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 (7) A nutrition content claim in relation to *gluten may only:
 (a) use a descriptor that is mentioned in Column 3 of the nutrition content claims table in conjunction with gluten, or a synonym of such a descriptor; or
 (b) state that a food contains gluten or is high in gluten.
 (8) Subject to this section and section 1.2.7—15 (Nutrition content claims must not imply slimming effects), any descriptor that is not mentioned in Column 3 of the nutrition content claims table, including a descriptor expressed as a number or in numeric form, may be used in conjunction with a *property of food that is mentioned in Column 1 of the table.
 (9) In this Division:
nutrition content claims table means the table to section S4—3.
1.2.7—13 Nutrition content claims about properties of food not in section S4—3
 (1) A nutrition content claim about a *property of food that is not mentioned in the table to section S4—3 may state only:
 (a) that the food contains or does not contain the property of food; or
 (b) that the food contains a specified amount of the property of food in a specified amount of that food; or
 (c) a combination of paragraph (a) and (b).
 (2) A statement made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) must not use a descriptor listed in Column 3 of the nutrition content claims table, or any other descriptor, except a descriptor that indicates that the food does not contain the property of food.
1.2.7—14 Nutrition content claims about choline, fluoride or folic acid
 (1) A nutrition content claim about choline, fluoride or folic acid may state only:
 (a) that the food contains choline, fluoride or folic acid; or
 (b) that the food contains a specified amount of choline, fluoride or folic acid in a specified amount of that food; or
 (c) a combination of paragraph (a) and (b).
 (2) A statement made for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) must not use a descriptor listed in Column 3 of the nutrition content claims table, or any other descriptor.
 (3) A nutrition content claim about choline, fluoride or folic acid may be made only if a *health claim about that substance is made in relation to the same food.
1.2.7—15 Nutrition content claims must not imply slimming effects
  A nutrition content claim that meets the conditions to use the descriptor diet must not use another descriptor that directly or indirectly refers to slimming or a synonym for slimming.
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