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CAP. 139]

Poultry (Slaughtering for Export) Regulations.

(1970 Ed.

[Subsidiary]

Labels.

compartments in a poultry export factory found to be unclean, unhygienic or otherwise to contravene these regulations.

(3) No person, other than an inspector, shall-

(a) alter;

(b) tamper with; or

(c) remove,

a tag, seal or other device used by an inspector in accordance with paragraph (1) or (2).

108. (1) Every wrapper, can or container in which there is a carcass or poultry product shall, at the time of removal from the poultry export factory, bear an appropriate label, the design, form and use of which has been approved by the Director.

(2) No person shall use a label other than for a purpose for which the use thereof has been approved by the Director under paragraph (1).

(3) The label shall-

(a) be durable, and clearly printed in block capital letters and figures, or, where applicable, in easily legible characters;

(b) securely affixed to the wrapper, can or container;

(c) unless the Director otherwise authorizes be in the English language;

(d) specify-

(i) the nature and the common name or usual description of the carcass or poultry product;

(ii) the ingredients, if any, and the proportions thereof, added to, or used in the processing of the carcass or poultry product;

(iii) the net weight of the carcass or poultry product; and

(e) bear an inspection mark applied under regulation 105.

(4) In the case of a carcass or poultry product which is individually wrapped or packed, the net weight of such carcass or product may include the weight of the individual wrapper or container not exceeding three drachms.

(5) Without prejudice to paragraph (1), every can containing a carcass or poultry product shall, immediately after canning, be permanently marked in such manner as the Director may approve, so as to indicate clearly the precise nature of the contents of the can and the date of canning.

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