Standard 1.2.7 - Nutrition, Health and Related Cla

1Standard1.2.7–Nutrition,HealthandRelatedClaimsTheBoardofFoodStandardsAustraliaNewZealandgivesnoticeofthemakingofthisStandardundersection92oftheFoodStandardsAustraliaNewZealandAct1991.TheStandardcommenceson18January2013.Dated7January2013StandardsManagementOfficerDelegateoftheBoardofFoodStandardsAustraliaNewZealandFederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2013L000542STANDARD1.2.7NUTRITION,HEALTHANDRELATEDCLAIMSTableofProvisionsPart1–Purposeandinterpretation1Purpose2InterpretationPart2–Claimsframeworkandgeneralprinciples3Nutritioncontentclaimsorhealthclaimsnottobemadeaboutcertainfoods4Standarddoesnotapplytocertainfoods5Standarddoesnotapplytocertainclaimsanddeclarations6FormoffoodtowhichprovisionsofthisStandardapply7Claimsnottobetherapeuticinnature8Claimsnottocomparevitaminormineralcontent9StandarddoesnotprescribewordsPart3–RequirementsfornutritioncontentclaimsandhealthclaimsDivision1–Nutritioncontentclaims10Presentationofnutritioncontentclaims11NutritioncontentclaimsaboutpropertiesoffoodinSchedule112NutritioncontentclaimsaboutpropertiesoffoodnotinSchedule113Nutritioncontentclaimsaboutcholine,fluorideorfolicacid14Nutritioncontentclaimsmustnotimplyslimmingeffects15ComparativeclaimsDivision2–Healthclaims16ApplicationorproposaltovarySchedule3takentobeahighlevelhealthclaimsvariation17Conditionsformakinghealthclaims18Requirementwhenmakingagenerallevelhealthclaimunderparagraph17(4)(b)19Howhealthclaimsaretobemade20Splithealthclaims21Statementsforclaimsaboutphytosterols,phytostanolsandtheirestersDivision3–Endorsements22Endorsingbodies23CriteriaforendorsementsDivision4–AdditionallabellingoffoodrequiredtomeettheNPSC24Methodforcalculatinganutrientprofilingscore25LabellingoffoodrequiredtomeettheNPSC26LabellingexemptionsforcertainfoodsSchedule1ConditionsfornutritioncontentclaimsSchedule2ConditionsforpermittedhighlevelhealthclaimsSchedule3ConditionsforpermittedgenerallevelhealthclaimsSchedule4NutrientprofilingscoringcriterionSchedule5NutrientprofilingscoringmethodSchedule6ProcessofsystematicreviewPart1–PurposeandinterpretationEditorialNote:Standard1.1A.2isatransitionalstandardthatoperatesconcurrentlywiththisStandard1.2.7foraperiodofthreeyears.Duringthethree-yearperiodStandard1.1A.2operatesunchangedbythisStandardandrelatedvariationsmadebytheFoodStandards(ProposalP293–Nutrition,Health&RelatedClaims–Consequential)Variation.AsuppliercanrelyonthisStandardorStandard1.1A.2,butnotboth.Attheendofthethree-yearperiod,Standard1.1A.2willceasetooperate.Thereisnostock-in-tradeperiodattheendofthethree-yearperiod.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2013L0005431PurposeThisStandard–(a)setsouttheclaimsthatcanbemadeonlabelsorinadvertisementsaboutthenutritionalcontentoffood(describedasnutritioncontentclaims)andtheclaimsthatcanbemadeonlabelsorinadvertisementsabouttherelationshipbetweenafoodorapropertyofafood,andahealtheffect(describedashealthclaims);and(b)describestheconditionsunderwhichsuchclaimscanbemade,and(c)describesthecircumstancesinwhichendorsementscanbeprovidedonlabelsorinadvertisements.2InterpretationInthisStandard–averageenergycontentisasdefinedinStandard1.2.8.biologicallyactivesubstanceisasdefinedinStandard1.2.8.biomarkermeansameasurablebiologicalparameterthatispredictiveoftheriskofaseriousdiseasewhenpresentatanabnormallevelinthehumanbody.carbohydrateisasdefinedinStandard1.2.8.dietaryfibreisasdefinedinStandard1.2.8.endorsementmeansanutritioncontentclaimorahealthclaimthatismadewiththepermissionofanendorsingbody.endorsingbodyisanot-for-profitentitywhichhasanutrition-orhealth-relatedpurposeorfunctionthatpermitsasuppliertomakeanendorsement.fatisasdefinedinStandard1.2.8.foodgroupmeansanyofthefollowinggroups–(a)bread(bothleavenedorunleavened),grains,rice,pastaandnoodles;(b)fruit,vegetables,herbs,spicesandfungi;(c)milkandmilkproductsasstandardisedinPart2.5andanaloguesderivedfromlegumesandcerealsmentionedinColumn1oftheTabletoclause3inStandard1.3.2;(d)meat,fish,eggs,nuts,seedsanddriedlegumes;(e)fatsincludingbutter,edibleoilsandedibleoilspreads.fruitmeanstheedibleportionofaplantorconstituentsoftheedibleportionthatarepresentinthetypicalproportionofthewholefruit(withorwithoutthepeelorwater),butdoesnotincludenuts,spices,herbs,fungi,legumesandseeds.fvnlisasdefinedinitem4ofSchedule5forthepurposeofcalculatingVpoints.generallevelhealthclaimmeansahealthclaimthatisnotahighlevelhealthclaim.glutenmeansthemainproteininwheat,rye,oats,barley,triticaleandspeltrelevanttothemedicalconditionscoeliacdiseaseanddermatitisherpetiformis.glycaemicindex(GI)meansameasureofthebloodglucoseraisingabilityofthedigestiblecarbohydratesinagivenfoodasdeterminedbyarecognisedscientificmethod.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2013L000544Editorialnote:AmethodfordeterminingglycaemicindexofcarbohydratesinfoodsisdescribedintheStandardsAustraliaAustralianStandardGlycemicindexoffoods(AS4694–2007).Inparticular,glycaemicindextestingiscarriedoutbythedeterminationofglycaemic(bloodglucose)responsesinhumanvolunteers(in–vivotesting).TheobjectiveofAS4694-2007istoestablishtherecognisedscie