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Prepackaged and prepared foods – New Zealand

Official title

Proposal P1067 — Health Star Rating System 1st Call for Submissions and supporting documents

New Zealand issued an addendum on 20 May 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/NZL/153. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 19 May 2026. The comment period closed on 11 July 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Imported and domestically produced packaged foods for retail sale in Australia and New Zealand that are required to bear a label, subject to certain exemptions and prohibitions

Notifying member
New Zealand
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Consumer information, labelling
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/NZL/153Latest notice: G/TBT/N/NZL/153/Add.1
ICS classification
  • 67.230 Prepackaged and prepared foods
Keywords
Food standards, Labelling

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 11 July 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

How to comment

The comment period closed on 11 July 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/NZL/153/Add.1; it can take them up with New Zealand.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/NZL/153/Add.1⁩, 20 May 2026)

Proposal P1067 — Health Star Rating System 1st Call for Submissions and supporting documents

The original notification incorrectly identified the final date for comments as 18 July. This addendum corrects that date. The final date for comments is now 11 July.

The proposal considers whether the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) should be amended to require foods for sale in Australia and New Zealand to display a Health Star Rating (HSR) symbol. This 1st Call for Submissions outlines FSANZ’s assessment, key conclusions and proposed regulatory approaches. Proposed approaches include: requiring the HSR symbol to be displayed on the front-of-pack of most packaged foods for retail sale where a nutrition information panel is required, subject to specified exemptions and prohibitions; standardising the HSR symbol design and location; requiring the HSR to be calculated using a prescribed algorithm. FSANZ is seeking stakeholder views to inform whether FSANZ should proceed to preparing a draft variation to amend the Code.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/NZL/153/Add.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 11 July 2026

    Proposal P1067 — Health Star Rating System 1st Call for Submissions and supporting documents

    The original notification incorrectly identified the final date for comments as 18 July. This addendum corrects that date. The final date for comments is now 11 July.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/NZL/153

    Comment deadline: Closed on 18 July 2026

    Proposal P1067 — Health Star Rating System 1st Call for Submissions and supporting documents

    The proposal considers whether the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) should be amended to require foods for sale in Australia and New Zealand to display a Health Star Rating (HSR) symbol. This 1st Call for Submissions outlines FSANZ’s assessment, key conclusions and proposed regulatory approaches. Proposed approaches include: requiring the HSR symbol to be displayed on the front-of-pack of most packaged foods for retail sale where a nutrition information panel is required, subject to specified exemptions and prohibitions; standardising the HSR symbol design and location; requiring the HSR to be calculated using a prescribed algorithm. FSANZ is seeking stakeholder views to inform whether FSANZ should proceed to preparing a draft variation to amend the Code.

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