to Standard 1.5.2 Food Produced Using Gene Genetically modified foods -Refer – Technology to Standard 1.5.3 Irradiation of Food Irradiated foods -Refer – to Standard 1.2.3 Mandatory Warning and Advisory Statements Royal jelly -Refer – and Declarations . to Standard 2.2.1 Meat and Certain fish, meat and meat products, and offal -Refer – Meat Products, and Standard 2.2.3 Fish and Fish Products – to Standard 2.6.3 Kava Kava -Refer – Information that must be provided if requested by the customer There is also some basic information that you need to either provide if asked by the customer, or display with the food: to Standard 1.2.2 Food Identification Requirements Name of the food -Refer – to Standard 1.2.3 Mandatory Warning Declaration of allergenic substances -Refer – and Advisory Statements and Declarations to clause 2 of Standard 1.2.3 for further information Advisory statements -Refer to Standard 1.2.8 Nutrition Information Nutrition information panels -Refer – Requirements Providing information voluntarily Despite the exemption from a number of the labelling requirements, you may still decide to voluntarily label your food for fund raising events. In addition to the information that must be provided (as outlined above), you may also choose to provide additional information that would be useful to your customers, such as a list of ingredients, a contact name and address and a best-before date. Further Information on Labelling Requirements The name of the food must either be displayed with the food or provided to the consumer if they request it. to Standard 1.2.2 Food Identification Requirement – Directions for use and/or storage of the food The directions for use and/or storage of the food must be provided if required for health or safety reasons. An example is at or below 4 This information must be ‘keep refrigerated º C’. included on the label of packaged foods, or accompanying unpackaged foods. Refer to Standard 1.2.6 Directions for Use and Storage. – Contact details, ingredient list, expiry date There is no mandatory requirement to provide the contact details of the supplier of the food, an ingredient list (except for any ingredients required to be declared as listed in the section below), or an expiry date (such as a or you may choose ‘best before’ ‘use by’ date), however to voluntarily provide this information.
Genetically modified foods -Refer to Standard 1.5.2 – Food Produced Using Gene Technology Irradiated foods -Refer to Standard 1.5.3 – Irradiation of Food Royal jelly -Refer to Standard 1.2.3 – Mandatory Warning and Advisory Statements and Declarations . Certain fish, meat and meat products, and offal -Refer to Standard 2.2.1 – Meat and Meat Products, and Standard 2.2.3 – Fish and Fish Products Kava -Refer to Standard 2.6.3 – Kava Information that must be provided if requested by the customer There is also some basic information that you need to either provide if asked by the customer, or display with the food: Name of the food -Refer to Standard 1.2.2 – Food Identification Requirements Declaration of allergenic substances -Refer to Standard 1.2.3 – Mandatory Warning and Advisory Statements and Declarations Advisory statements -Refer to clause 2 of Standard 1.2.3 for further information Nutrition information panels -Refer to Standard 1.2.8 – Nutrition Information Requirements Providing information voluntarily Despite the exemption from a number of the labelling requirements, you may still decide to voluntarily label your food for fund raising events. In addition to the information that must be provided (as outlined above), you may also choose to provide additional information that would be useful to your customers, such as a list of ingredients, a contact name and address and a best-before date. Further Information on Labelling Requirements The name of the food must either be displayed with the food or provided to the consumer if they request it. to Standard 1.2.2 – Food Identification Requirement Directions for use and/or storage of the food The directions for use and/or storage of the food must be provided if required for health or safety reasons. An example is ‘keep refrigerated at or below 4 º C’. This information must be included on the label of packaged foods, or accompanying unpackaged foods. Refer to Standard 1.2.6 – Directions for Use and Storage. Contact details, ingredient list, expiry date There is no mandatory requirement to provide the contact details of the supplier of the food, an ingredient list (except for any ingredients required to be declared as listed in the section below), or an expiry date (such as a ‘best before’ or ‘use by’ date), however you may choose to voluntarily provide this information.
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