Food Labelling Issues:
On-going Food Label Monitoring Survey in Australia and New Zealand
Report on the Re-assessment of 2003 Labels for Nutrition, Health and Related Claims (Phase 2, Part C)
Evaluation Report Series No. 13
As part of a review of the regulatory framework with regard to the use of nutrition, health and related claims on food labels, a pilot label monitoring survey was undertaken. The purpose was to further assess ( Phase 2) a set of 1262 food labels, previously collected in 2003, to determine the proportion that carried nutrition, health and related claims, thus providing baseline data for the period prior to FSANZ commencing work on developing a new standard for nutrition, health and related claims (Proposal P293).
The claims were assessed in two ways: against the claims classification in the proposed Standard for Nutrition, Health and Related Claims and against current labelling provisions (including Standard 1.2.8, Standard 1.3.2, standards for special foods, the transitional health standard, fair trading standards). Australia labels were also assessed against the Code of Practice on Nutrition Claims in Food Labels and Advertising (CoPoNC) provisions and New Zealand labels against the New Zealand Dietary Supplements Regulations (NZDSR).
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On-going Food Label Monitoring Survey in Australia and New Zealand
Report on the Re-assessment of 2003 Labels for Nutrition, Health and Related Claims (Phase 2, Part C)
1. Executive summary
2. Purpose of the Re-assessment of 2003 Labels for Nutrition, Health and Related Claims
2.1 Labelling regulations relevant to Australia and New Zealand
2.2 Labelling regulations relevant to Australia
2.3 Labelling regulations relevant to New Zealand
2.4 FSANZ Label Monitoring Survey
3. Methods [ pdf 138 kb ]
3.1 Label Collection
3.2 Data Collection
3.3 Provisions used for label assessment
3.4 Assessment of claims
3.5 Limitations of the survey
4. Results and Discussion [ pdf 155 kb ]
4.1 Total labels collected from Australia and New Zealand
4.2 Assessment against labelling provisions
4.3 Assessment of Inconsistent Claims
5. Conclusions
6. References
7. Glossary of Definitions
Appendixes [ pdf 336 kb]
Appendix 1 - Policy Guideline Claims Classification
Framework[ pdf 89 kb ] Appendix 2 - Checklist for Assessment of Nutrition,
Health and Related Claims[ pdf 68 kb ] Appendix 3 - Food Label Collection Method
(Excerpt from Food Label Monitoring Survey Phase 1 Pilot
Report- Silliker Microtech Pty Ltd Report, Canberra)[ pdf 85 kb ]
Appendix 4 - Raw data per food category
Appendix 4.1 - Dairy Products
Appendix 4.2 - Edible oils and emulsions
Appendix 4.3 - Ice Cream and Edible Ices
Appendix 4.4 - Fruit and Vegetables
Appendix 4.5 - Confectionery
Appendix 4.6 - Cereal and cereal products
Appendix 4.7 - Bread and bakery products
Appendix 4.8 - Meat and meat products
Appendix 4.9 - Fish and fish products
Appendix 4.10 - Eggs and egg products
Appendix 4.11 - Sugars, honey and related products
Appendix 4.12 - Food intended for particular dietary use
Appendix 4.13 - Non-alcoholic beverages
Appendix 4.14 - Mixed Foods[ pdf 281kb ]
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