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Standard 2.7.1 Labelling of alcoholic beverages and food containing alcohol

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
2.7.1—1 Name
  This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.7.1 – Labelling of alcoholic beverages and food containing alcohol.
 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.
2.7.1—2 Definitions

Note  In this Code (see section 1.1.2—2):
individual unit means a container that:
             (a)      is an innermost package; and
             (b)      contains a beverage with more than 1.15% alcohol by volume.

            pregnancy warning label means either the pregnancy warning pictogram or the pregnancy warning mark.

 pregnancy warning mark means the following image comprising

             (a)      the pregnancy warning pictogram,
             (b)      the signal words "Pregnancy Warning" and
             (c)      the statement "Alcohol can cause lifelong harm to your baby",

 all within a border.

            pregnancy warning pictogram means the following pictogram with the silhouette of a pregnant woman holding a wine glass within a circle with a strikethrough:

prescribed alcoholic beverage means a beverage that:
              (a)             has more than 1.15% alcohol by volume; and
              (b)             either:
                   (i) is for retail sale; or
                   (ii) is sold as suitable for retail sale without any further processing, packaging or labelling; and
               (c)  does not include a beverage that:
                   (i) is sold for retail sale; and
                   (ii) is packaged in the presence of the purchaser

           standard drink, for a beverage containing alcohol, means the amount that contains 10 grams of ethanol when measured at 20°C.

           size of type means the measurement from the base to the top of a letter or numeral.

Division 2 Requisite statements
2.7.1—3 Statement of alcohol content
 (1) For the labelling provisions, a statement of the alcohol content is required for:
 (a) a food (including an alcoholic beverage) that contains more than 1.15% alcohol by volume; or
 (b) an alcoholic beverage that contains 1.15% or less alcohol by volume; or
 (c) a beverage that contains not less than 0.5% but not more than 1.15% alcohol by volume.
 Note The labelling provisions are set out in Standard 1.2.1.
 (2) For paragraph (1)(a), the alcohol content must be expressed in mL/100 g, mL/100 mL or as the percentage of alcohol by volume.