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Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers; or
 (c) information that complies with 21 CFR § 101.4.

2.9.5—12 Date marking information—food for special medical purposes
 (1) For paragraph 2.9.5—9(1)(f), the required date marking information is date marking information in accordance with Standard 1.2.5.
 (2) Despite subsection (1), for subparagraph 1.2.5—5(2)(a)(ii), the words 'Expiry Date', or similar words, may be used on the label.
2.9.5—13 Nutrition information—food for special medical purposes

            (1) For paragraph 2.9.5—9(1)(h), the nutrition information required for a food that is not a *very low energy food is the following, expressed per given amount of the food:

               (a) the minimum or *average energy content; and
               (b) the minimum amount or *average quantity of:
                   (i) protein, fat and carbohydrate; and
                   (ii) any vitamin, mineral or electrolyte that has been *used as a nutritive substance in the food; and
                   (iii) any substance listed in the table to section S29—20 that has been *used as a nutritive substance in the food; and
                   (iv) subject to paragraph 2.9.5—9(1)(i), any other substance in respect of which a *nutrition content claim has been made.

            (2) For paragraph 2.9.5—9(1)(h), the nutrition information required for a food that is a *very low energy food is the following:

               (a) the *average quantity of that food per serving; and
               (b) the *average energy content per serving; and
               (c) the minimum amount or average quantity per serving of:
                   (i) protein, fat and carbohydrate; and
                   (ii) linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid; and
                   (iii) any substance listed in the table to section S29—22 that has been *used as a nutritive substance in the food; and
                   (iv) any other vitamin, mineral or electrolyte that has been *used as a nutritive substance in the food; and
                   (v) subject to paragraph 2.9.5—9(1)(i), any other substance in respect of which a *nutrition content claim has been made.
2.9.5—14 Claims in relation to lactose content
 (1) A claim in relation to the lactose content of a food for special medical purposes must not be made unless expressly permitted by this section.
 (2) A claim to the effect that a food for special medical purposes is lactose free may be made if the food for sale contains no detectable lactose.
 (3) A claim to the effect that a food for special medical purposes is low lactose may be made if the food for sale contains not more than 2 g of lactose per 100 g of the food.
 (4) If a claim in relation to the lactose content of a food for special medical purposes is made, the information required is the *average quantity of the lactose and galactose in the food, expressed per given quantity of the food.
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