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health claims not to be made about certain foods
  A nutrition content claim or *health claim must not be made about:
 (a) kava; or
 (b) an infant formula product; or
 (c) a food that contains more than 1.15% alcohol by volume, other than a nutrition content claim about:
 (i) energy content, carbohydrate content or gluten content; or
 (ii) salt or sodium content about a food that is not a beverage.
  Note  Section 1.4.4—7 proscribes health claims and nutrition content claims in relation to cannabidiol in hemp food products.
1.2.7—5 Standard does not apply to certain foods
  This Standard does not apply to:
 (a) food that is intended for further processing, packaging or labelling prior to retail sale; or
 (b) food that is delivered to a vulnerable person by a delivered meal organisation; or
 (c) food, other than food in a package, that is provided to a patient in a hospital or a *medical institution.
1.2.7—6 Standard does not apply to certain claims or declarations
  This Standard does not apply to:
 (a) a claim that is expressly permitted by this Code; or
 (b) a claim about the risks or dangers of alcohol consumption or about moderating alcohol intake; or
 (c) a declaration that is required by an application Act; or
 (d) a permitted Health Star Rating symbol.
1.2.7—7 Form of food to which provisions of this Standard apply
  If this Standard imposes a prerequisite, condition, qualification or any other requirement on the making of a claim, that prerequisite, condition, qualification or requirement applies to whichever of the following forms of the food is applicable:
 (a) if the food can be either prepared with other food or consumed as sold—the food as sold;
 (b) if the food is required to be prepared and consumed according to directions—the food as prepared;
 (c) if the food requires reconstituting with water—the food after it is reconstituted with water and ready for consumption;
 (d) if the food requires draining before consuming—the food after it is drained and ready for consumption.
1.2.7—8 Claims not to be therapeutic in nature
  A claim must not:
 (a) refer to the prevention, diagnosis, cure or alleviation of a disease, disorder or condition; or
 (b) compare a food with a good that is:
 (i) represented in any way to be for therapeutic use; or
 (ii) likely to be taken to be for therapeutic use, whether because of the way in which the good is presented or for any other reason.
1.2.7—9 Claims not to compare vitamin or mineral content
  A claim that directly or indirectly compares the vitamin or mineral content of a food with that of another food must not be made unless the claim is permitted by this Code.
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