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Draft New Zealand Food (Supplemented Food) Standard 2008

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• Pursuant to section 11C of the Food Act 1981, the Minister for Food Safety issues the following food standard.
• 1 Title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Purpose
• 4 Application
• 5 Interpretation
• 6 Meaning of supplemented food
• 7 Certain aspects of Code apply
• 8 Identification requirements
• 9 Restrictions on advertising and labelling supplemented foods
• 10 Restrictions on content claims of vitamins and minerals
• 11 Restriction on including intoxicating substance
• 12 Substances that may be added to supplemented foods subject to restrictions
• 13 Substances prohibited in supplemented foods
• 14 Restrictions on the addition of vitamins and minerals to supplemented food products (other than those produced for children aged 0 to 8 years)
• 15 Restrictions on the addition of vitamins and minerals to supplemented food for children aged 0 to 8 years
• 16 Expiry of Part
• 17 Interpretation
• 18 Maximum daily doses
• 19 Supplemented food not to be sold unless properly labelled
• 20 General requirements for labelling
• 21 Form and manner of labelling
• 22 Size of letters
• 23 Principal display panel
• 24 Consumer information panel
• 25 Misleading statements
• 26 Therapeutic claims
• 27 Preservatives
• 28 Antioxidants
• 29 Colouring substances
• 30 Artificial sweeteners
• 31 Flavouring substances
• 32 Vitamins
• 33 Minerals
• 34 Enzymes
• 35 Appendix 2: Legislative Requirements