The FVNL % for canned vegetables The existing Characterising Ingredients and legumes is on as sold, while and Components of Standard 1.2.10 of the compositional data for these The Guide for the Australia and New Zealand Food products is based on as consumed Industry to the Standards Code which is referred to in (drained). Whilst this is consistent HSR the Guide for Industry to the HSR with the Food Standards Code Calculator was Calculator, was written purely for the characterising ingredient % Accepted: application updated 2014-5 16-Sep-14 31-Oct-14 purpose of product labelling and does calculation, it hinders the HSR that is deemed an anomaly. accordingly not support the purpose and intent of can be achieved and does not reflect and uploaded the HSR system. The HSRAC has what is consumed. There is a to the HSR determined that it is appropriate to significant difference in the FVNL % website on provide an exemption to adopting this between as sold (52% - 62%) versus 3 March 2015. calculation method when determining as consumed (drained) (approx. 90%) the HSR. and consequent modifying points. The HSR Calculator some The HSR Calculator has been dairy foods at the lower end of “core” technically developed to rate the the rating scale. In contrast some nutritional quality of the product within nutrient poor, energy dense product categories. The categories foods: cakes, biscuits, “discretionary” Rejected: application have been developed in order to support chips, jelly, and icy poles are scoring No further 2014-6 13-Oct-14 31-Oct-14 is deemed not an the recommendations of the ADG. 3 to 5 stars. This is contrary to the action. anomaly. Discretionary foods are allowed as part ADG and misleads consumers as to of the ADG, and as the HSR system the healthiness of foods when does not promote volumes or food comparing between foods consumption frequency this issue is not particularly between dairy “core” deemed to contradict the ADG. foods and foods. “discretionary”
2014-5 16-Sep-14 The FVNL % for canned vegetables and legumes is on as sold, while the compositional data for these products is based on as consumed (drained). Whilst this is consistent with the Food Standards Code characterising ingredient % calculation, it hinders the HSR that can be achieved and does not reflect what is consumed. There is a significant difference in the FVNL % between as sold (52% - 62%) versus as consumed (drained) (approx. 90%) and consequent modifying points. 31-Oct-14 Accepted: application is deemed an anomaly. The existing Characterising Ingredients and Components of Standard 1.2.10 of the Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Code which is referred to in the Guide for Industry to the HSR Calculator, was written purely for the purpose of product labelling and does not support the purpose and intent of the HSR system. The HSRAC has determined that it is appropriate to provide an exemption to adopting this calculation method when determining the HSR. The Guide for Industry to the HSR Calculator was updated accordingly and uploaded to the HSR website on 3 March 2015. 2014-6 13-Oct-14 The HSR Calculator some “core” dairy foods at the lower end of the rating scale. In contrast some nutrient poor, energy dense “discretionary” foods: cakes, biscuits, chips, jelly, and icy poles are scoring 3 to 5 stars. This is contrary to the ADG and misleads consumers as to the healthiness of foods when comparing between foods particularly between “core” dairy foods and “discretionary” foods. 31-Oct-14 Rejected: application is deemed not an anomaly. The HSR Calculator has been technically developed to rate the nutritional quality of the product within product categories. The categories have been developed in order to support the recommendations of the ADG. Discretionary foods are allowed as part of the ADG, and as the HSR system does not promote volumes or food consumption frequency this issue is not deemed to contradict the ADG. No further action.