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1.2.7—16 Comparative claims

            (1) A comparative claim about a food (claimed food) must include together with the claim:

               (a) the identity of the *reference food; and

               (b) the difference between the amount of the *property of food in the claimed food and the reference food.

 (2) In this section, a nutrition content claim is a comparative claim if:
 (a) it:
 (i) directly or indirectly compares the nutrition content of one food or brand of food with another; and
 (ii) includes claims using any of the following descriptors:
 (A) light or lite;
 (B) increased;
 (C) reduced;
 (D) words of similar import; or
 (b) it:
 (i) uses the descriptor diet; and
 (ii) meets the conditions for making that claim by having at least 40% less energy than the same amount of *reference food.
Division 5 Requirements for health claims
1.2.7—17 Application or proposal to vary S4—5 taken to be a high level health claims variation
  An application or a proposal to add a *general level health claim to the table to section S4—5 is taken to be an application or proposal for a high level health claims variation.
 Note The term high level health claims variation is defined in section 4 of the FSANZ Act. The effect of this provision is that an application or a proposal to add a general level health claim to the table to S4—5 will be assessed under the provisions in Subdivision G of each of Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 3 of the FSANZ Act, as appropriate.
1.2.7—18 Conditions for making health claims
 (1) A *health claim must not be made unless:
 (a) the food to which the health claim relates *meets the NPSC; and
 (b) the health claim complies with the requirements in:
 (i) if the health claim is a high level health claim—subsection (2); or
 (ii) if the health claim is a general level health claim—subsection (3).
 (2) For subparagraph (1)(b)(i), the requirements are:
 (a) the food or the *property of food is mentioned in Column 1 of the high level health claims table; and
 (b) the *health effect claimed for that food or property of food is mentioned in the corresponding row in Column 2 of the table; and
 (c) the food complies with the relevant conditions in Column 5 of the table.
 (3) For subparagraph (1)(b)(ii), the requirements are:
 (a) each of the following:
 (i) the food or the *property of food is mentioned in Column 1 of the general level health claims table;
 (ii) the *health effect claimed for that food or property of food is mentioned in the corresponding row in Column 2 of the table; and
 (iii) the food complies with the relevant conditions in