The Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand gives notice of the making of this variation under section 92 of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991.  The variation commences on the date specified in clause 3 of this variation.

Dated 30 July 2025

Matthew O’Mullane, General Manager, Food Safety 

Delegate of the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand

1 Name

This instrument is the Food Standards (Proposal P1049 – Carbohydrate and sugar claims on alcoholic beverages) Variation.

2 Variation to a Standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

The Schedule varies a Standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

3 Commencement

The variation commences on the date of gazettal.

Schedule

Standard 1.2.7—Nutrition, health and related claims

[1] Section 1.2.7—4

 Repeal the section, substitute:

1.2.7—4 Restrictions on nutrition content claims and health claims about certain foods

 (1) A nutrition content claim or *health claim must not be made about:

 (a) kava; or

 (b) an infant formula product; or

 (c) a food that contains more than 1.15% alcohol by volume, other than a nutrition content claim about any of the following:

  (i) salt or sodium content of a food that is not a beverage;

 (ii) carbohydrate content;

 (iii) energy content;

 (iv) gluten content;

 (v) sugar or sugars content.

 Note Section 1.4.4—7 proscribes health claims and nutrition content claims in relation to cannabidiol in hemp food products.

 (2) A nutrition content claim about a food that contains more than 1.15% alcohol by volume must not name or refer to:

 (a) a component of carbohydrate other than sugar or sugars; or

 (b) individually named sugars.

 Example A nutrition content claim that refers to fructose is not permitted.