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CAP. 132]

Preservatives in Food Regulations

[Subsidiary]

[1986 Ed.

(Cap. 109.)

First Schedule.

"preparation", in relation to food, includes manufacture and any form of treatment; and "preparation for sale" includes packag- ing;

"retail sale" and "sale by retail" mean respectively any sale to a person buying otherwise than for the purpose of re-sale, but does not include a sale to a caterer for the purposes of his catering business, or a sale to a manufacturer for the purposes of his manufacturing business;

"sell" includes offer or expose for sale or have in possession for sale;

"soft drink" means any liquid suitable or intended for use, either without or after dilution, as drink for human consumption; and includes

(a) any fruit juice drink, and any fruit squash, crush or cordial;

(b) soda-water, Indian or quinine tonic water, and any artifi- cially carbonated water whether flavoured or unflavoured;

(c) ginger beer and any herbal or botanical beverage; but does

not include

(i) water (except as aforesaid);

(ii) water from natural springs, either in its natural state or with added mineral substances;

(iii) fruit juice, sweetened or unsweetened, whether concentrated (or frozen) or not;

(iv) milk or any preparation of milk;

(v) tea, Chinese herb tea, coffee, dandelion coffee, cocoa or chocolate or any preparation of tea, Chinese herb tea, coffee, dandelion coffee, cocoa or chocolate;

(vi) any egg product;

(vii) any cereal product except-

(aa) flavoured barley-water and liquid products used

in the preparation of barley-water; and

(bb) cereal products containing alcohol that are not intoxicating liquor as defined in accordance with Dutiable Commodities Ordinance;

(viii) meat, yeast or vegetable extracts, soup or soup mixtures, or any similar products;

(ix) tomato or other vegetable juices, or any prepara- tion of any such juice or juices;

(x) intoxicating liquor as defined in the Dutiable Com- modities Ordinance;

(xi) any other unsweetened drink except soda-water. For the purposes of this definition a product shall not be deemed not to be a soft drink by reason only of the fact that it is capable of being used as a medicine;

"specified food" means any food specified in Column 1 of Parts I

and II of the First Schedule;