{"id":"F2023L01624","name":"Food Standards (Proposal P1062 – Defining added sugars for claims) Variation","slug":"food-standards-proposal-p1062-defining-added-sugars-for-claims-variation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":105000,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2023L01624-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Food Standards (Proposal P1062 – Defining added sugars for claims) Variation","content":"![Food Standards Australia New Zealand logo](image.001.png)\n\nFood Standards (Proposal P1062 – Defining added sugars for claims) Variation\n\nThe Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. The variation commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.\n\n4 December 2023\n\n![Signature of the Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand](image.002.png)\n\nOwen Walsh, Section Manager – Standards Management\n\nDelegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand\n\nNote:\n\nThis variation will be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. FSC 164 on 13 December 2023. This means that this date is the gazettal date for the purposes of clause 3 of the variation.\n\n \n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is the Food Standards (Proposal P1062 – Defining added sugars for claims) Variation.\n\n2 Variation to a standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code\n\nThe Schedule varies a Standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.\n\n3 Commencement\n\nThe variation commences on the date of gazettal.\n\n4 Effect of the variations made by this instrument\n\n(1) Section 1.1.1—9 of Standard 1.1.1 does not apply to the variations made by this instrument.\n\n(2) During the transition period, a food product may be sold if the product complies with one of the following:\n\n(a) the Code as in force without the variations made by this instrument; or\n\n(b) the Code as amended by the variations made by this instrument.\n\n(3) A food product that was packaged and labelled before the end of the transition period may be sold during the post-transition period if the product complies with one of the following:\n\n(a) the Code as in force without the variations made by this instrument; or\n\n(b) the Code as amended by the variations made by this instrument.\n\n(4) For the purposes of this clause:\n\n(a) transition period means the period commencing on the variation’s date of commencement and ending 48 months after the date of commencement; and\n\n(b) post-transition period means the 24 month period commencing on the day after the transition period ends.\n\nSchedule\n\nSchedule 4 Nutrition, health and related claims\n\n\\[1\\] Table to section S4—3 (table entry dealing with “Sugar or sugars”)\n\nRepeal the entry, substitute:\n\n| Sugar or sugars | | % Free | The food meets the conditions for a nutrition content claim about low sugar. |\n| --------------- | --- | --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| | | Low | The food contains no more sugars than:(a) 2.5 g/100 mL for liquid food; or(b) 5 g/100 g for solid food. |\n| | | Reduced or Light/Lite | The food contains at least 25% less sugars than in the same amount of *reference food. |\n| | | No added | (a) The food for sale is not an added sugar.(b) The food for sale does not contain:(i) an added sugar as an added ingredient; and(ii) more sugars than:(A) 10 g/100 g for solid food; or(B) 7.5 g/100 mL for liquid food.(c) The food for sale has not had the concentration of hexose monosaccharides and disaccharides in that food increased by hydrolysis of carbohydrates during the production of that food.(d) Condition (c) does not apply if the concentration of hexose monosaccharides and disaccharides in that food is not > 1.5%.(e) For the purposes of conditions (a) and (b), an added sugar means any of the following derived from any source:(i) hexose monosaccharides and disaccharides;(ii) low energy hexose monosaccharide D‑tagatose;(iii) starch hydrolysate;(iv) glucose syrup;(v) maltodextrin and similar products;(vi) a product derived at a sugar refinery (including brown sugar, molasses, raw sugar, golden syrup, treacle);(vii) icing sugar;(viii) invert sugar;(ix) sugar and sugar syrup derived from plants;(x) honey;(xi) malt;(xii) malt extracts;(xiii) any of the following unless the food for sale is a prescribed beverage:(A) concentrated fruit juice;(B) concentrated vegetable juice;(C) deionised fruit juice;(D) deionised vegetable juice.(f) For the purposes of condition (b), an ingredient includes an ingredient of a *compound ingredient.(g) For the purposes of condition (e), a prescribed beverage means any of the following:(i) a brewed soft drink;(ii) a formulated beverage;(iii) a juice blend;(iv) a fruit drink;(v) a fruit juice;(vi) a vegetable juice;(vii) a water-based beverage. |\n| | | Unsweetened | (a) The food meets the conditions for a nutrition content claim about no added sugar(s).(b) The food does not contain: intense sweeteners; sorbitol; mannitol; glycerol; xylitol; isomalt; maltitol; maltitol syrup; erythritol; or lactitol.(c) The food does not contain, as an ingredient or as an ingredient of a *compound ingredient, a monosaccharide or disaccharide listed in the table to subsection S11—2(3). |","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: defining specific nutrition content claims related to sugar. While the definitions are detailed and technical, they directly serve the core objective of regulating sugar-related labeling claims without expanding into unrelated areas of food regulation."},"complexity_factors":["Nested conditional logic with multiple exceptions (condition (d) creates an exception to condition (c))","Extensive defined term 'added sugar' with 13 sub-categories including nested exceptions (condition (e)(xiii) excludes concentrated juices only for 'prescribed beverages')","Cross-references to undefined terms like 'reference food' and 'compound ingredient' (marked with asterisks) which are defined elsewhere in the Code","Technical scientific terminology (hexose monosaccharides, disaccharides, hydrolysis of carbohydrates) requiring food science knowledge to interpret","Multiple measurement thresholds varying by food type (liquid vs solid) and claim type (2.5g, 5g, 7.5g, 10g, 25%, 1.5%)","Transition provisions with defined periods (48 months + 24 months) creating temporal complexity","Interaction with existing Standard 1.1.1—9 which is explicitly excluded from applying"],"plain_english_summary":"This law tightens and clarifies how food businesses can label products with sugar claims by legally defining terms like \"low sugar,\" \"no added sugar,\" and \"unsweetened,\" and by specifying what counts as an added sugar (including concentrated juices and certain syrups). \n\nIt affects manufacturers and importers in Australia and New Zealand, closing prior loopholes so consumers get clearer, more reliable information; businesses have a multi‑year transition to comply."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The variation replaces the prior 'Sugar or sugars' nutrition-claims entry with a more detailed regime: it redefines 'added sugar' by listing specific substances, sets explicit numeric claim thresholds for low/reduced/no added/unsweetened claims, adds a hydrolysis/hexose concentration test with a 1.5% exception, carves out prescribed beverages, and clarifies treatment of compound ingredients. It therefore changes which products can make sugar-related claims and the compliance actions manufacturers must take (see Schedule and clause 4 for transition timing)."},"complexity_factors":["Replacement of a single table entry with multi-part conditions (Schedule, Table to section S4—3) that combine numeric thresholds and definitional lists.","Detailed numeric thresholds for liquids and solids (e.g. 2.5 g/100 mL; 5 g/100 g; 10 g/100 g; 7.5 g/100 mL).","Comprehensive list of what counts as an 'added sugar' including diverse products (conditions (e)(i)–(xiii)).","Special technical rule on hydrolysis/increase of hexose monosaccharides/disaccharides with a 1.5% exception (conditions (c)–(d)).","Differential treatment and carve-outs for 'prescribed beverages' (condition (g) and its list) and interplay with compound ingredients (condition (f)).","Cross-references to other code provisions (e.g. table to subsection S11—2(3)) requiring cross-checking across the Code.","Long transition and post-transition periods plus a non-application of section 1.1.1—9 (clause 4) creating temporal complexity for compliance and stock management."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code by replacing the existing “Sugar or sugars” entry in the nutrition-claims table, defining which substances count as “added sugar”, setting numeric thresholds for “low”, “reduced”, “no added” and “unsweetened” claims, and creating a 48‑month transition plus 24‑month post‑transition period.\n\nIt primarily affects food and beverage manufacturers, importers and labellers by changing which products may make sugar-related claims, creating requirements for ingredient/compound‑ingredient checks, possible reformulation, label updates and recordkeeping for hydrolysis and hexose limits."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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