Queensland Consolidated Acts

FOOD ACT 2006 - SECT 164E

164E Requirement to display nutritional information

(1) This section applies to a standard food outlet of a prescribed licensable food business.

(2) The proprietor of the standard food outlet must ensure that—

(a) the following nutritional information is displayed for standard food items sold at the outlet—

(i) the average energy content of the standard food items, expressed in kilojoules, and an average energy intake statement;

(ii) other nutritional information prescribed by regulation; and

(b) the nutritional information is worked out in the way prescribed by regulation; and

(c) the nutritional information is displayed in the way and at the places prescribed by regulation.

(3) A person must not intentionally contravene subsection (2) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.

(4) A person must not contravene subsection (2) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(5) For subsection (2) (b) , a regulation may prescribe the way in which nutritional information is worked out by applying, adopting or incorporating a provision of the food standards code.

(6) In this section—

"average energy intake statement" means a statement about the average adult daily energy intake prescribed by regulation.

"prescribed licensable food business" means a licensable food business prescribed by regulation.