Standard 2.7.1 - Labelling of Alcoholic Beverages

Issue1241Standard2.7.1STANDARD2.7.1LABELLINGOFALCOHOLICBEVERAGESANDFOODCONTAININGALCOHOLPurposeThisStandardprovideslabellingrequirementsforalcoholicbeveragesandfoodcontainingalcohol.TableofProvisions1Interpretation2Declarationofalcoholbyvolume3Standarddrinklabelling4Representationsoflowalcohol5Representationsof‘non-intoxicating’6Foodcontainingalcoholnottoberepresentedasnon-alcoholicClauses1InterpretationInthisStandard–standarddrinkmeanstheamountofabeveragewhichcontains10gramsofethanol,measuredat20C.2Declarationofalcoholbyvolume(1)Thelabelonapackageoffoodlistedincolumn1oftheTabletothissubclausemustincludeastatementofthealcoholcontentinthecorrespondingformspecifiedincolumn2.Tabletosubclause2(1)Column1Column2Food,includingalcoholicbeverages,containingmorethan1.15%alcoholbyvolumeExpressedinmL/100gormL/100mLorX%ALCOHOLBYVOLUMEorwordsandexpressionsofthesameorsimilareffectAlcoholicbeveragescontaining1.15%orlessalcoholbyvolumeBeveragescontaining0.5%ormore,butlessthan1.15%,alcoholbyvolume‘CONTAINSNOTMORETHANX%ALCOHOLBYVOLUME’orwordsandexpressionsofthesameorsimilareffect(2)Thestatementrequiredbysubclause(1)must,forthefoodsspecifiedincolumn1oftheTabletothissubclause,beaccuratetowithinthelimitsspecifiedincolumn2.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2011C00588Issue1242Standard2.7.1Tabletosubclause2(2)Column1Column2Beer,ciderandperry0.3%alc/volSpirits,liqueurs,fortifiedwine,fortifiedfruitorvegetablewine,andallotheralcoholicbeveragescontainingmorethan1.15%alcoholbyvolume0.5%alc/volWineandfruitwine(includingsparklingforms),andwineproductsandfruitorvegetablewineproductscontainingmorethan6.5%alcoholbyvolume1.5%alc/vol3Standarddrinklabelling(1)Subjecttosubclause(2),thelabelonapackageofabeverageorafoodcapableofbeingconsumedasabeverage,whichcontainsmorethan0.5%alcoholbyvolume,measuredat20C,mustincludeastatementoftheapproximatenumberofstandarddrinksinthepackage-(a)inthecaseofpackagescontaining10orlessstandarddrinks,accuratetothefirstdecimalplace;or(b)inthecaseofpackagescontainingmorethan10standarddrinks,accuratetothenearestwholenumberofstandarddrinks.(2)Subclause(1)doesnotapplytobeveragespackagedpriorto20December2002.Examples:Forthepurposesofsubclause3(1)thefollowingexamplesareprovided.Fora750mLbottleof12.5%wine:‘CONTAINSAPPROXIMATELY7.4STANDARDDRINKS’Fora750mLbottleof37%spirit:‘CONTAINSAPPROXIMATELY22STANDARDDRINKS’Fora375mLcanof4.9%beer:‘CONTAINSAPPROXIMATELY1.4STANDARDDRINKS’4RepresentationsoflowalcoholAnalcoholicbeveragewhichcontainsmorethan1.15%alcoholbyvolumemustnotberepresentedasalowalcoholbeverage.5Representationsof‘non-intoxicating’Thelabelonapackageofabeveragecontainingmorethan0.5%alcoholbyvolumemustnotincludethewords‘nonintoxicating’orwordsofsimilarmeaning.6Foodcontainingalcoholnottoberepresentedasnon-alcoholicFoodcontainingalcoholmustnotberepresentedinaformwhichexpresslyorbyimplicationsuggeststhattheproductisanon-alcoholicconfectionornon-alcoholicbeverage.FederalRegisterofLegislativeInstrumentsF2011C00588