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Preservatives in Food Regulations

[Subsidiary]

SECOND SCHEDULE

[1986 Ed.

[regs. 3(1), 5 & 6.]

LABELLING OF ARTICLES OF FOOD CONTAINING PRESERVATIVE OR ANTIOXIDANT LABELLING OF PRESERVATIVES OR ANTIOXIDANTS AND STATEMENTS

ABOUT ARTICLES OF FOOD CONTAINING EXCESS AMOUNTS OF PERMITTED PRESERVATIVES

1.

The food containing preservatives to which the rules as to labelling set out in this Schedule apply are sausages, sausage meat, liquid coffee extract, liquid tea extract, pickles and sauces, and (where the proportion of benzoic acid exceeds 800 parts per million) unfermented grape juice products intended for sacramental use and any food containing antioxidant.

2. (1) Each container to which regulation 6 relates shall bear a label on which is printed clearly and conspicuously a true statement in the form of the following declaration--~~

(X)

CONTAIN(S) PRESERVATIVE(S)

(2) The declaration shall be completed by inserting at (X) the words "This" or "These" followed by the common or usual name of the food as specified in para- graph 1 of this Schedule.

(3) In the case of any unfermented grape juice product intended for sacramental use to which these regulations apply the words "and is not intended for use as a beverage" shall be added to the declaration.

3.

Where any of the said article of food contains antioxidant it shall bear a label on which is printed in relation to every added antioxidant contained therein-

(a) an accurate description of such antioxidant; and

(b) the maximum amount of such antioxidant, expressed as parts per million

(estimated by weight).

4. (1) The statement to which paragraph (6) of regulation 3(1) relates shall be printed clearly and conspicuously in the form of the following declaration-

(X)

CONTAINS

NOT MORE THAN (Y) PER CENT OF (Z)

(Y) PER CENT OF (Z)

AND IS/ARE NOT FOR RETAIL SALE

(2) The declaration shall be completed by inserting at (X) the word "This" or "These" followed by the common or usual name of the food, at (Y) in words and figures (for example, "seventy (70)"), the maximum percentage by weight, correct to the nearest whole digit, of each and every preservative present in the food and at (Z) a correct description of the preservative to which such percentage relates:

Provided that in any such declaration the words "parts per million" may be substituted for "per cent" and in any such case, the words and figures to be inserted at (Y) shall be the number of parts per million by weight of each and every pre- servative present in the food.

5. (1) Each container to which regulation 5(1) relates shall bear a label on which is printed clearly and conspicuously a true statement in the form of the following declaration-

THIS PRESERVATIVE CONTAINS

(X) PER CENT OF (Y)

(X) PER CENT OF (Y)

(2) The declaration shall be completed by inserting at (X) in words and figures, (for example, "seventy (70)"), the percentage by weight, correct to the nearest whole digit, of each and every preservative present in the substance in the container and at (Y) a correct description of the preservative to which such percentage relates:

Provided that in any such declaration the words "parts per million" may be substituted for "per cent" and in any such case the words and figures to be inserted at (X) shall be the number of parts per million by weight of each and every pre- servative present in the substance in the container.