fibre Claim Provisions) – Standard 1.1A.8","content":"![Description: FS_Logo_K](image.001.png)\n\nFood Standards (Application A1101 – Commencement of Dietary Fibre Claim Provisions) – Standard 1.1A.8\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 18 January 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 1.1A.8\n\ntransitional standard for dietARy fibre nutrition content claims\n\nPurpose\n\nThis Standard provides a transitional arrangement that operates concurrently with Standard 1.2.7 for a specified period to permit certain nutrition content claims about the presence or absence of dietary fibre to be made during that period.\n\nClauses\n\n1 Transitional Arrangement\n\n    (1) During the transitional period, a claim about the presence or absence of dietary fibre in a food must comply with clause 11 of Standard 1.2.7 or clause 2 of this Standard, but not a combination of both.\n\n    (2) To avoid doubt, this Standard only relates to the application of clause 11 of Standard 1.2.7 and does not affect the application of any other clause of Standard 1.2.7.\n\n(3) Subclause 1(2) of Standard 1.1.1 does not apply to this Standard.\n\n(4) In this clause –\n\ntransitional period means the period commencing on 18 January 2016 and ending on 1 March 2016.\n\n2 Transitional Requirements for Dietary Fibre Nutrition Content Claims\n\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 subclause (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 clause –\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.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This legislation maintains its original narrow purpose as a temporary transitional measure. It was always intended to be a short-term bridge between old and new dietary fibre labelling requirements, and it remains exactly that with a precise 6-week operation period."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (only 2 operative clauses)","Only 4 defined terms ('transitional period', 'food group', 'reference food', plus implicit references to Standard 1.2.7 definitions)","Simple conditional logic (either/or choice between two standards)","Single cross-reference to Standard 1.2.7 for definitions and main requirements","Clear temporal limitation (specific dates hard-coded)","No nested exceptions or complex hierarchies"],"plain_english_summary":"This temporary rule created a 6‑week grace period (18 Jan–1 Mar 2016) allowing food businesses in Australia to choose between new strict labelling rules (Standard 1.2.7) or relaxed wording for dietary fibre claims on packaging. It affected manufacturers and importers, providing a short \"soft landing\" to avoid immediate relabelling costs. Note: claims like \"increased fibre\" still required meeting the 25%‑more threshold."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument temporarily changes the scope of permissible dietary fibre claims by creating an alternative claim pathway to clause 11 of Standard 1.2.7 for the transitional period and by prescribing a 25% threshold for 'increased' claims (cl.1(1), cl.1(4), cl.2(2)). It therefore narrows permitted conduct only for that fixed period while introducing a defined comparative-test that firms and regulators must apply."},"complexity_factors":["Short, fixed transitional period (18 Jan–1 Mar 2016) limits temporal scope but creates a deadline-driven compliance window (cl.1(4))","Dependence on cross-reference to Standard 1.2.7 (cl.1(1)–(2)) requires users to read two instruments together","Binary choice rule: claims must follow either clause 11 of Standard 1.2.7 or clause 2 of this Standard, not both (cl.1(1))","Clear numeric threshold for 'increased' claims (≥25% more dietary fibre) reduces interpretive uncertainty but requires comparative measurement (cl.2(2))","Definitions of 'reference food' and 'food group' introduce factual comparisons tied to processing/formulation status (cl.2(3))","Exclusion of subclause 1(2) of Standard 1.1.1 may affect application rules (cl.1(3))","Relatively small text reduces statutory complexity but shifts practical complexity to testing, recordkeeping and enforcement."],"plain_english_summary":"This Standard creates a short transitional regime (18 January–1 March 2016) that governs how food businesses may make nutrition-content claims about dietary fibre. During that period businesses must use either clause 11 of Standard 1.2.7 or this Standard’s temporary claim rules, not both.\n\nIt allows almost any descriptor, including numeric forms, but requires foods claiming 'increased' (or a synonym) to have at least 25% more fibre than an unmodified reference food. Manufacturers carry the compliance burden; regulators apply the test and may enforce breaches."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/food-standards-application-a1101-commencement-of-dietary-fibre-claim-provisions-standard-1-1a-8","history":"/api/acts/food-standards-application-a1101-commencement-of-dietary-fibre-claim-provisions-standard-1-1a-8/history","analysis":"/api/acts/food-standards-application-a1101-commencement-of-dietary-fibre-claim-provisions-standard-1-1a-8/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/food-standards-application-a1101-commencement-of-dietary-fibre-claim-provisions-standard-1-1a-8/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/food-standards-application-a1101-commencement-of-dietary-fibre-claim-provisions-standard-1-1a-8/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/food-standards-application-a1101-commencement-of-dietary-fibre-claim-provisions-standard-1-1a-8/documents"}}