Division 1Nutrition content claims

Division 1 – Nutrition content claims

10 Presentation of nutrition content claims

A nutrition content claim must be stated together with a statement about the form of the food to which the claim relates, unless the form of the food to which the claim relates is the food as sold.

11 Nutrition content claims about properties of food in Schedule 1

(1) If a property of food is mentioned in Column 1 of Schedule 1 a nutrition content claim may only be made about that property of food in accordance with this clause.

(2) If a claim is made in relation to a food about a property of food mentioned in Column 1 of Schedule 1 the food must meet the corresponding general claim conditions, if any, in Column 2 of that Schedule.

(3) If a claim made in relation to a food about a property of food mentioned in Column 1 of Schedule 1 uses a descriptor mentioned in Column 3 of that Schedule or a synonym of that descriptor the food must meet –

(a) the general claim conditions for the relevant property of food in Column 2 of that Schedule; and
(b) the specific claim conditions in Column 4 of that Schedule for the relevant descriptor.

(4) If, in relation to a claim mentioned in subclause (3), there is an inconsistency between a general claim condition in Column 2 of Schedule 1 and a specific claim condition in Column 4 of that Schedule, the specific claim condition prevails.

(5) A descriptor must not be used in a nutrition content claim about lactose or trans fatty acids unless the descriptor –

(a) is mentioned in Column 3 of Schedule 1 and corresponds with that property of food, or
(b) is a synonym of the descriptor mentioned in paragraph (a).

(6) A descriptor must not be used in a nutrition content claim about glycaemic load unless that descriptor is expressed as a number or in numeric form.

(7) A nutrition content claim in relation to gluten may only –

(a) use a descriptor that is mentioned in Column 3 of Schedule 1 in conjunction with gluten, or a synonym of such a descriptor; or
(b) state that a food contains gluten or is high in gluten.

(8) Subject to this clause and clause 14 (Nutrition content claims must not imply slimming effects) any descriptor that is not mentioned in Column 3 of Schedule 1, including a descriptor expressed as a number or in numeric form, may be used in conjunction with a property of food that is mentioned in Column 1 of that Schedule.

12 Nutrition content claims about properties of food not in Schedule 1

(1) A nutrition content claim about a property of food that is not mentioned in Schedule 1 may only state –