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[Subsidiary]

List of ingredients of exempt food.

Indication of minimum durability.

Statement of special conditions for storage or instructions for use.

Name and address of manufacturer of packer.

CAP. 132] Food and Drugs (Composition and Labelling) [1987 Ed. Regulations

Antioxidant

Artificial sweetener Colour

Emulsifier

Emulsifying salt

Flavour enhancer

Flavouring

Flour improver

Gelling agent

Glazing agent

Modified starch Preservative

Raising agent Stabilizer Thickener.

3.

If any prepackaged food is marked or labelled with a list of ingredients notwithstanding that it is exempted from the requirements of paragraph 2, such list shall conform in all respects with the requirements of this Schedule.

4. (1) Prepackaged food shall be legibly marked or labelled with an indication of its minimum durability.

(2) The minimum durability shall be indicated by---

(a) the words "best before", "sell by", "sell before", "consume by", "consume before" or some similar words in both the English and Chinese languages followed by the date up to and including which the food can reasonably be expected to retain its specific properties if properly stored; and

(b) a statement of any storage conditions which need to be observed if the food is to retain its specific properties until that date.

(3) The date in the indication of minimum durability shall be shown either in Arabic numerals or in both the Chinese and English languages and shall be expressed in terms of a day, month and year, in that order, except that-

(a) in the case of a food which can reasonably be expected to retain its specific properties for not more than 3 months, the date may be expressed in terms of a day and month, in that order;

(b) in the case of a food which can reasonably be expected to retain its specific properties for more than 3 but not more than 18 months, the date may be expressed in terms of a month and a year in that order, preceded by the word "end".

(4) The date up to and including which a food can reasonably be expected to retain its specific properties if properly stored may appear on the labelling of a food separately from the words immediately preceding the date, provided that those words are followed by a reference to the place where the date appears.

5. (1) Where special conditions are required for the storage of a prepackaged food, a statement of such conditions shall be legibly marked or labelled on the food.

(2) Where special instructions are needed in order that appropriate use may be made of a prepackaged food, such instructions shall be legibly marked or labelled on the food.

(3) Any statement or instructions marked or labelled on food under this paragraph shall conform so far as possible with other requirements of this Schedule.

6. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) or (3), prepackaged food shall be legibly marked or labelled with the full name or business name and the full address or details of the registered or principal office of the manufacturer or packer.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply to prepackaged food if— (a) it is marked or labelled with-

(i) an indication of its country of origin;