Claim Type Code

Attribute Name: claimTypeCode

Data Type:	Max Length: 80
Repeatable: Yes	Code List: Yes
AVP: No	TPD: No
Applies to: Base Unit
NPC Xpress Attribute: Containment
Last Modified: 30/8/2023

Attribute Name:
claimTypeCode
Max Length: 80
Repeatable: Yes
Code List: Yes
Applies to: Base Unit
AVP: No
TPD: No
NPC Xpress Attribute: Containment
Last Modified: 30/8/2023

Description:

A code depicting the degree to which a trade item contains a specific nutrient or ingredient in relation to a health claim for example FREE_FROM.

Example:

Claim Type Code: FREE_FROM

Claim Element Code: FIBRE

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Repeatable as a group.
Claim Type Code and Claim Element Code must be provided together
Provide data for the consumer unit only

Code	Code Description
ADDED	A claim stating that a substance (e.g. sugar) has been added to a food.
CONTAINS	A claim that a food contains the ingredient/nutrition/etc specified in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Note the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations.
DECAFFEINATED	Indicates most or all of the caffeine is removed from the product.
ENRICHED_WITH	A claim that a food is enriched with the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Enriched means adding back (to original levels) nutrients that were lost during food processing. e.g., Adding back certain B-vitamins lost in processing wheat to make white flour. Note the amount that determines enrichment is based on target market regulations.
EXCELLENT_SOURCE_OF	The claim made is the trade item is an "Excellent Source of" the element specified. This is determined by any regulatory bodies what "Excellent" means or is just a marketing claim.
EXCESS	A claim stating the specified element is in excess of some set value either by the manufacturer or according to local regulations.
EXTRA_LEAN	The item is considered to be extra lean. USFDA criteria of this term can be found in 21 CFR at www.fda.gov.
FORTIFIED	A claim that a food is fortified with the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Fortified means adding vitamins or minerals to a food that weren't originally present in the food. This is often do for ""Nutrition Policy"", to ensure a population has a sufficient intake of an essential nutrient. Some foods ""may"" be voluntarily fortified; for others, fortification is mandatory. e.g., Adding vitamin D to milk. Note the amount that determines fortified is based on target market regulations.
FREE_FROM	A claim that a food is free from specific ingredient/nutrition/etc.in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Note the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations.
FRESH	The item is considered to be fresh.USFDA criteria of this term can be found in 21 CFR at www.fda.gov.
FROZEN	A product is frozen, for a longer shelf-life or preserved by freezing temperature and does not include any surface freezing that may occur during holding and transportation.
GOOD_SOURCE_OF	The claim made is the trade item is a "Good Source of" the element specified. This is determined by any regulatory bodies what "Good" means or is just a marketing claim.
GROWN_WITHOUT	A claim stating that a substance (e.g. herbicide) has not been used in the process of growing fruits, vegetables, plants or flowers.
GUARANTEED_FREE_FROM	A claim that a food is regularly analysed to guarantee that the product is free from the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode.
GUARANTEED_SOURCE_OF	A claim that a food is regularly analysed to guarantee that the product contains the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode.
HEALTHY	The item is claimed to be healthy. USFDA criteria of this term can be found in 21 CFR at www.fda.gov.
HIGH	A claim that a food is high in specific ingredient/nutrition/etc. and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations. In the case of foods naturally high in specific ingredient/nutrition/etc., the term "naturally" may be used as a prefix to this claim.
HIGH_POTENCY	Item is considered to be High Potency. USFDA criteria of this term can be found in 21 CFR at www.fda.gov.
HUMAN_GRADE	A product that is suitable for consumption by a human.
INCREASED	A claim that a food is increased specific ingredient/nutrition/etc. and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations. In the case of foods naturally increased amount specific ingredient/nutrition/etc.in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode, the term "naturally" may be used as a prefix to this claim.
LEAN	The item is considered to be lean. USFDA criteria of this term can be found in 21 CFR at www.fda.gov.
LIGHT_LITE	A claim stating that a product is "light" or "lite", and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, shall follow the same conditions as those set for the term "reduced"; the claim shall also be accompanied by an indication of the characteristic(s) which make the food "light" or "lite".
LIMITED_INGREDIENTS	A product formulated with a minimal number of ingredients.
LOW	A claim that a food is low in specific ingredient/nutrition/etc in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations.
MADE_IN_FACILITY_FREE_FROM	Trade item is made in a facility that is free from a specified element. This usually is regulated in a market by an authority. Please refer to the regulation specific to your market.
MADE_WITH	A claim that a food is made with specific ingredient/nutrition/etc. and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains the amount that determines containment is based on target market regulations.
MADE_WITH_100_PERCENT	A product that is 100% of a specific nutritional claim nutrient element.
MADE_WITH_FRESH	Food that is made with fresh ingredient that has never been frozen and it is raw, uncooked, unprocessed and not preserved.
MADE_WITH_FRESH_AND_FROZEN	Food that is made of both fresh and previously frozen ingredient.
MADE_WITH_FROZEN	Food that is made with previously frozen ingredients.
MADE_WITH_MINCED	Food that is made with mechanically recovered flesh which may include blood, pigments, skin, and membrane particles, bones, and other material. It may be formed into large frozen blocks which are cut to make value-added products. It is usually used for formed fish products e.g., (breaded) fingers, nuggets or balls, fish cakes or surimi.
MADE_WITH_NATURAL	A claim describing the product is made with some natural element.
MADE_WITH_ORGANIC	A claim the trade item is made with organic ingredients defined in nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode
MADE_WITH_PASTEURIZED	A food product that is made with specified ingredient which is pasteurized.
MADE_WITH_UNPASTEURIZED_OR_RAW	A food product that is made with specified ingredient which is not pasteurized or it is raw.
MAY_CONTAIN	The claim to state the product may contain some element.
MAY_HAVE	The claim to state the product may have some descriptive element.
NATURAL	A claim that a food product does not contain synthetic or artificial ingredients. Note the definition of natural is based on target market regulations.
NATURAL_SOURCE_OF	A claim that a food is a natural source of the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Note the amount that determines if the product is a significant source of a given substance is based on target market regulations.
NO_ADDED	A claim that the manufacturer has not added the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode.
NON_ALCOHOLIC	A claim that a food contains no alcohol. Note the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations.
PACKED_IN	A claim the trade item is packed in something defined in nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Example Juice
PREVIOUSLY_FROZEN	Meat, poultry, or fish that has been frozen and thawed prior to sale.
PURE	A claim that a food is Pure for a specific ingredient/etc. in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode or the trade item itself. Note the determination a product/ingredient is "Pure" is based on target market regulations.
RAISED_WITHOUT	A claim the trade item is raised without any of an element defined in nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode
REAL	A claim that a food contains "Real" not imitation, specific ingredient/trade item/etc.in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode or the trade item itself. Note the determination that a ingredient/trade item is "Real" is based on target market regulations.
REDUCED_LESS	A claim that a food has a reduced amount of the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode. Note the amount that determines a reduced amount is based on target market regulations.
SOURCE_OF	A claim that a food is a source of the substance in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode . Note the amount that determines containment is based on target market regulations.
SWEETENED_WITH	A claim that a food is sweetened with a specific ingredient/nutrition/etc. and any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations.
UNSALTED	Without salt (sodium chloride). Salt has not been added.
UNSWEETENED	Without sugar or a similar substance having been added
VEGAN	Indicates the product is free of animal products: no meat, milk, eggs, wool, leather, and so forth.
VERY_LOW	A claim that a food is very low in specific ingredient/nutrition/etc in the nutritionalClaimNutrientElementCode Any claim likely to have the same meaning for the consumer, may only be made where the product contains the amount that determines containment or lack of containment is based on target market regulations.
WITHOUT	The claim to state the product is without some element.

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