Food Act 2001
108Meaning of standard food item—pt 9
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108 Meaning of standard food item—pt 9 (1) In this part: standard food item— (a) means an item of ready-to-eat food for sale that is sold in servings that are standardised for portion and content and that— (i) is listed or otherwise shown on a menu; or (ii) is displayed for sale with a price tag or label or an identifying tag or label; and
Display of nutritional information for food Part 9 (b) includes an item of ready-to-eat food for sale that is prescribed by regulation; but (c) does not include an item of ready-to-eat food that— (i) arrives at the premises where it is sold in a container or wrapper in or by which the food is wholly enclosed (whether or not the food is also in an outer container or wrapper that contains multiple units of the food); and (ii) is not removed from its container or wrapper (other than any outer container or wrapper) before its sale at the premises. (2) If a number of standard food items are shown or displayed for sale as mentioned in subsection (1) as a combination, the combination is to be treated for this part as a single standard food item. (3) If an item of food mentioned in subsection (1) is shown or displayed for sale in different standard sizes or portions (for example, small, medium or large), each standard size or portion is to be treated for this part as a separate standard food item.