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Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 1.2.7 - Nutrition, Health and Related Claims
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Conditions for nutrition content claims
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:454.35pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table1"><span>Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:102.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table1"><span>Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:95.5pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table1"><span>Column 3</span></p></td><td style="width:139.7pt; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table1"><span>Column 4</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table1"><span>Property of food</span></p></td><td style="width:102.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table1"><span>General claim conditions that must be met</span></p></td><td style="width:95.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table1"><span>Specific descriptor</span></p></td><td style="width:139.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table1"><span>Conditions that must be met if using specific descriptor in column 3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Carbohydrate</span></p></td><td style="width:102.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:95.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Reduced or light/lite</span></p></td><td style="width:139.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>The food contains at least 25% less carbohydrate than in the same quantity of reference food.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:102.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:95.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Increased</span></p></td><td style="width:139.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>The food contains at least 25% more carbohydrate than in the same quantity of reference food.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Cholesterol</span></p></td><td style="width:102.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>The food meets the conditions for a nutrition content claim about low saturated fatty acids.</span></p></td><td style="width:95.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Low</span></p></td><td style="width:139.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:7.1pt; text-indent:-7.1pt; font-size:9pt"><span>The food contains no more cholesterol than –</span></p><p style="margin-left:7.1pt; text-indent:-7.1pt; font-size:9pt"><span></span></p><p style="margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; font-size:9pt"><span>(a)</span><span style="width:3.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>10 mg per 100 mL for liquid food; or</span></p><p style="margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; font-size:9pt"><span>(b)</span><span style="width:3.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>20 mg per 100 g for solid food.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:102.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:95.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Reduced or Light/Lite</span></p></td><td style="width:139.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>The food contains at least 25% less cholesterol than in the same quantity of reference food.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3" style="width:72.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Dietary fibre</span></p></td><td rowspan="3" style="width:102.6pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>A serving of the food contains at least 2 g of dietary fibre unless the claim is about low or reduced dietary fibre.</span></p></td><td style="width:95.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Good source</span></p></td><td style="width:139.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>A serving of the food contains at least 4 g of dietary fibre.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Excellent source</span></p></td><td style="width:139.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>A serving of the food contains at least 7 g of dietary fibre.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Increased</span></p></td><td style="width:139.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; font-size:9pt"><span>(a)</span><span style="width:3.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>the reference food contains at least 2 g of dietary fibre per serving; and</span></p><p style="margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; font-size:9pt"><span>(b) </span><span style="width:0.7pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"></span><span>the food contains at least 25% more dietary fibre than in the same quantity of reference food.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:72.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Energy</span></p></td><td style="width:102.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:95.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Low</span></p></td><td style="width:139.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>The average energy content of the food is no more than –</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; text-indent:-14.15pt; font-size:9pt"><span></span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; text-indent:-14.15pt; font-size:9pt"><span>(a)</span><span style="width:3.15pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>80 kJ per 100 mL for liquid food; or</span></p><p style="margin-left:15.85pt; text-indent:-14.15pt; font-size:9pt"><span>(b)</span><span style="width:3.15pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>170 kJ per 100 g for solid food.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2" style="width:72.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span></span></p></td><td rowspan="2" style="width:102.6pt; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span></span></p></td><td style="width:95.5pt; border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Reduced or Light/Lite</span></p></td><td style="width:139.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>The food contains at least 25% less energy than in the same quantity of reference food.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:95.5pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table2"><span>Diet</span></p></td><td style="width:139.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.2pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; font-size:9pt"><span>(a)</span><span style="width:3.2pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>the food meets the NPSC, unless the food is a food standardised by Part 2.9 of the Code; and</span></p><p style="margin-left:28.35pt; text-indent:-28.35pt; font-size:9pt"><span>(b</span><span>)</span><span style="width:4.85pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>(i)</span><span style="width:4.51pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>the average energy content of the food is no more than 80 kJ per 100 mL for liquid food or 170 kJ per 100 g for solid food; or</span></p><p style="margin-left:28.4pt; text-indent:-14.2pt; font-size:9pt"><span>(ii)</span><span style="width:4.21pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>the food contains at least 40% less energy than in the same quantity of reference food.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>