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1986 Ed.]

Preservatives in Food Regulations

[CAP. 132

"storage", in relation to food, means storage at, in or upon any farm, dock, vehicle, warehouse, fumigation chamber, cold store, or any barge or ship whilst, in either case, in the waters of Hong Kong:

"sugar" means the product usually known as sugar in commercial usage, consisting principally of sucrose;

"sweetened" means containing any added sugar or other soluble carbohydrate sweetening matter or added polyhydric alcohol or any artificial sweetener inasmuch as its use is permitted by the Food Adulteration (Artificial Sweeteners) Regulations; and

"unsweetened" shall be construed accordingly.

(2) For the purposes of these regulations, percentages and parts per million shall be calculated by weight.

(3) Any preservative specified in Column 2 of Part III of the First Schedule, if calculated as, may be used in place of, the preservative specified in relation thereto in Column 1 of Part III of that Schedule; and any reference in these regulations to any preservative specified in Column 1 of Part III of that Schedule shall be construed accordingly.

3. (1) No person shall import, manufacture for sale or sell any article of food which contains any preservative or antioxidant:

Provided that-

(a) any specified food may contain the permitted preservative of the description and in the proportion specified in relation thereto in Columns 2 and 3 respectively of Part I of the First Schedule;

(b) any specified food and any food intended for use in the preparation of a specified food (but excluding fruit and fruit pulp containing sulphur dioxide and intended for manufacturing purposes and any pre-packed food) may, on importation into Hong Kong on a sale other than a retail sale or on consignment or delivery pursuant to such a sale, contain permitted preservative of a description appropriate to the specified food in accordance with Parts I and III of the First Schedule in any proportion if the seller gives to the importer on or before importation or to the buyer on or before sale a document containing an accurate statement of the description and the maximum quantity of all such preservative present in the food in the form specified in the rules set out in the Second Schedule;

(c) any specified food in relation to which 2 or more permitted preservatives are specified in Part I of the First Schedule may contain an admixture of those preservatives as follows--

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Restrictions in relation to the sale, etc. of food containing preservative or antioxidant. [cf S.L 1962/1532, r. 3.)

First Schedule.

10 of 1986, s. 32(2).

Second Schedule.

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