On 7 December 2023, the Commonwealth Gazette of Australia published Notice F2023L01624 approving amendments to the requirements for sugar nutrition claims in food (Proposition P1062). The specific revisions are as follows:
(1) The condition for the food to be declared "low sugar" is that the sugar content in liquid food is <2.5g/100ml or in solid food is <5g/100g;
(2) the requirement for a food to make a "less sugar or reduced sugar" claim is that the sugar content of the product is at least 25% less than that of the reference food;
(3) the condition for the food to be declared "no added sugar" is that there is no artificial addition of any sugar, dried fruit, fruit powder, juice, fruit puree, pulp or a mixture of the above ingredients in the product;
(4) The condition for the food to be declared "no sweetener" is that the product has not added any sugars (including monosaccharides or disaccharides), strong sweeteners, etc. The announcement shall take effect as of the date of promulgation.
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