l..N. 82 or 199)

l..N. 82 or 199)

fOOV. DRUCS AN D DRlNKL'IIG WATER ACT

(CA P. 231 )

IN exercise of powers confe rred by section 12 of the Food. Drugs

and Drinking Water Act, the Mini ster for Home Affairs and Social

Develo pmcnl , on the advice o f the Food Standa rds Board, has made the

following regu lations

I . These regulations may be ci ted as the Dried Bea ns (Labe lling)

- _ . . . . .. Regulations, 1993, and shall come into force on the hi J anuary. 1994.

I n these regulations, uo le» the COIlItJ<1 o lMrwise rcquir<:S -

Mdricd beans~ includes all types of dried beans of the

P"lUoIclU $pC:ci<:$, whether ooloo red or nOI, which are known w

contain substances called lectins, which QOCIIf nat urall y in the

beall$.

(I) No prepacked dried beans may be sold for human

consumption unl ess tile oontaiocr or package the reof carries a lable

SIDlin g Iht following:-

" IMPORTANT INSTRu c n O NS

To ma ke the beans safe 10 eal it is impoTlant to follow

these instructions

BE FORE cooki ng or eating the beans

( I) Soak beans for a minimum of five 11o\Irs;

(2) I'oor away the water ;

(3) Soil the beans vigorously in fresh water for

atleaSl 10 minutes;

TH E N fo llow your recipe.".

(2) The words on the label may either be in the Malteseor in

the English language only.

Whereve r loose dried bean s. other than prepac ked dried

beans. are sold or kept for sale. tller~ shall be displayed nea rby a notice

bearing the in fonn at ion referred to in regulation 3 or these regulations.

Such notice shall be in both the Maltese and English languages. and

~an be prominencly displayed in such manner as lobe easily vicwed by

the customcr at the time of the purchase of ~uch dried bean~ .

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