1987 Ed.] Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) [CAP. 132 Regulations
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Tenderized meat.
(a) Every container containing tenderized meat shall be clearly and legibly marked with the words "TENDERIZED MEAT" in capital letters and the Chinese characters (加工製嫩肉類)
(b) In the case of tenderized meat which is not made up in or on a container, a label or ticket clearly and legibly marked with the words "TENDERIZED MEAT" in capital letters and the Chinese characters (加工製嫩肉類) shall be affixed or attached to that meat.
[Subsidiary]
L.N. 116/70.
THIRD SCHEDULE
MARKING AND LABELLING OF PREPACKAGED FOODS
[reg. 4A.]
L.N. 222/85.
1. (1) Prepackaged food shall be legibly marked or labelled with its name or designation.
(2) The name or designation shall not be false, misleading or deceptive in any respect as to the nature of the food.
(3) If any brand name, including any fancy name, or any trade mark would be likely to mislead a purchaser in any respect as to the nature of the food, such name or mark shall be immediately followed by the word "Brand" or the letters "TM", as appropriate, printed in legible letters or characters of not less than 3 mm in height.
(4) Any customary or traditional name in use in Hong Kong before the commencement of these regulations and indicative of a particular food may continue to be used as the name of that food, unless and until the Authority by notice in the Gazette prohibits such use.
(5) Where a purchaser could be misled by the omission of an indication-
(a) that a food is powdered or is in any other physical condition; or
(b) that a food has been dried, freeze-dried, frozen, concentrated or smoked, or has been subjected to any other treatment,
the name of the food shall include or be accompanied by such an indication.
2. (1) Prepackaged food shall be marked or labelled with a list of ingredients, headed or preceded by an appropriate heading consisting of or including the word "ingredients".
(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), the ingredients (other than water if it constitutes less than 5% by volume of the food) shall be listed in descending order of weight or volume determined as at the time of their use when the food was packaged.
(3) In the case of an ingredient which is used in a food in concentrated or dehydrated form and which is reconstituted during preparation of the food for consumption, the weight or volume used in determining the order of the list of ingredients may be the weight or volume of the ingredient before concentration or dehydration.
(4) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (3), where a food is in concentrated or dehydrated form and is intended to be reconstituted by the addition of water, its ingredients may be listed in descending order of their weight or volume in the food when reconstituted as directed, if the heading of the list of ingredients includes or is accompanied by the words "ingredients of the reconstituted product" or "ingredients of the ready to use product" or by some other indication to similar effect.
(5) Subject to section 58 of the Ordinance and unless the Authority otherwise allows in any particular case, an additive constituting one of the ingredients of a food shall be listed by its specific name or by the appropriate category or by both name and category.
(6) The categories of additive for the purpose of sub-paragraph (5) are-
Acid
Acidity regulator
Anti-caking agent
Anti-foaming agent
Name or designation.
List of ingredients.
1987 Ed.] Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) [CAP. 132 Regulations
W 11
છે.
Tenderized meat.
(a) Every container containing tenderized meat shall be clearly and legibly marked with the words "TENDERIZED MEAT” in capital letters and the Chinese characters(加工製嫩肉類)
(b) In the case of tenderized meat which is not made up in or on a container, a label or ticket clearly and legibly marked with the words "TENDERIZED MEAT" in capital letters and the Chinese characters (INDAS) shall be affixed or attached to that meat.
[Subsidiary]
L.N. 116/70.
THIRD SCHEDULE
MARKING AND LABELLING OF PREPACKAGED FOODS
[reg. 4A.]
L.N. 222/85.
1. (1) Prepackaged food shall be legibly marked or labelled with its name or designation.
(2) The name or designation shall not be false, misleading or deceptive in any respect as to the nature of the food.
(3) If any brand name, including any fancy name, or any trade mark would be likely to mislead a purchaser in any respect as to the nature of the food, such name or mark shall be immediately followed by the word "Brand" or the letters "TM", as appropriate, printed in legible letters or characters of not less than 3 mm in height.
(4) Any customary or traditional name in use in Hong Kong before the commencement of these regulations and indicative of a particular food may continue to be used as the name of that food, unless and until the Authority by notice in the Gazette prohibits such use.
(5) Where a purchaser could be misled by the omission of an indication- (a) that a food is powdered or is in any other physical condition; or
(b) that a food has been dried, freeze-dried, frozen, concentrated or smoked, or
has been subjected to any other treatment,
the name of the food shall include or be accompanied by such an indication.
2. (1) Prepackaged food shall be marked or labelled with a list of ingredients, headed or preceded by an appropriate heading consisting of or including the word "ingredients".
(2) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), the ingredients (other than water if it constitutes less than 5% by volume of the food) shall be listed in descending order of weight or volume determined as at the time of their use when the food was packaged.
(3) In the case of an ingredient which is used in a food in concentrated or dehydrated form and which is reconstituted during preparation of the food for consumption, the weight or volume used in determining the order of the list of ingredients may be the weight or volume of the ingredient before concentration or dehydration.
(4) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (3), where a food is in concentrated or dehydrated form and is intended to be reconstituted by the addition of water, its ingredients may be listed in descending order of their weight or volume in the food when reconstituted as directed, if the heading of the list of ingredients includes or is accompanied by the words "ingredients of the reconstituted product" or "ingredients of the ready to use product" or by some other indication to similar effect.
(5) Subject to section 58 of the Ordinance and unless the Authority otherwise allows in any particular case, an additive constituting one of the ingredients of a food shall be listed by its specific name or by the appropriate category or by both name and category.
(6) The categories of additive for the purpose of sub-paragraph (5) are-
Acid
Acidity regulator
Anti-caking agent Anti-foaming agent
Name or designation.
List of ingredients.
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