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Standard 1.2.8 Nutrition information requirements

Note 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.

Note 2 The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3.
Division 1 Preliminary
1.2.8—1 Name
  This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 1.2.8 – Nutrition information requirements.
 Note: Commencement
This Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act.
1.2.8—2 Purpose
  This Standard sets out nutrition information requirements in relation to foods for sale that are required to be labelled under this Code, and for foods for sale that are exempt from these labelling requirements. This Standard sets out when nutrition information must be provided, and the manner in which such information must be provided.
 Note 1 Standard 1.2.7 also sets out additional nutrition information requirements in relation to nutrition content claims and health claims. Information provided voluntarily in a nutrition information panel is a nutrition content claim.
 Note 2 This Standard does not apply to infant formula products. Standard 2.9.1 sets out specific nutrition labelling requirements for infant formula products.
1.2.8—3 Application of Standard
  This Standard does not apply to infant formula products or a Permitted Health Star Rating symbol.
 Note See Standard 2.9.1.
1.2.8—4 Definitions

Note 1 In this Code (see section 1.1.2—2):
            average energy content means the average energy content calculated in accordance with section S11—2.
            available carbohydrate means available carbohydrate calculated in accordance with section S11—3.
            available carbohydrate by difference means available carbohydrate by difference calculated in accordance with section S11—3.
            average quantity, of a substance in a food, means the average, for such foods from that producer or manufacturer, of:
            (a) where a serving or reference amount is specified—the amount of the substance that such a serving or reference amount contains; or
            (b) otherwise—the proportion of that substance in the food, expressed as a percentage.
            Note  See also section 1.1.1—6.
            biologically active substance means a substance, other than a nutrient, with which health effects are associated.
            claim means an express or implied statement, representation, design or information in relation to a food or a property of food which is not mandatory in this Code.
            claim requiring nutrition information:
 (a) means:
 (i) a nutrition content claim; or
 (ii) a health claim; and
 (b) does not include:
 (i) a declaration that is required