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EU claims - Meal replacements and body weight

EU claims - Meal replacements and body weight FSANZ is considering 32 health claims authorised in the European Union (EU) for possible inclusion as food-health relationships in Standard 1.2.7 - Nutrition, Health and Related Claims. The EU has authorised the following two health claims about weight control:

• Meal replacement for weight control: Substituting one daily meal of an energy restricted diet with a meal replacement contributes to…

  Published 29 October 2015

European Union 'reduction of risk' claims

European Union 'reduction of risk' claims FSANZ has considered seven 'reduction of disease risk' health claims authorised in the European Union (EU) for possible inclusion as food-health relationships in Standard 1.2.7 - Nutrition, health and related claims. The first statement of each of the EU-authorised 'reduction of disease risk' claims is currently included in Standard 1.2.7 either as pre-approved general level or high level health claims. The seven EU-authorised claims are: 1.Oat β-glucan has been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease. 2.Phytosterols/phytostanols and their esters have been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the…

Published 23 August 2016

European Union 'reduction of risk' claims

European Union 'reduction of risk' claims (August 2016) FSANZ has considered seven 'reduction of disease risk' health claims authorised in the European Union (EU) for possible inclusion as food-health relationships in Standard 1.2.7 - Nutrition, health and related claims. The first statement of each of the EU-authorised 'reduction of disease risk' claims is currently included in Standard 1.2.7 either as pre-approved general level or high level health claims. The seven EU-authorised claims are: 1.Oat β-glucan has been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease. 2.Phytosterols/phytostanols and their esters have been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk…

Published 23 August 2016

Fruit and Vegetable points (V points)

Fruit and Vegetable points (V points) The rules and methods for calculating fruit and vegetable points (V points) are provided in Schedule 5 of the Food Standards Code. What can count towards V Points?

• Foods which are fvnl in Schedule 5, that is, fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes (including coconut, spices, herbs, fungi, seeds, and algae) including these foods when: fresh, cooked, frozen, canned, pickled or preserved; and when peeled, diced or cut (or otherwise reduced in size), pureed or dried.
• Fruit juice or vegetable juice (as standardised in Standard 2.6.1 - Fruit Juice and Vegetable Juice), including concentrated juices and purees.
• Coconut flesh (which is to be scored as a nut), whether juiced, dried or desiccated, but not processed…

  Published 4 December 2018

Nutrition, health and related claims

Nutrition, health and related claims Standard 1.2.7 - Nutrition, health and related claims in the Food Standards Code (the Code) set out requirements for making nutrition content and health claims about food. Find out more about the Standard and the different types of claims. The Implementation Subcommittee for Food Regulation (ISFR) has guidance on how to comply with Standard 1.2.7. For more information read Getting Your Claims Right - a guide to complying with the Nutrition, Health and Related Claims Standard. Health claims You can only base health claims on food-health…

Published 8 September 2022

Potassium and blood pressure

Potassium and blood pressure (October 2015) FSANZ is considering 32 health claims authorised in the European Union (EU) for possible inclusion as food-health relationships in Standard 1.2.7 - Nutrition, Health and Related Claims. The EU has authorised the following health claim about potassium and blood pressure:

• Potassium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure

Published 29 October 2015

Pregnancy warning labels on alcoholic beverages

Pregnancy warning labels on alcoholic beverages Requirements for pregnancy warning labels on alcoholic beverages were gazetted in the Code on 31 July, 2020 with a three-year transition period ending on 31 July 2023. In addition, optional alternative requirements for pregnancy warning labels for corrugated cardboard outer packaging were gazetted in the Code on 4 May 2023.   Businesses have until 1 February 2024 to ensure post-printed corrugated carboard outer packaging, containing more than one individual unit of an alcoholic beverage, displays either the existing or optional alternative pregnancy warning label. Alcoholic beverages in such corrugated carboard outer packaging that is labelled before the end of the transition period (i.e. before 2 February 2024) may be sold without the…

Published 5 May 2023

Pregnancy warning labels – design elements and downloadable labels

Pregnancy warning labels – design elements and downloadable labels Requirements for pregnancy warning labels on alcoholic beverages were gazetted in the Code on 31 July, 2020 with a three-year transition period ending on 31 July 2023. In addition, optional alternative requirements for pregnancy warning labels for corrugated cardboard outer packaging were gazetted in the Code on 4 May 2023. See the requirements for pregnancy warning labels on alcoholic beverages. Note the requirements for the pregnancy warning labels for corrugated cardboard packaging are available in …

Published 8 May 2023

Systematic review of the evidence for a relationship between resistant starch and peak postprandial blood glucose concentration

Systematic review of the evidence for a relationship between resistant starch and peak postprandial blood glucose concentration Last update: December 2022 FSANZ has considered a European Union (EU) authorised health claim about replacing digestible starch with resistant starch in a food and its effect on peak postprandial blood glucose concentration, for possible inclusion as a food-health relationship in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code). The EU-authorised health claim is: 

Replacing digestible starches with resistant starch in a meal contributes to a reduction in the blood glucose rise after that meal 

Published 3 March 2023

Short guide for industry to the NPSC

Short guide for industry to the NPSC The Nutrient Profiling Scoring Criterion (NPSC) was developed by FSANZ for the regulation of health claims about foods in Australia and New Zealand under Proposal P293 - Nutrition, Health and Related Claims and the resulting Standard 1.2.7 - Nutrition, Health and Related Claims. Information on the development of Standard 1.2.7 and the NPSC can be found in the Proposal P293 reports. The code regulates food only. The code does not regulate other products, such as therapeutic goods and dietary supplements and therefore, does not regulate claims made about these types of products.…

Published 8 September 2022