vitamins and minerals in subclause 7(2) of Standard 2.9.3. Schedule 2 Conditions for permitted high level health claims Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Food or property of food Specific health effect Relevant population Context claim statements Conditions A high intake of fruit and vegetables Reduces risk of coronary heart disease Diet containing a high amount of both fruit and vegetables (a) claims are not permitted on – (i) fruit juice or vegetable juice as standardised in Standard 2.6.1; or (ii) a food standardised in Standard 2.6.2; and (b) the food must contain no less than 90% fruit or vegetable by weight. Beta-glucan Reduces blood cholesterol Diet low in saturated fatty acids Diet containing 3 g of per day The food must contain – (a) one or more of the following oat or barley foods – (i) oat bran; (ii) wholegrain oats; or (iii) wholegrain barley; and (b) at least 1 g per serving of from the foods listed in (a). Calcium Enhances bone mineral density Diet high in calcium The food must contain no less than 200 mg of calcium per serving. Reduces risk of osteoporosis Persons 65 years and over Diet high in calcium, and adequate vitamin D status The food must contain no less than 290 mg of calcium per serving Reduces risk of osteoporotic fracture Schedule 2 (continued) Conditions for permitted high level health claims
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Food or property of food Specific health effect Relevant population Context claim statements Conditions Calcium and Vitamin D Reduces risk of osteoporosis Persons 65 years and over Diet high in calcium, and adequate vitamin D status The food must – (a) contain no less than 290 mg of calcium per serving; and (b) meet the general claim conditions for making a nutrition content claim about vitamin D Reduces risk of osteoporotic fracture Folic acid (but not folate) Reduces risk of foetal neural tube defects Women of child bearing age Consume at least 400 µg of folic acid per day, at least the month before and three months after conception The food must – (a) contain no less than 40 g folic acid per serving; and (b) the food is not – (i) soft cheese; or (ii) pâté; or (iii) liver or liver product; or (iv) food containing added phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters; or (v) food standardised in Standards 2.6.4 and 2.9.4; or (vi) a formulated meal replacement standardised in Division 2 of Standard 2.9.3 Schedule 2 (continued) Conditions for permitted high level health claims Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Food or property of food Specific health effect Relevant population Context claim statements Conditions
Increased intake of fruit and vegetables Reduces risk of coronary heart disease Diet containing an increased amount of both fruit and vegetables (a) claims are not permitted on – (i) fruit juice or vegetable juice as standardised in Standard 2.6.1; or (ii) a food standardised in Standard 2.6.2; and (b) the food must contain no less than 90% fruit or vegetable by weight Phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters Reduces blood cholesterol Diet low in saturated fatty acids Diet containing 2 g of phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters per day The food must – (a) meet the relevant conditions specified in Columns 1 and 2 of the Table to clause 2 in Standard 1.5.1; and (b) contain a minimum of 0.8 g total plant sterol equivalents content per serving Saturated fatty acids Reduces total blood cholesterol or blood LDL cholesterol Diet low in saturated fatty acids The food must meet the conditions for making a nutrition content claim about low saturated fatty acids Saturated and trans fatty acids Reduces total blood cholesterol or blood LDL cholesterol Diet low in saturated and trans fatty acids The food must meet the conditions for making a nutrition content claim about low saturated and trans fatty acids Sodium or salt Reduces blood pressure Diet low in salt or sodium The food must meet the conditions for making a nutrition content claim about low sodium or salt Schedule 3 Conditions for permitted general level health claims Part 1 – Minerals Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
about magnesium Necessary for normal nerve and muscle function Necessary for teeth and bone structure Contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue Necessary for normal protein synthesis Contributes to normal psychological function Necessary for normal cell division Contributes to normal growth and development Children Molybdenum Contributes to normal sulphur amino acid metabolism The food must meet the general claim conditions for making a nutrition content claim about molybdenum Phosphorus Necessary for normal teeth and bone structure The food must meet the general claim conditions for making a nutrition content claim about phosphorus Necessary for the normal cell membrane structure Necessary for normal energy metabolism Contributes to normal growth and development Children Selenium Necessary for normal immune system function The food must meet the general claim conditions for making a nutrition content claim about selenium Necessary for the normal utilization of iodine in the production of thyroid hormones Necessary for cell protection from some types of free radical damage Contributes to normal sperm production Contributes to the maintenance of normal hair and nails Contributes to normal growth and development Children Schedule 3 (continued) Conditions for permitted general level health claims Part 1 – Minerals (continued) Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Food or property of food Specific health effect Relevant population Dietary context Conditions Zinc Necessary for normal immune system function The food must meet the general conditions for making a nutrition content claim about zinc Necessary for normal cell division Contributes to normal skin structure and wound healing
Contributes to normal growth and development Children Contributes to normal metabolism Contributes to normal carbohydrate metabolism Contributes to normal cognitive function Contributes to normal fertility and reproduction Contributes to normal macronutrient metabolism Contributes to normal metabolism of fatty acids Contributes to normal metabolism of vitamin A Contributes to normal protein synthesis Contributes to the maintenance of normal bones Contributes to the maintenance of normal hair and nails Contributes to the maintenance of normal testosterone levels in the blood Contributes to cell protection from free radicals Contributes to the maintenance of normal vision Schedule 3 (continued) Conditions for permitted general level health claims Part 2 – Vitamins Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Food or property of food Specific health effect Relevant population Dietary context Conditions Biotin Contributes to normal fat metabolism and energy production The food must meet the general conditions for making a nutrition content claim about biotin Contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system Contributes to normal macronutrient metabolism Contributes to normal psychological function Contributes to maintenance of normal hair Contributes to maintenance of normal skin and mucous membranes Choline Contributes to normal The food must contain no
Contributes to normal energy metabolism Contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system Contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism Contributes to normal glycogen metabolism Contributes to normal psychological function Contributes to normal red blood cell formation Schedule 3 (continued) Conditions for permitted general level health claims Part 2 – Vitamins (continued) Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Food or property of food Specific health effect Relevant population Dietary context Conditions Vitamin B6 (continued) Contributes to normal immune system function The food must meet the general claim conditions for making a nutrition content claim about vitamin B6 Contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue Contributes to the regulation of hormonal activity Vitamin B12 Necessary for normal cell division The food must meet the general conditions for making a nutrition content claim about vitamin B12 Contributes to normal blood formation Necessary for normal neurological structure and function Contributes to normal growth and development Children Contributes to normal energy metabolism Contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism Contributes to normal psychological function Contributes to normal immune system function Contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue Vitamin C Contributes to iron absorption from food The food must meet the general claim conditions for making a nutrition content claim about vitamin C Necessary for normal connective tissue structure and function Necessary for normal
function of the immune system Vitamin E Contributes to cell protection from free radical damage The food must meet the general claim conditions for making a nutrition content claim about vitamin E Contributes to normal growth and development Children Vitamin K Necessary for normal blood coagulation The food must meet the general claim conditions for making a nutrition content claim about vitamin K Contributes to normal bone structure Contributes to normal growth and development Children Schedule 3 (continued) Conditions for permitted general level health claims Part 3 – Other Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Food or property of food Specific health effect Relevant population Dietary Context Conditions Beta-glucan Reduces dietary and biliary cholesterol absorption Diet low in saturated fatty acids Diet containing 3 g of beta-glucan per day The food must contain – (a) one or more of the following oat or barley foods – (i) oat bran; (ii) wholegrain oats; or (iii) wholegrain barley; and (b) at least 1 g per serving of from the foods listed in (a)
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and Docosa- hexaenoic acid (DHA) (but not Omega-3) Contributes to heart health Diet containing 500 mg of EPA and DHA per day (a) the food must contain a minimum of 50 mg EPA and DHA combined in a serving of food; b) other than for fish or fish products with no added saturated fatty acids, the food contains – (i) as a proportion of the total fatty acid content, no more than 28% saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids; or (ii) no more than 5 g per 100 g saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids. Energy Contributes energy for normal metabolism The food must contain a minimum of 420 kJ of energy per serving Contributes energy for normal metabolism Young children aged 1-3 years The food must be a formulated supplementary food for young children (as standardised in Standard 2.9.3 Division 4) Schedule 3 (continued) Conditions for permitted general level health claims Part 3 – Other (continued) Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Food or property of food Specific health effect Relevant population Dietary Context Conditions
[1.4] omitting from Schedule 1, under the entries for the following chemicals, the MRL for the named food, substituting “ Abamectin Sum of avermectin B1a, avermectin B1b and (Z)-8,9 avermectin B1a, and (Z)-8,9 avermectin B1b Citrus fruits 0.02 Azoxystrobin Azoxystrobin Citrus fruits 10 Carbendazim Sum of carbendazim and 2-aminobenzimidazole, expressed as carbendazim Banana T1 Berries and other small fruits [except grapes] T5 Ginger, root T10 Grapes 0.3 Sugar cane T0.1 Chlorpyrifos Chlorpyrifos Peanut 0.05 Cyprodinil Cyprodinil Stone fruits 2 Dimethoate Sum of dimethoate and omethoate, expressed as dimethoate see also Omethoate Cereal grains T0.5 Edible offal (mammalian) 0.1 Oilseed [except peanut] T0.1 Peanut T*0.05 Peppers, Sweet 0.7 Strawberry 0.02 Tomato 0.02 Glyphosate Sum of glyphosate and Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) metabolite, expressed as glyphosate Rape seed (canola) 20 Mandipropamid Mandipropamid Grapes 2 Metrafenone Metrafenone Grapes 4.5 Spinetoram Sum of Ethyl-spinosyn-J and Ethyl-spinosyn-L Citrus fruits 3 ”