Increased intake of fruit Reduces risk of Diet (a) claims are not and vegetables coronary heart containing permitted on – disease an increased amount of (i) fruit juice or both fruit vegetable and juice as vegetables standardised in Standard 2.6.1; or (ii) a food standardised in Standard 2.6.2; and (b) the food must contain no less than 90% fruit or vegetable by weight Reduces blood Diet low in The food must – Phytosterols, cholesterol saturated phytostanols and their fatty acids (a) meet the relevant esters conditions Diet specified in containing Columns 1 and 2 2 g of of the Table to phytosterols, clause 2 in phytostanols Standard 1.5.1; and their and esters per (b) contain a day minimum of 0.8 g total plant sterol equivalents content per serving Saturated fatty acids Reduces total blood Diet low in The food must meet cholesterol or saturated the conditions for blood LDL fatty acids making a nutrition cholesterol content claim about low saturated fatty acids Saturated and trans fatty Reduces total blood Diet low in The food must meet acids cholesterol or saturated the conditions for blood LDL and trans making a nutrition cholesterol fatty acids content claim about low saturated and trans fatty acids Sodium or salt Reduces blood Diet low in salt The food must meet pressure or sodium the conditions for making a nutrition content claim about low sodium or salt Schedule 3 Conditions for permitted general level health claims Part 1 Minerals – Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Increased intake of fruit and vegetables Reduces risk of coronary heart disease Diet containing an increased amount of both fruit and vegetables (a) claims are not permitted on – (i) fruit juice or vegetable juice as standardised in Standard 2.6.1; or (ii) a food standardised in Standard 2.6.2; and (b) the food must contain no less than 90% fruit or vegetable by weight Phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters Reduces blood cholesterol Diet low in saturated fatty acids Diet containing 2 g of phytosterols, phytostanols and their esters per day The food must – (a) meet the relevant conditions specified in Columns 1 and 2 of the Table to clause 2 in Standard 1.5.1; and (b) contain a minimum of 0.8 g total plant sterol equivalents content per serving Saturated fatty acids Reduces total blood cholesterol or blood LDL cholesterol Diet low in saturated fatty acids The food must meet the conditions for making a nutrition content claim about low saturated fatty acids Saturated and trans fatty acids Reduces total blood cholesterol or blood LDL cholesterol Diet low in saturated and trans fatty acids The food must meet the conditions for making a nutrition content claim about low saturated and trans fatty acids Sodium or salt Reduces blood pressure Diet low in salt or sodium The food must meet the conditions for making a nutrition content claim about low sodium or salt Schedule 3 Conditions for permitted general level health claims Part 1 – Minerals Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
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