Standard 2.10.3 - Chewing Gum

1STANDARD2.10.3CHEWINGGUMPurposeThisStandardregulatestheadditionofcalciumtochewinggumcontainingnomorethan0.2%residualsugars;thecalciumclaimswhichcanbemadeinrelationtochewinggumcontainingnomorethan0.2%residualsugarsandcertainotherlabellingrequirements.TableofProvisions1Interpretation2Permittedadditionofcalcium3Calciumclaim4Labellingrequirements5SmallpackagesClauses1InterpretationInthisStandard–calciumclaimmeansaclaimaboutthepresenceofcalciuminchewinggum.chewinggumsuitableforaddedcalciummeanschewinggumcontainingnomorethan0.2%residualsugars.releasablecalciummeanstheamountofcalciumreleasedintothemouthduring20minutesofchewingcalculatedusingthefollowingformula–OCCOOWWCaWCaCaR)()(Where–RCaisthereleasablecalcium(mg/gofchewinggum)OCaistheoriginalcalciumconcentrationinthechewinggum(mg/g)OWistheweightoftheoriginalchewinggum(g)CCaistheresidualcalciumingumthathasbeenchewedfor20minutes(mg/g)CWistheweightofthechewedgum(g).FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2012L002892Editorialnote:Asaguide,proceduresandapparatusfordeterminingreleasableconstituentsfromchewinggumarepublishedintheBritishPharmacopoeiaandtheEuropeanPharmacopoeia,andareunderconsiderationforinclusionintheUnitedStatesPharmacopeia.suppliermakingtheclaimmeansthesupplierwhomakesorincludesonalabelorinanadvertisementacalciumclaim.2PermittedadditionofcalciumChewinggumsuitableforaddedcalciummaycontainaddedcalciumprovidedthatthecalciumisinapermittedformspecifiedintheScheduletoStandard1.1.1.3Calciumclaims(1)Acalciumclaimmaybemadeonlyif–(a)thechewinggumtowhichtheclaimrelatesischewinggumsuitableforaddedcalcium;and(b)thechewinggumcontainsnolessthan80mg(10%oftheRDI)ofreleasablecalciumperserve;and(c)themaximumquantityclaimedisnomorethan200mg(25%oftheRDI)ofreleasablecalciumperserve;and(d)thesuppliermakingtheclaimhasrecordsthatsubstantiatethematterslistedinparagraphs(b)and(c);and(e)thesuppliermakingtheclaimmakestherecordsavailabletotherelevantAuthorityuponrequest.(2)Toavoiddoubt,aclaimtotheeffectthatchewinggumisagoodsourceofcalciumorreleasablecalciummustnotbemade.4Labellingrequirements(1)Whereacalciumclaimismadeinrelationtochewinggumsuitableforaddedcalcium,thenutritioninformationpanelmustalsoinclude–(a)theaveragequantityofreleasablecalciumperserve;and(b)theaveragequantityofreleasablecalciumper100g;and(c)theproportionoftheRDI(forcalcium)ofreleasablecalciumperserve;and(d)astatementtotheeffectthattheaveragequantityofcalciumisreleasedduring20minutesofchewing.(2)Subclause(1)doesnotapplytochewinggumsuitableforaddedcalciuminasmallpackage.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2012L002893Editorialnote:EXAMPLENUTRITIONINFORMATIONServingsperpackage:10Servingsize:3gAveragequantityperserveAveragequantityper100gEnergy25kJ833kJProtein0g0gFat,total–saturated0g0g0g0gCarbohydrate–sugarsLessthan1gLessthan1gLessthan1gLessthan1gDietaryfibre0g0gSodium0mg0mgCalcium*80mg(10%RDI**)2670mg*averagequantityofcalciumreleasedduring20minutesofchewing**RecommendedDietaryIntakeStandard1.1.1definesa‘nutritioninformationpanelorpanel’asapanelwhichcomplieswiththerequirementsofDivision2ofStandard1.2.8.5Smallpackages(1)Whereacalciumclaimismadeinrelationtochewinggumsuitableforaddedcalciumcontainedinasmallpackage,thelabelmustincludethefollowingcalciumdeclaration–(a)theaveragequantityofreleasablecalciumperserve;and(b)theservingsize;and(c)theproportionoftheRDI(forcalcium)ofreleasablecalciumperserve;and(d)astatementtotheeffectthattheaveragequantityofcalciumisreleasedduring20minutesofchewing.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2012L002894(2)Toavoiddoubt,thedeclarationrequirementinparagraph8(1)(a)ofStandard1.2.8doesnotapplytothecalciumdeclarationinsubclause(1).(3)Thedeclarationrequiredinsubclause(1)neednotbesetoutintheprescribedpanelformat.Editorialnote:Forthepurposesoflabelling,Standard1.2.1definesa‘smallpackage’asapackagewithasurfaceareaoflessthan100cm2.Seeclause8ofStandard1.2.8forlabellingrequirementswherenutritionclaims,otherthancalciumclaims,aremadeonsmallpackagesofchewinggumsuitableforaddedcalcium.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2012L00289