Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Standard 1.3.2 - Vitamins and Minerals
This Standard regulates the addition of vitamins and minerals to foods, and the claims which can be made about the vitamin and mineral content of foods. Standards contained elsewhere in this Code also regulate claims and the addition of vitamins and minerals to specific foods, such as, the
mandatory addition of thiamin and folic acid to wheat flour for making bread (Australia only) and the mandatory replacement of non-iodised salt with iodised salt in bread in Standard 2.1.1, the addition of vitamin D to table edible oil spreads and margarine in Standard 2.4.2, formulated caffeinated
beverages in Standard 2.6.4, special purpose foods standardised in Part 2.9 and the addition of iodine to certain salt products in Standard 2.10.2.
Table of Provisions
1 Interpretation
2 Prohibition on adding vitamins and minerals to food
3 Permitted addition of vitamins and minerals to food
4 Restrictions on claims in relation to vitamin and mineral content of food
5 Claims in relation to the vitamin and mineral content of foods listed in the Table to clause 3
6 Claims in relation to the vitamin and mineral content of food
7 Claim that a food is a good source of a vitamin or mineral
8 Calculation of maximum quantity of a vitamin or mineral which may be claimed in a
reference quantity of a claimable food
9 Labelling of foods with respect to vitamin or mineral content
Standard 1.3.2 Food Standards as amended, taking into account amendments up to Food Standards (Proposal P1013 - Code Maintenance IX) Variation
Administered by: Health and Ageing
Prepared 11 Jul 2011 by Agency
Date
Prepared 11 Jul 2011
Registered 28 Jul 2011
Start Date 11 Jul 2011
