Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.6.2 – Non-alcoholic beverages and brewed soft drinks (Cth)

Standard 2.6.2 Non-alcoholic beverages and brewed soft drinks

Note 1 This instrument is a standard under the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). The standards together make up the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. See also section 1.1.1—3.

Note 2 The provisions of the Code that apply in New Zealand are incorporated in, or adopted under, the Food Act 2014 (NZ). See also section 1.1.1—3. Division 1 Preliminary 2.6.2—1 Name This Standard is Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – Standard 2.6.2 – Non-alcoholic beverages and brewed soft drinks.

Note Commencement: This Standard commences on 1 March 2016, being the date specified as the commencement date in notices in the Gazette and the New Zealand Gazette under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (Cth). See also section 93 of that Act. 2.6.2—2 Definitions Note 1 In this Code (see section 1.1.2—2): average quantity, of a substance in a food, means the average, for such foods from that producer or manufacturer, of: (a) where a serving or reference amount is specified—the amount of the substance that such a serving or reference amount contains; or (b) otherwise—the proportion of that substance in the food, expressed as a percentage. Note See also section 1.1.1—6. claim means an express or implied statement, representation, design or information in relation to a food or a property of food which is not mandatory in this Code. claim requiring nutrition information: (a) means: (i) a nutrition content claim; or (ii) a health claim; and (b) does not include: (i) a declaration that is required by an application Act; or (ii) an endorsement; or (iii) a *prescribed beverage gluten free claim. health claim means a claim which states, suggests or implies that a food or a property of food has, or may have, a health effect. Note See also subsection 2.10.2—8(3). package: (a) means any container or wrapper in or by which food for sale is wholly or partly encased, covered, enclosed, contained or packaged; and (b) if food is carried or sold or intended to be carried and sold in more than one package—includes each package; and (c) does not include: (i) a *bulk cargo container; or (ii) a pallet overwrap; or (iii) a crate and packages which do not obscure labels on the food; or (iv) a transportation vehicle; or (v) a vending machine; or (vi) a hamper; or (vii) a container or wrapper (including a covered plate, cup, tray or other food container) in which food is served in a prison, hospital or *medical institution; or (viii) for Standard 2.9.5—a covered plate, cup, tray or other food container in which food for special medical purposes is served by a *responsible institution to a patient or resident. prescribed name, of a particular food, means a name declared by a provision of this Code to be the prescribed name of the food. Note Under the labelling provisions in Standard 1.2.1 and section 1.2.2—2, if a food has a prescribed name, it must be used in the labelling of the food. property of food means a *component, ingredient, constituent or other feature of food. small package means a package with a surface area of less than 100 cm2. sugars: (a) in Standard 1.2.7, Standard 1.2.8 and Schedule 4—means monosaccharides (other than D-allulose) and disaccharides; and (b) otherwise—means any of the following products, derived from any source: (i) hexose monosaccharides and disaccharides, including dextrose, fructose, sucrose and lactose; (ii) starch hydrolysate; (iii) glucose syrups, maltodextrin and similar products; (iv) products derived at a sugar refinery, including brown sugar and molasses; (v) icing sugar; (vi) invert sugar; (vii) fruit sugar syrup; but does not include: (i) malt or malt extracts; or (ii) sorbitol, mannitol, glycerol, xylitol, polydextrose, isomalt, maltitol, maltitol syrup, erythritol or lactitol. Note Sugar is defined differently—see section 1.1.2—3. unit quantity means: (a) for a food that is a solid or semi-solid food—100 grams; or (b) for a food that is a beverage or other liquid food—100 millilitres.