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Regulations, 2004
Table of Provisions (23)
Statutory Text (23 Articles)
L.N. 483 of 2004
FOOD SAFETY ACT
(CAP. 449)
Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs
Regulations, 2004
IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 10 of the Food Safety
Act, the Minister of Health, the Elderly and Community Care has made
the following regulations>
1 The title of these regulations is the Labelling, Presentation Citation and
commencement.
and Advertising of Foodstuffs Regulations, 2004 and shall they enter
into force on the 25 th November, 2004, provided that>
1.1.1 products which do not comply with the provisions of these
regulations, but which comply with the provisions of the Labelling,
Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs Regulations, 2002, and which
have been placed on the market or labelled prior to the 25 th November,
2005 may continue to be sold while stocks last<
1.1.2 the provisions of subregulation 1.1.1 shall not apply to the
provisions of regulation 17.1<
1.1.3 the provisions of regulation 17.1 shall apply as from the
th
20 May, 2006, however products which do not comply with regulation
Categories of Ingredients which may be designated by the Name of the Category
rather than the Specific Name
Definition
Designation
Refined oils other than olive oil
“Oil”, together with
- either the adjective “vegetable”
or “animal”, as appropriate, or
- an indication of their specific
vegetable or animal origin
The adjective “hydrogenated” must
accompany the indication of a hydrogenated
oil.
Refined fats
“Fat”, together with
- either the adjective “vegetable”
or “animal”, as appropriate, or
- an indication of their specific
vegetable or animal origin
The adjective “hydrogenated” must
accompany the indication of a hydrogenated
fat.
Mixtures of flour obtained from two or
“Flour”, followed by a list of the cereals
more cereal species
from which it has been obtained, in
descending order by weight.
Starches, and starches modified by physical
“Starch”
means or by enzymes
All species of fish where the fish constitutes
“Fish”
an ingredient of another foodstuff and
provided that the name and presentation of
such foodstuff does not refer to a specific
species of fish
All types of cheese where the cheese or
“Cheese”
mixture of cheeses constitutes an ingredient
of another foodstuff and provided that the
name and presentation of such foodstuff
does not refer to a specific type of cheese
All spices not exceeding 2 % by weight of
“Spice(s)” or “mixed spices”
the foodstuff
All herbs or parts of herbs not exceeding 2
“Herb(s)” or “mixed herbs”
% by weight of the foodstuff
All types of gum preparations used in the
“Gum base”
manufacture of gum base for chewing gum
All types of crumbed baked cereal products
“Crumbs” or “rusks” as appropriate
All types of sucrose
“Sugar”
Anhydrous dextrose or dextrose
“Dextrose”
monohydrate
Glucose syrup and anhydrous glucose syrup
“Glucose syrup”
B
All types of milk protein (caseins,
“Milk proteins”
caseinates and whey proteins) and mixtures
thereof
Press, expeller or refined cocoa butter
“Cocoa butter”
All types of wine as defined in Council
“Wine”
Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May
1999 on the common organisation of the
market in wine ( 1 )
Skeletal muscles 2 of mammalian and bird
“….meat” and the name(s) 4 of the animal
species recognized as fit for human
species from which it comes.”.
consumption with naturally included or
adherent tissue, where the total fat and
connective tissue content does not exceed the
values indicated below and where the meat
constitutes an ingredient of another foodstuff.
The products covered by the European
Community definition of ‘mechanically
recovered meat’ are excluded from this
definition.
Maximum fat and connective tissue contents for
ingredients designated by the term ‘….. meat’.
Species
Fat
Connective
tissue 3
(%)
(%)
Mammals (other
than rabbits and
porcines) and
mixtures of
species with
mammals
predominating
Porcines
Birds and rabbits
If these maximum limits are exceeded, but all
other criteria for the definition of ‘meat’ are
satisfied, the “….meat” content must be
adjusted downwards accordingly and the list of
ingredients must mention, in addition to the
term “….meat”, the presence of fat and/or
connective tissue.
OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p.1.
The diaphragm and the masseters are part of the skeletal muscles, while the heart, tongue, the muscles of
the head (other than the masseters), the muscles of the carpus, the tarsus and the tail are excluded.
The connective tissue content is calculated on the basis of the ratio between collagen content and meat
protein content. The collagen content means the hydroxyproline content multiplied by a factor of 8.
For labeling in English, this designation may be replaced by the generic name of the ingredient for the
animal species concerned.
1 Dawn ir-regolamenti g[andhom x’jaqsmu mat-twa[[il ta’
tikketti fuq o;;etti ta’ l-ikel li jg[addu b[ala tali lill-konsumatur a[[ari
u ma’ çerti aspetti li g[andhom x’ jaqsmu mal-pre]entazzjoni u r-
riklamar tag[hom.
2.2 Dawn ir-regolamenti g[andhom japplikaw ukoll g[al o;;etti
ta’ l-ikel ma[subin biex ikunu pprovduti lil lukandi, ristoranti, sptarijiet,
canteens u fornituri tal-massa simili (minn issa ’l quddiem imsejj[in
‘fornituri tal-massa’).
Categories Of Ingredients Which Must Be Designated By The Name Of Their
Category Followed By Their Specific Name Or EC Number
Colour
Preservative
Antioxidant
Emulsifier
Thickener
Gelling agent
Stabiliser
Flavour enhancer
Acid
Acidity regulator
Anti-caking agent
Modified starch( 5 )
Sweetener
Raising agent
Anti-foaming agent
Glazing agent
Emulsifying salts( 6 )
Flour treatment agent
Firming agent
Humectant
Bulking agent
Propellent gas
The specific name or EC number need not be indicated.
Only for processed cheeses and products based on processed cheeses.
B
1 F’dawn ir-regolamenti, sakemm ir-rabta tal-kliem ma titlobx Tifsiriet u
interpretazzjoni.
mod ie[or, g[andhom japplikaw id-definizzjonijiet li ;ejjin>
(a) “twa[[il ta’ tikketti” tfisser kull xorta ta’ kliem,
partikolarijiet, marki tad-ditta, isem tal-marka, materjal bi stampi
jew simbolu li g[andu x’ jaqsam ma’ o;;ett ta’ l-ikel u jitqieg[ed
fuq kull xorta ta’ ppakkjar, dokument, avvi], tikketta,çirku jew
kullar li jkun ma’ o;;ett ta’ l-ikel jew li jkun jirreferi g[alih<
(b) “o;;ett ta’ l-ikel ippakkjat minn qabel” g[andu jfisser
kull o;;ett singolu ma[sub biex ikun ippre]entat lill-konsumatur
a[[ari u lill-fornituri tal-massa, li jkun jikkonsisti minn o;;ett ta’
l-ikel u l-ippakkjar li jkun tqieg[ed fih qabel ma kien offrut g[all-
bejg[, kemm jekk dan l-ippakkjar jag[laq ;o fih l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel
kollu jew parzjalment biss, imma f’ kull ka] b’mod li l-kontenut
ma jistax jinbidel jekk l-ippakkjar ma jinfeta[x jew ma jinbidilx.
(ç) “ingredjent” g[andha tfisser kull sustanza, inklu]i
addittivi, u]ata fil-manifattura jew preparazzjoni ta’ o;;ett ta’ l-
ikel u li jkun g[adu pre]enti fil-prodott lest, anki jekk f’ forma
mibdula.
(d) “sil; li jista’ jittiekel” jinkludi ;elati, sil; ta’ l-ilma u
sil; tal-frott, kemm jekk wa[edhom u kemm jekk f’ ta[lita, u kull
ikel simili.
(e) “prodott tal-[elu” tfisser kull o;;ett tal-[elu mag[mul
miç-çikkulata jew tal-[elu mag[mul miz-zokkor.
(f) “prodott tal-[elu fancy” tfisser kull prodott tal-[elu li
g[andu forma ta’ figura, animal, si;arett jew bajda jew xi forma
fancy o[ra.
(g) “gallettini” tinkludi wejfers, qriemeç, ftajjar tal-[afur u
matzos.
(h) “stabbiliment tal-forniment” tfisser kull ristorant,
canteen, club, pub, skola, sptar u stabbiliment simili (inklu] vettura
jew posta immobbli jew mobbli) fejn, fil-kors tan-negozju, ikun
im[ejji l-ikel biex jg[addi g[all-konsumatur a[[ari u jkun lest biex
jittiekel bla ebda t[ejjija ulterjuri.
(i) “;obon” tfisser il-prodott frisk jew maturat ma[sub biex
jinbieg[ g[all-konsum uman, li jittie[ed kif ;ej>
(i) fil-ka] ta’ ;obon minbarra ;obon tax-xorrox, bit-
ta[lit, bit-tag[qid jew b’kull teknika li tinvolvi tag[qid, ta’ xi
wa[da mis-sustanzi li ;ejjin> [alib, krema, [alib xkumat, [alib
xkumat parzjalment, trab tal-[alib konçentrat, trab tal-[alib
rikostitwit, xorrox tal-butir, materjali me[udin mill-[alib,
ingredjenti o[ra me[tie;a g[all-manifattura tal-;obon
sakemm dawn ma jintu]awx biex jie[du post, g[alkollox jew
parzjalment, ta’ xi kostitwent tal-[alib, bit-tne[[ija jew
ming[ajr it-tne[[ija tax-xorrox li jo[ro; mit-tag[qid<
(ii) fil-ka] ta’ ;obon tax-xorrox -
– bil-konçentrazzjoni tax-xorrox bi]-]jieda jew
bla ]jieda ta’ [alib u xa[am tal-[alib, u billi ting[ata
forma lil dan ix-xorrox konçentrat, jew
– bit-tag[qid tax-xorrox bi]-]jieda jew bla ]jieda
ta’ [alib u xa[am tal-[alib.
(j) “krema” tfisser dik il-parti tal-[alib li fiha [afna xa[am
li kienet separata bl-ixkumar jew b’mod ie[or u li hija ma[suba
g[all-konsum uman.
(k) “mard” tinkludi kull le]joni, u;ig[ jew kondizzjoni
[a]ina, kemm tal-;isem u kemm tal-mo[[.
(l) “[elu tad-dqiq” tfisser kull ikel imsajjar li hu lest g[all-
konsum ming[ajr [tie;a ta’ aktar t[ejjija (minbarra tis[in), li
ingredjent karatteristiku tieg[u hu çereali mit[unin, inklu]i
shortbread, sponges, crumpets, muffins, macaroons, ratafias,
g[a;ina u cases ta’ l-g[a;ina, u tinkludi wkoll meringues, petits
fours, u g[a;ina u cases ta’ l-g[a;ina mhux imsajjrin, i]da ma
tinkludix [ob], pizez, gallettini, crispbread, [ob] çatt extruded
jew kull ikel li jkun fih mili li b[ala ingredjent g[andu xi ;obon,
la[am, ;ewwieni ta’ annimali, [ut, frott tal-ba[ar, materjal ta’
proteina tal-[axix jew materjal ta’ proteina mikrobijali.
(m) “radjazzjoni jonizzanti” tfisser kull ra;;i gamma, ra;;i
X jew radjazzjonijiet korpuskolari li jistg[u jipproduçu joni jew
direttament jew indirettament minbarra dawk ir-ra;;i jew
radjazzjonijiet li jintefg[u minn tag[mir ta’ tikjil jew ta’ spezzjonar,
sakemm id-do]a assorbita m’hix aktar minn 0.01 Gy fil-ka] ta’
tag[mir ta’ spezzjonar li jutilizza newtroni u 0.5 Gy f’ ka]ijiet
o[ra, f’ livell ta’ radjazzjoni massimu ta’ 10 MeV fil-ka] ta’ ra;;i
X, 14 MeV fil-ka] ta’ newtroni u 5 MeV f’ ka]ijiet o[ra.
(n) “ittrattat b’radjazzjoni” tfisser so;;ett g[al trattament
b’radjazzjoni jonizzanti.
(o) “lott” tfisser qabda unitajiet ta’ ikel g[all-bejg[ prodotti,
manifatturati jew ippakkjati f’ kondizzjonijiet li jixtiebhu<.
(p) “indikazzjoni li timmarka lott” tfisser indikazzjoni li
tippermetti identifikazzjoni tal-lott li g[alih tappartjeni unità ta’
ikel g[all-bejg[.
(q) “[alib” tfisser [alib ma[sub g[al bejg[, jew mibjug[,
g[all-konsum uman ta’ -
(i) baqra jew aktar, u jinkludi [alib xkumat, [alib nofsu
xkumat u [alib bix-xa[am naturali, jew
(ii) nag[;a jew aktar, mog[o] jew bufli.
(r) “ippakkjat minn qabel biex jinbieg[ direttament” tfisser,
(i) f’relazzjoni ma’ ikel minbarra [elu tad-dqiq, [ob],
u sil; li jista’ jittiekel, ippakkjat minn qabel mill-bejjieg[ bl-
imnut biex jinbieg[ minnu fuq il-post fejn l-ikel hu ppakkjat
jew minn vettura jew posta u]ata minnu, u
(ii) f’relazzjoni ma’ [elu tad-dqiq, [ob], u sil; li jista’
jittiekel, ippakkjat minn qabel mill-bejjieg[ bl-imnut biex
jinbieg[ kif hemm f’sub-paragrafu (i) ta’ din id-definizzjoni,
jew ippakkjat minn qabel mill-prodottur ta’ l-ikel biex jinbieg[
minnu jew mill-post fejn l-ikel ikun prodott jew minn post
ie[or minn fejn imexxi n-negozju ta[t l-istess isem tan-
negozju mmexxi fil-post fejn l-ikel hu prodott.
(s) “t[ejjija” jew “preparazzjoni” , f’relazzjoni ma’ ikel,
tinkludi manifattura u kull forma ta’ proçessar jew trattament,
u“m[ejji” jew“ippreparat” g[andhom ikunu interpretata b’dan il-
mod.
(t) “pakk b’g[a]la ta’ l-ista;un” tfisser pakk li jkun
jikkonsisti f’]ew; o;;etti ta’ l-ikel jew aktar li huma mag[luqin
g[alkollox jew parzjalment f’ippakkjar minn barra ddekorat
b’disinji ta’ l-ista;un.
(u) “kura”, f’relazzjoni ma’ mard, tinkludi g[emil jew
provvediment ta’ kull [a;a biex jittaffew l-effetti tal-mard, kemm
jekk dan isir jew ikun ipprovdut b’kura kemm jekk le.
(v) “ikel g[al u]u nutrittiv partikolari” tfisser ikel ma[sub
g[all-konsum mill-bniedem li–
(i) min[abba l-kompo]izzjoni speçjali jew il-proçess
ta’ manifattura tieg[u, jintg[a]el tajjeb [afna minn ikel
ma[sub g[al konsum normali uman, hu adattat g[all-iskop
nutrittiv partikolari li jing[ad li hu ma[sub g[alih, u
(ii) jinbieg[ b’mod li jindika li hu adattat g[alhekk.
(w)
“Komunità” tfisser il-Komunità Ewropea.
(x) “Stat Membru” g[andha tfisser Stat Membru tal-
Komunità Ewropea.
(y) “Direttiva” tfisser Direttiva 2000#13#KE tal-Parlament
Ewropew u tal-Kunsill fuq l-approssimazzjoni tal-li;ijiet ta’ l-Istati
Membri fir-rigward tat-twa[[il ta’ tikketti, pre]entazzjoni u
riklamar ta’ o;;etti ta’ l-ikel.
(z) “Direttorat g[all-O;;etti ta’ l-Ikel” g[andha tfisser id-
Direttorat responsabli g[all-O;;etti ta’ l-Ikel mwaqqaf fl-Awtorità
Maltija dwar l-iStandards.
It-twa[[il ta’ tikketti u metodi u]ati ma g[andhomx>
(a) Ikunu b’mod li jistg[u jqarrqu lix-xerrej fi grad materjali,
partikolarment>
(i) dwar il-karatteristiçi ta’ l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel u, b’mod
partikolari, dwar in-natura, identità, proprjetajiet,
kompo]izzjoni, kwantità, durabilità, ori;ini jew provenjenza,
metodu ta’ manifattura jew produzzjoni tieg[u<
(ii) billi jattribwixxu lill-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel effetti u
proprjetajiet li m’g[andux<
(iii) billi jissu;;erixxu li l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel g[andu
karatteristiçi speçjali meta fil-fatt kull xorta ta’ o;;ett ta’ l-
ikel simili g[andu dawn il-karatteristiçi<
(b) bla [sara g[al disposizzjonijiet o[ra applikabbli g[al
ilma minerali naturali u o;;etti ta’ l-ikel g[al u]ijiet nutrittiv
partikolari, jattribwixxu lil xi o;;ett ta’ l-ikel il-proprjetà li
jipprevjeni, jittratta jew jikkura mard uman, jew jirreferu g[al
proprjetajiet ta’ din ix-xorta.
PART A
Designation Of Flavourings In The List Of Ingredients
1. Flavourings shall be designated either by the word “flavouring(s)” or by a more
specific name or description of the flavouring.
2. The word “natural” or any other word having substantially the same meaning may be
used only for flavourings in which the flavouring component contains exclusively
flavouring substances as defined in Article 1(2)(b)(i) of Council Directive 88/388/EEC
of the 22 nd June, 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating
to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production( 7 )
and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 1(2)(c) of the said Directive.
3. If the name of the flavouring contains a reference to the vegetable or animal nature or
origin of the incorporated substances, the word “natural” or any other word having
substantially the same meaning may not be used unless the flavouring component has
been isolated by appropriate physical processes, enzymatic or microbiological
processes or traditional food-preparation processes solely or almost solely from the
foodstuff or the flavouring source concerned.
PART B
Ingredients referred to regulation 8
-
Cereals containing gluten (i.e. wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, kamut or their
hybridised strains) and products thereof
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Crustaceans and products thereof
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Eggs and products thereof
-
Fish and products thereof
-
Peanuts and products thereof
-
Soybeans and products thereof
-
Milk and products thereof
-
Nuts, i.e. Almond (Amygdalus communis L.), Hazelnut (Corylus avellana),
Walnut (Juglans regia), Cashew (Anacardium occidentale), Pecan nut (Carya
illinoiesis (Wangenh.) K. Koch), Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa), Pistachio
nut (Pistacia vera), Macadamia nut and Queensland nut (Macadamia
ternifolia) and products thereof
-
Celery and products thereof
-
Mustard and products thereof
-
Sesame seeds and products thereof
-
Sulphur dioxide and sulphites at concentrations of more than 10 mg/kg or 10
mg/litre expressed as SO 2 .
OJ L 184, 15.7.1988, p. 61. Directive as amended by Commission Directive 91/71/EEC (OJ L 42,
15.2.1991, p. 25).
2 Il-projbizzjonijiet u restrizzjonijiet li hemm referenza
g[alihom fil-paragrafu 4.1 g[andhom japplikaw ukoll>
(a) g[all-pre]entazzjoni ta’ o;;etti ta’ l-ikel, b’mod
partikolari l-forma, id-dehra jew l-ippakkjar tag[hom, il-materjal
ta’ l-ippakkjar u]at, il-mod kif huma rran;ati u l-ambjent fejn huma
esposti<
(b) g[ar-riklamar.
Categories of Foodstuffs for Particular Nutritional Uses
Part A
Groups of foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses for which specific provisions are or
will be laid down
Group
Relevant Provisions
1. Infant
Formulae
and
Follow-on
Infant
Formulae
and
Follow-on
Formulae
Formulae Regulations, 1998 (L.N.
249/98)
2. Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby
Processed Cereal-based Foods and Other
Foods for Infants and Young Children
Foods for Infants and Young Children
Regulations, 1998 (L.N. 258/98)
3. Food intended for Use in Energy-
Foods Intended for Use in Energy-
Restricted Diets for Weight Reduction
Restricted Diets for Weight Reduction
Regulations, 1999 (L.N. 1/99)
4. Dietary Foods for Special Medical
Dietary Foods for Special Medical
Purposes
Purposes Regulations, 2001 (L.N.
309/2001)
5. Foods intended to meet the Expenditure
To be adopted
of Intense Muscular Effort, especially for
Sportsmen
Part B
Groups of foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses for which no specific provisions will
be adopted and in respect of which the notification procedure prescribed by paragraph
19.13 is not required
1. Foods with a reduced or negligible content of sodium or salt (sodium chloride, table
salt)
2. Gluten-free foods
B
1 Skond ir-regolamenti 6 sa 18 u bla [sara g[all-eççezzjonijiet Partikolaritajiet
li hemm fihom, hu obbligatorju li fuq it-tikketti ta’ l-o;;etti ta’ l-ikel obbligatorji.
ikunu indikati l-partikolaritajiet li ;ejjin>
(a)
l-isem tal-bejg[ tal-prodott<
(b) il-lista ta’ l-ingredjenti<
(ç) il-kwantità ta’ çerti ingredjenti jew kategoriji ta’
ingredjenti kif imni]]el fir-regolament 9<
(d) id-data tad-durabilità minima jew, fil-ka] ta’ o;;etti ta’
l-ikel li, mill-aspett mikrobijolo;iku, imorru malajr [afna, id-
data“u]a sa” <
(e)
kull kondizzjoni g[al []in speçjali jew kondizzjoni ta’
u]u<
(f) l-isem jew l-isem tan-negozju u l-indirizz tal-manifattur
jew ta’ min jippakkja, jew ta’ bejjieg[ stabbilit f’ Malta jew fil-
Komunità Ewropea, b’dan i]da li uffiççju tal-posta m’g[andux
jitqies b[ala indirizz validu g[all-iskopjiet ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti<.
(g) partikolaritajiet tal-post ta’ ori;ini jew provenjenza fil-
ka] li n-nuqqas ta’ l-g[oti ta’ dawn il-partikolaritajiet jista’ jqarraq
lill-konsumatur fi grad materjali rigward l-ori;ini jew provenjenza
vera ta’ l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel<
(h) struzzjonijiet g[all-u]u meta jkun impossibbli li l-o;;etti
ta’ l-ikel jintu]aw kif g[andu jkun fin-nuqqas ta’ dawn l-
istruzzjonijiet<
(i) fir-rigward ta’ xorb li jkollu aktar minn 1.2 % alko[ol
ikkalkulat bil-volum, il-qawwa alko[olika ikkalkulata bil-volum.
5.2 Id-disposizzjonijiet tar-regolament 5.1 g[andhom japplikaw
bla [sara g[al disposizzjonijiet o[ra fir-rigward ta’ pi]ijiet u qisien.
Rules for the Indication of Alcoholic Strength by Volume in the Labelling of
Alcoholic Beverages for Sale to the Ultimate Consumer
Alcoholic strength shall be determined at 20 °C.
1.
2. The figure for alcoholic strength shall be given to not more than one decimal place.
It shall be followed by the symbol “ % vol.” and may be preceded by the word
”alcohol” or the abbreviation ”alc.”.
3. The positive and negative tolerances allowed in respect of the indication of the
alcoholic strength by volume shall be as follows expressed in absolute values
(a) Beverages not specified below
0.3 % vol.;
(b) Beers having an alcoholic strength not exceeding 5.5 % vol.; beverages
classified under subheading 22.07 B II of the Common Customs Tariff and
made from grapes
0.5 % vol.;
(c) Beers having an alcoholic strength exceeding 5.5 % vol.; beverages classified
under subheading 22.07 B I of the Common Customs Tariff and made from
grapes; ciders, perries, fruit wines and the like, obtained from fruits other than
grapes, whether or not semi-sparkling or sparkling; beverages based on
fermented honey
1 % vol.;
(d) Beverages containing macerated fruit or parts of plants
1.5 % vol.
4. The tolerances set out in paragraph 3 shall apply without prejudice to the
tolerances deriving from the method of analysis used for determining the
alcoholic strength.
1 Disposizzjonijiet o[ra applikabbli g[al o;;etti ta’ l-ikel
speçifikati u mhux g[al o;;etti ta’ l-ikel in ;enerali jistg[u jwasslu
g[al derogi, f’ ka]i eççezzjonali, mir-rekwi]iti mni]]lin f’ Artiklu 5.1
punti (b) u (d), sakemm dan ma jwassalx biex ix-xerrej ma jkunx
infurmat adegwatament.
6.2 Disposizzjonijiet o[ra applikabbli g[al o;;etti ta’ l-ikel
speçifikati u mhux g[al o;;etti ta’ l-ikel in ;enerali jistg[u jwasslu
biex partikolaritajiet o[ra b’]jieda ma’ dawk imni]]lin fir-regolament
5.1 g[andhom jidhru fuq it-tikketta.
Compulsory Indication on the Labelling of Certain Foodstuffs of Particulars as
required by Paragraph 17.1
Type or category of foodstuff
Particulars
1. Foodstuffs whose durability has been
“Packaged
in
a
protective
extended by means of packaging gases
atmosphere”
authorized pursuant to the Additives in Food
Regulations, 1994 (L.N. 89/94)
2. Foodstuffs containing a sweetener or
“with sweetener/s”
sweeteners as authorized by the Sweeteners
for Use in Foodstuffs Regulations, 2004 (L.N.
This particular shall accompany the
254/2004)
name under which the product is
sold.
3. Foodstuffs containing both an added sugar or “with sugar/s and sweetener/s”
sugars and a sweetener or sweeteners as
authorized by the Sweeteners for Use in This particular shall accompany the
Foodstuffs Regulations, 2004 (L.N. 254/2004) name under which the product is
sold.
4. Foodstuffs containing aspartame
“contains a source of phenylalanine”
5. Foodstuffs containing more than 10 % added “excessive
consumption
may
polyols
produce laxative effects”
6. Confectionery or beverages containing The terms ‘contains liquorice’ shall
glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt due be added immediately after the list of
to the addition of the substance(s) as such or ingredients,
unless
the
term
the liquorice plant Glycyrrhiza glabra, at ‘liquorice’ is already included in the
concentration of 100 mg/kg or 10 mg/l or list of ingredients or in the name
above
under which the product is sold. In
the absence of a list of ingredients,
the particular shall take place nearby
the name under which the product is
sold.
7. Confectionery containing glycyrrhizinic acid The following message must be
or its ammonium salt due to the addition of added after the list of ingredients
the substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant ‘contains
liquorice
–
people
Glycyrrhiza glabra, at concentrations of 4 suffering from hypertension should
g/kg or above
avoid excessive consumption’. In the
absence of a list of ingredients, the
particular shall take place nearby the
name under which the product is
sold.
B
Type or category of foodstuff
Particulars
8. Beverages containing glycyrrhizinic acid or
The following message must be
its ammonium salt due to the addition of the
added after the list of ingredients
substance(s) as such or the liquorice plant
‘contains
liquorice
–
people
Glycyrrhiza glabra, at concentrations of 50
suffering from hypertension should
mg/l or above, or of 300 mg/l or above in the
avoid excessive consumption’. In the
case of beverages containing more than 1.2 %
absence of a list of ingredients, the
by volume of alcohol ( 8 ).
particular shall take place nearby the
name under which the product is
sold.
The level shall apply to the products as proposed ready for consumption or as reconstituted according to
the instructions of the manufacturers.
1 L-isem tal-bjeg[ tal-prodott g[andu jkun l-isem ipprovdut
fid-disposizzjonijiet tal-Komunità speçifiçi applikabbli g[alih, i]da,
(a) fin-nuqqas ta’ provvedimenti tal-Komunità, l-isem tal-
bejg[ ta’ prodott g[andu jkun l-isem ipprovdut fil-li;ijiet,
regolamenti u disposizzjonijiet amministrattivi applikabbli f’ Malta.
(b) fin-nuqqas ta’ dan, l-isem tal-bejg[ ta’ prodott g[andu
jkun l-isem li bih hu komunement mag[ruf f’ Malta, jew
deskrizzjoni ta’ l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel, u jekk ikun me[tie; ta’ l-u]u
tieg[u, li jkunçar bi]]ejjed biex ix-xerrej ikun jaf ix-xorta vera
tieg[u u jag[rfu minn prodotti o[ra li jista’ jit[awwad mag[hom.
(ç) g[andu jkun permess ukoll l-u]u f’ Malta ta’ l-isem li
bih il-prodott hu manifatturat u mibjug[ legalment fl-Istat Membru
fejn hu prodott. Madankollu meta l-applikazzjoni tad-
dispo]izzjonijiet l-o[ra ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti, b’mod partikolari
dawk imni]]lin fir-regolament 5.1, ma tippermettix lill-
konsumaturi f’ Malta li jkunu jafu n-natura vera ta’ l-o;;ett ta’ l-
ikel u jag[rfuh minn prodotti o[ra li jista’ jit[awwad mag[hom, l-
isem tal-bejg[ g[andu jkollu mieg[u informazzjoni deskrittiva o[ra
li g[andha tidher qrib l-isem tal-bejg[.
(d) f’ ka]i eççezzjonali, l-isem tal-bejg[ ta’ l-Istat Membru
fejn hu prodott ma jistax jintu]a f’ Malta meta l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel li
jiddeskrivi jkun tant differenti, fir-rigward tal-kompo]izzjoni jew
manifattura tieg[u, mill-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel mag[ruf b’dak l-isem li l-
provvedimenti tal-paragrafu (c) ma jkunux bi]]ejjed biex ji]guraw
informazzjoni korretta lill-konsumaturi f’Malta.
7.2 Ebda marka tad-ditta, isem tad-ditta jew isem fancy ma jista’
jie[u post l-isem li bih il-prodott jinbieg[.
7.3 L-isem li bih prodott jinbieg[ g[andu jinkludi jew ikollu
mieg[u partikolaritajiet rigward il-kondizzjoni fi]ika ta’ l-o;;ett ta’ l-
ikel jew it-trattament speçjali li jkun ing[ata (ng[idu a[na, mag[mul
trab, mnixxef bil-fri]a, iffri]at, mrattab, ikkonçentrat, iffumigat) kull
meta n-nuqqas ta’ din l-informazzjoni jista’ jo[loq konfu]joni f’ mo[[
ix-xerrej.
7.4 Kull o;;ett ta’ l-ikel li kien ittrattat b’radjazzjoni jonizzanti
g[andu j;ib fuqu wa[da mill-indikazzjonijiet li ;ejjin>
–
bil-Malti>
“ittrattat bir-radjazzjoni” jew “ittrattat b’radjazzjoni
jonizzanti”
–
bl-Ingli]>
“irradiated” jew“treated with ionising radiation” ,
–
bit-Taljan>
“irradiato” jew “trattato con radiazioni ionizzanti” .
Substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for
particular nutritional uses
For the purposes of this table
“FSMP” means foods for particular nutritional uses intended for special
medical purposes,
“All FPNU” means dietary foods for particular nutritional uses including
FSMPs but excluding infant formulae, follow-on formulae, processed cereal-
based foods and baby foods intended for infants and young children.
Substance
Condition of use
All FPNU
FSMP
Category 1 – Vitamins
VITAMIN A
x
retinyl acetate
x
retinyl palmitate
x
beta-carotene
x
VITAMIN D
cholecalciferol
x
ergocalciferol
x
VITAMIN E
D-alpha-tocopherol
x
DL-alpha-tocopherol
x
D-alpha-tocopheryl acetate
x
DL-alpha-tocopheryl acetate
x
D-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate
x
VITAMIN K
phylloquinone (phytomenadione)
x
VITAMIN B1
thiamin hydrochloride
x
thiamin mononitrate
x
VITAMIN B2
x
riboflavin 5’-phosphate, sodium
x
nicotinic acid
x
nicotinamide
x
PANTOTHENIC ACID
B
Substance
Condition of use
All FPNU
FSMP
D-pantothenate, calcium
x
D-pantothenate, sodium
x
dexpanthenol
x
VITAMIN B6
pyridoxine hydrochloride
x
pyridoxine 5’-phosphate
x
pyridoxine dipalmitate
x
FOLIC ACID
pteroylmonoglutamic acid
x
VITAMIN B12
cyanocobalamin
x
hydroxocobalamin
x
BIOTIN
D-biotin
x
VITAMIN C
L-ascorbic acid
x
sodium L-ascorbate
x
calcium L-ascorbate
x
potassium L-ascorbate
x
L-ascorbyl 6-palmitate
x
Category 2 – Minerals
CALCIUM
carbonate
x
chloride
x
salts of citric acid
x
gluconate
x
glycerophosphate
x
lactate
x
salts of orthophosphoric acid
x
hydroxide
x
oxide
x
sulphate
x
MAGNESIUM
acetate
x
carbonate
x
chloride
x
salts of citric acid
x
gluconate
x
glycerophosphate
x
salts of orthophosphoric acid
x
Substance
Condition of use
All FPNU
FSMP
lactate
x
hydroxide
x
oxide
x
sulphate
x
IRON
ferrous carbonate
x
ferrous citrate
x
ferric ammonium citrate
x
ferrous gluconate
x
ferrous fumarate
x
ferric sodium diphosphate
x
ferrous lactate
x
ferrous sulphate
x
ferric diphosphate (ferric pyrophosphate)
x
ferric saccharate
x
elemental iron (carbonyl + electrolytic +
x
hydrogen reduced)
COPPER
cupric carbonate
x
cupric citrate
x
cupric gluconate
x
cupric sulphate
x
copper lysine complex
x
IODINE
potassium iodide
x
potassium iodate
x
sodium iodide
x
sodium iodate
x
ZINC
acetate
x
chloride
x
citrate
x
gluconate
x
lactate
x
oxide
x
carbonate
x
sulphate
x
MANGANESE
carbonate
x
chloride
x
citrate
x
gluconate
x
B
Substance
Condition of use
All FPNU
FSMP
glycerophosphate
x
sulphate
x
SODIUM
bicarbonate
x
carbonate
x
chloride
x
citrate
x
gluconate
x
lactate
x
hydroxide
x
salts of orthophosphoric acid
x
POTASSIUM
bicarbonate
x
carbonate
x
chloride
x
citrate
x
gluconate
x
glycerophosphate
x
lactate
x
hydroxide
x
salts of orthophosphoric acid
x
SELENIUM
sodium selenate
x
sodium hydrogen selenate
x
sodium selenite
x
CHROMIUM (III) and their hexahydrates
chloride
x
sulphate
x
MOLYBDENUM (VI)
ammonium molybdate
x
sodium molybdate
x
FLUORINE
potassium fluoride
x
sodium fluoride
x
Category 3 – Amino acids
L-alanine
x
L-arginine
x
L-aspartic acid
x
L-citrulline
x
L-cysteine
x
Substance
Condition of use
All FPNU
FSMP
Cystine
x
L-histidine
x
L-glutamic acid
x
L-glutamine
x
glycine
x
L-isoleucine
x
L-leucine
x
L-lysine
x
L-lysine acetate
x
L-methionine
x
L-ornithine
x
L-phenylalanine
x
L-proline
x
L-threonine
x
L-tryptophan
x
L-tyrosine
x
L-valine
x
L-serine
x
L-arginine-L-aspartate
x
L-lysine-L-aspartate
x
L-lysine-L-glutamate
x
N-acetyl-L-cysteine
x
N-acetyl-L-methionine
x in products
intended for
persons over 1 year
of age
For amino acids, as far as applicable, also
the sodium, potassium, calcium and
magnesium salts as well as their
hydrochlorides may be used
Category 4 – Carnitine and taurine
L-carnitine
x
L-carnitine hydrochloride
x
taurine
x
L-carnitine-L-tartrate
x
Category 5 – Nucleotides
adenosine 5’-phosphoric acid (AMP)
x
sodium salts of AMP
x
cytidine 5’-monophosphoric acid (CMP)
x
sodium salts of CMP
x
guanosine 5’-phosphoric acid (GMP)
x
sodium salts of GMP
x
inosine 5’-phosphoric acid (IMP)
x
sodium salts of IMP
x
B
Substance
Condition of use
All FPNU
FSMP
uridine 5’-phosphoric acid (UMP)
x
sodium salts of UMP
x
Category 6 – Choline and inositol
choline
x
choline chloride
x
choline bitartrate
x
choline citrate
x
inositol
x
Mitbug[ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern — Printed at the Government Printing Press
1 Ingredjenti g[andhom ikunu elenkati skond dan il-paragrafu Elenkar ta’
u l-Ewwel, it-Tieni u t-Tielet (Partijiet A u B) Skeda ta’ dawn ir- ingredjenti.
regolamenti.
8.2
Ingredjenti ma hemmx g[alfejn ikunu elenkati fil-ka] ta’ >
(a) – frott u [axix frisk, inklu]i patata, li ma jkunux
tqaxxru, tqattg[u jew kienu ttrattati b’xi mod simili,
– ilma karbonizzat, li d-deskrizzjoni tieg[u tindika li kien
ikkarbonizzat u li ma ]didulux ingredjenti o[ra,
–
kull xarba b’kontenut ta’ alko[ol ta’ aktar minn 1.2%,
– [all g[all-fermentazzjoni me[ud esklusivament minn
prodott ba]iku wie[ed, sakemm ma ]didlux xi ingredjent ie[or<
(b) –
;obon,
–
butir,
–
[alib u krema ffermentati,
– sakemm ma jkunux ]didulhom ingredjenti o[ra
minbarra prodotti lattiçi, enzimi u kolturi mikro-organiçi
essenzjali g[all-manifattura, jew il-mel[ me[tie; g[all-
manifattura tal-;obon minbarra ;obon frisk u ;obon
ipproçessat<
(ç)
prodotti li fihom ingredjent wie[ed, meta>
– l-isem tal-marka hu identiku ma’ l-isem ta’ l-
ingredjent, jew
– l-isem tal-marka jaççerta l-identifikazzjoniçara tax-
xorta ta’ l-ingredjent.
B’dan i]da li,
Kull ingredjent, kif definit fis-subregolament 3.1(c) u elenkat fil-
Parti B tat-Tielet Skeda, g[andu jkun indikat fuq it-tikketta meta hu
pre]enti f’xarbiet imsemmija fis-subregolament 8.2(a). Din l-
indikazzjoni g[andu jkollha l-kelma‘ fih’ segwita mill-isem ta’ l-
ingredjent(i) involut(i). I]da m’hix me[tie;a indikazzjoni meta l-
ingredjent hu di;à inklu] ta[t l-isem speçifiku tieg[u fil-lista ta’
ingredjenti jew fl-isem li bih ix-xarba tinbieg[.
8.3 Meta ingredjent ta’ o;;ett ta’ l-ikel hu nnifsu hu l-prodott
ta’ [afna ingredjenti, dawn ta’ l-a[[ar g[andhom jitqiesu b[ala
ingredjenti ta’ l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel in kwistjoni.
8.4
Dawn li ;ejjin ma g[andhomx jitqiesu b[ala ingredjenti>
(i) il-kostitwenti ta’ ingredjent li jkunu ;ew separati
temporanjament waqt il-proçess tal-manifattura u wara mda[[lin
mill-;did i]da f’ qjies li ma jaqbi]x il-proporzjonijiet ori;inali
tag[hom<
(ii) addittivi>
– li l-pre]enza tag[hom f’ o;;ett ta’ l-ikel partikolari
qieg[da biss g[aliex kienu qeg[din f’ wie[ed jew aktar mill-
ingredjenti ta’ dak l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel, sakemm ma g[andhom
ebda funzjoni teknolo;ika fil-prodott lest,
–
li jintu]aw b[ala g[ajnuna fl-ipproçessar<
(iii) sustanzi u]ati fi kwantitajiet strettament me[tie;a b[ala
solventi jew medja g[all-addittivi jew [wawar.
(iv) sustanzi li ma humiex additivi i]da jintu]aw bl-istess
mod u g[all-istess skop b[ala g[ajnuniet fl-ipproçessar u g[adhom
pre]enti fil-prodott lest, anki jekk f’ forma mibdula.
8.5 Il-lista ta’ ingredjenti g[andha tinkludi l-ingredjenti kollha
ta’ l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel, f’ ordni nie]el skond il-pi], kif irrekordjati fil-[in
meta ntu]aw fil-manifattura ta’ l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel. Din g[andha tidher
wara titolu adattat li jinkludi l-kelma “ingredjenti” .
I]da>
– ilma mi]jud u prodotti volatili g[andhom jitni]]lu fl-ordni
skond il-pi] fil-prodott lest< l-ammont ta’ ilma mi]jud b[ala
ingredjent g[andu jkun ikkalkulat billi l-ammont totali ta’ l-
ingredjenti l-o[ra u]ati jitnaqqas mill-ammont totali tal-prodott
lest. Dan l-ammont m’hemmx g[alfejn jitqies jekk ma jaqbi]x il-
5 % skond il-pi] tal-prodott lest,
– ingredjenti u]ati f’ forma konçentrata jew deidrata u
rikostitwita fil-[in tal-manifattura jistg[u jitni]]lu fl-ordni skond
il-pi] kif re;istrat qabel il-konçentrazzjoni jew deidrazzjoni
tag[hom,
– fil-ka] ta’ ikel ikkonçentrat jew deidrat ma[sub biex ikun
rikostitwit bi]-]jieda ta’ l-ilma, l-ingredjenti jistg[u jitni]]lu skond
l-ordni ta’ proporzjon fil-prodott rikostitwit sakemm mal-lista ta’
ingredjenti jkun hemm espressjoni b[al“ingredjenti tal-prodott
rikostitwit” jew “ingredjenti tal-prodott lest biex jintu]a” ,
– fil-ka] ta’ ta[litiet ta’ frott, [xejjex jew faqqieg[ b[ala
ingredjenti ta’ o;;ett ta’ l-ikel, meta ebda wa[da minnhom ma
tikbes o[rajn fil-proporzjon skond il-pi] u li jintu]aw fi
proporzjonijiet li x’ aktarx jinbidlu, dawn jistg[u jitwa[[du b[ala
grupp fil-lista ta’ ingredjenti ta[t id-deskrizzjoni‘ frott’ ,‘ [xejjex’
jew ‘faqqieg[’ segwiti mill-fra]i “fi proporzjonijiet varjabbli”,
segwita immedjatament minn lista tal-frott, [xejjex jew faqqieg[
li jkun hemm fihom< f’ ka]ijiet b[al dawn, it-ta[lita g[andha
tidda[[al fil-lista ta’ ingredjenti skond l-ewwel subparagrafu, fuq
il-ba]i tal-pi] totali tal-frott, [xejjex jew faqqieg[ li jkun hemm
fihom,
– fil-ka] ta’ ta[litiet ta’ [wawar jew [xejjex aromatiçi, meta
ebda wa[da minn dawn ma tikbes o[rajn fil-proporzjon skond il-
pi], dawk l-ingredjenti jistg[u jitni]]lu f’ ordni ie[or sakemm ma’
dik il-lista ta’ ingredjenti jkun hemm espressjoni b[al “fi proporzjon
varjabbli”,
– ingredjenti li jikkostitwixxu inqas minn 2 % tal-prodott
lest jistg[u jitni]]lu f’ ordni differenti wara l-ingredjenti l-o[ra,
– meta ingredjenti li jixtiebhu jew jistg[u jissostiwixxu lil
xulxin x’aktarx li se jintu]aw fil-manifattura jew preparazzjoni ta’
o;;ett ta’ l-ikel bla ma jibdlulu l-kompo]izzjoni, in-natura jew il-
valur perçepit tieg[u, u safejn jikkostitwixxu inqas minn 2 % tal-
prodott lest, dawn jistg[u jissemmew fil-lista ta’ ingredjenti
permezz tal-fra]i “fih .... u#jew ....” , meta wie[ed minn mhux aktar
minn ]ew; ingredjenti jkun fil-prodott lest. Din id-dispo]izzjoni
m’g[andhiex tapplika g[al addittivi jew g[al ingredjenti mni]]lin
fil-Parti B tat-Tielet Skeda.
8.6 Ingredjenti g[andhom ikunu deskritti bl-isem speçifiku
tag[hom, meta hu applikabbli, skond ir-regoli mni]]lin fir-regolamenti
7.1 sa 7.4.
I]da>
– ingredjenti li huma ta’ wa[da mill-kategoriji elenkati fl-
Ewwel Skeda u li huma kostitwenti ta’ o;;ett ta’ l-ikel ie[or jistg[u
jkunu deskritti biss bl-isem ta’ dik il-kategorija< i]da mad-
deskrizzjoni“lamtu” elenkata fl-Ewwel Skeda g[andu dejjem ikun
hemm indikazzjoni ta’ minn liema [axix speçifikat ittie[ed, meta
dak l-ingredjent jista’ jkollu l-glutina,
– ingredjenti li huma ta’ wa[da mill-kategoriji elenkati fit-
Tieni Skeda g[andhom ikunu deskritti bl-isem ta’ dik il-kategorija,
li warajh jing[ata l-isem speçifiku jew in-numru KE tieg[u< jekk
ingredjent ikun ta’ aktar minn wa[da mill-kategoriji, fil-ka] ta’ l-
o;;ett ta’ l-ikel in kwistjoni g[andha tkun indikata l-kategorija
proprja g[all-funzjoni prinçipali< i]da mad-deskrizzjoni “lamtu
modifikat” elenkata fit-Tieni Skeda g[andu dejjem ikun hemm
indikazzjoni ta’ minn liema [axix speçifikat ittie[ed, meta dak l-
ingredjent jista’ jkollu l-glutina,
– [wawar g[andhom ikunu deskritti skond Parti A tat-Tielet
Skeda, b’dan i]da li kinina u#jew kafeina u]ata b[ala [wawar fil-
produzzjoni jew preparazzjoni ta’ o;;ett ta’ l-ikel g[andhom
jssemmew b’isimhom fil-lista ta’ ingredjenti indikati fir-regolament
5.1, immedjatament wara t-terminu‘ ta[wir’ .
8.7 Disposizzjonijiet o[ra jistg[u jispeçifikaw li ma’ l-isem li
o;;ett ta’ l-ikel jinbieg[ bih jissemmew ukoll ingredjent jew ingredjenti
partikolari.
8.8 Fil-ka] li hemm referenza g[alih fir-regolament 8.3,
ingredjent kompost jista’ ji]died mal-lista ta’ ingredjenti, skond id-
deskrizzjoni tieg[u safejn din hija speçifikata bil-li;i jew stabbilita
b’konswetudni, skond il-pi] totali tieg[u, sakemm immedjatament
warajh ting[ata lista ta’ l-ingredjenti tieg[u.
I]da l-lista ta’ dix-xorta m’g[andhiex tkun obbligatorja>
(a) meta l-kompo]izzjoni ta’ l-ingredjent kompost hija
definita fil-le;islazzjoni Komunitarja kurrenti, u safejn l-ingredjent
kompost jikkostitwixxi inqas minn 2 % tal-prodott lest< i]da, din
id-disposizzjoni ma g[andhiex tapplika g[al addittivi, bla [sara
g[ar-regolament 8.4,
(b) fil-ka] ta’ ingredjenti komposti li jikkonsistu f’ta[litieti
ta’ [wawar u#jew [xejjex aromatiçi li jikkonstitwixxu inqas minn
2 % tal-prodott lest, bl-eççezzjoni ta’ addittivi, bla [sara g[ar-
regolament 8.4,
(ç) meta l-ingredjent kompost hu o;;ett ta’ l-ikel li g[alih
m’hix me[tie;a lista ta’ ingredjenti ta[t il-le;islazzjoni
Komunitarja.
8.9 Minkejja r-regolament 8.5 l-kontenut ta’ l-ilma m’hemmx
g[alfejn ikun speçifikat>
(a) meta l-ilma jintu]a waqt il-proçess ta’ manifattura g[ar-
rikostituzzjoni biss ta’ l-ingredjent u]at f’forma konçentrata jew
deidrata<
(b) fil-ka] ta’ sustanza likwida li normalment ma tkunx
ikkunsmata.
8.10 Minkejja r-regolament 8.2, it-tieni subparagrafu tas-
subregolament 8.6 u t-tieni subparagrafu tas-subregolament 8.8, kull
ingredjent u]at fil-produzzjoni ta’ o;;ett ta’ l-ikel u g[adu pre]enti fil-
prodott lest, anke jekk f’ forma mibdula, u hu elenkat fil-Parti B tat-
Tielet Skeda jew li jori;ina minn ingredjent elenkat fil-Parti B tat-Tielet
Skeda g[andu jkun indikat fuq it-tikketta b’referenzaçara g[all-isem
ta’ dan l-ingredjent.
I]da,
l-indikazjoni msemmija fl-ewwel subparagrafu m’g[andhiex
ten[tie; jekk l-isem li bih l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel jinbieg[ jirreferi çar
g[all-ingredjent involut<
minkejja s-subregolament 8.4 (ii), (iii) u (iv), kull sustanza
u]ata fil-produzzjoni ta’ o;;ett ta’ l-ikel u g[adha pre]enti fil-
prodott lest, anke jekk f’ forma mibdula, u li tori;ina minn
ingredjenti elenkati fil-Parti B tat-Tielet Skeda g[andha titqies b[ala
ingredjent u g[andha tkun indikata fuq it-tikketta b’referenza çara
g[all-isem ta’ l-ingredjent li tori;ina minnu<
fil-ka] ta’ o;;etti ta’ l-ikel konsenjati lill-konsumatur a[[ari
minn fornituri tal-massa, id-disposizzjonijiet ta’ dan is-
subregolament g[andhom jitqiesu li ;ew sodisfatti jekk il-fornitur
jinforma lill-konsumatur, wara li jintalab, bil-pre]enza jew assenza
ta’ xi ingredjent(i) elenkat(i) fil-Parti B tat-Tielet Skeda.
1 Il-kwantità ta’ ingredjent jew kategorija ta’ ingredjenti u]ati
fil-manifattura jew it-t[ejjija ta’ o;;ett ta’ l-ikel g[andha ting[ata.
9.2 L-indikazzjoni li hemm referenza g[aliha fil-paragrafu 9.1
g[andha tkun obbligatorja>
(a) meta l-ingredjent jew kategorija ta’ ingredjenti involuti
tidher ta[t l-isem li bih jinbieg[ l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel jew li normalment
hu assoçjat ma’ dak l-isem mill-konsumatur< jew
(b) meta l-ingredjent jew kategorija ta’ ingredjenti involuti
huma enfasizzati fit-tikketta bi kliem, tpin;ijiet jew stampi grafiçi<
jew
(ç) meta l-ingredjent jew kategorija ta’ ingredjenti involuti
jkunu essenzjali biex jikkaratterizzaw o;;ett ta’ l-ikel u biex
jiddistingwuh minn prodotti li jista’ jit[awwad mag[hom min[abba
l-isem jew id-dehra tag[hom< jew
(d) fil-ka]i stipulati skond il-proçedura mni]]la f’Artiklu
20(2) tad-Direttiva.
Ir-regolament 9.2 ma g[andux japplika>
(a)
g[al ingredjent jew kategorija ta’ ingredjenti
– li l-pi] nett bla ilma tag[hom hu indikat skond ir-
regolament 10.4, jew
– li hu di;à me[tie; li l-kwantitajiet tag[hom jidhru
fuq it-tikketta skond id-disposizzjonijiet tal-Komunità, jew
– li jintu]aw fi kwantitajiet ]g[ar g[al skopijiet ta’
ta[wir, jew
– li, waqt li jidher fl-isem li bih jinbieg[ l-ikel, m’hux
tali li jiddeterima l-g[a]la tal-konsumatur f’ Malta g[aliex il-
varjazzjoni fil-kwantità m’hix essenzjali biex tikkaratterizza
l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel jew ma tiddistingwihx minn ikel simili<
– meta disposizzjonijiet Komunitarji speçifiçi
jistipulaw e]attament il-kwantità ta’ ingredjent jew ta’
kategorija ta’ ingredjenti bla ma jipprovdu li g[andha tkun
indikata fuq it-tikketta<
(b) fil-ka]ijiet li hemm referenza g[alihom fir-raba’ u l-
[ames subinçi]i tar-regolament 8.5<
(ç) fil-ka]ijiet stipulati skond il-proçedura mni]]la f’
Artikolu 20(2) tad-Direttiva.
9.4 Il-kwantità indikata, espressa b[ala perçentwali, g[andha
tikkorrispondi mal-kwantità ta’ l-ingredjent jew ingredjenti fil-[in li
jkunu ser jintu]aw. I]da, disposizzjonijiet o[ra, adottati skond il-
proçedura mni]]la f’ Artikolu 20(2) tad-Direttiva, jistg[u jippermettu
derogi minn dan il-prinçipju fil-ka] ta’ çerti o;;etti ta’ l-ikel.
9.5 L-indikazzjoni msemmija fir-regolament 9.1 g[andha tidher
jew fl-isem li bih jinbieg[ l-o;;ett ta’ l-ikel jew immedjatament [dejh
jew fil-lista ta’ ingredjenti f’ konnessjoni ma’ l-ingredjent jew kategorija
ta’ ingredjenti in kwistjoni.
9.6 Id-disposizzjonijiet tar-regolamenti 9.1 sa 9.5 g[andhom
japplikaw bla pre;udizzju g[ar-Regolamenti ta’ l-1998 dwar l-Ittikkettjar
b’Tag[rif Nutrittiv g[all-{wejje; ta l-Ikel.
1 Id-data ta’ durabilità minima ta’ o;;ett ta’ l-ikel g[andha
tkun id-data sa meta o;;ett ta’ l-ikel jibqa’ jkollu l-proprjetajiet speçifiçi
meta ma[]un kif g[andu jkun. Id-data g[andha tkun indikata skond kif
jitolbu r-regolamenti 10.2 sa 10.5.
10.2 Id-data g[andha ti;i wara l-kliem>
– “L-a[jar qabel ...” meta d-data tinkludi indikazzjoni ta’
;urnata,
–
“L-a[jar qabel tmiem...” f’ ka]ijiet o[ra.
10.3 Mal-kliem isemmi fir-regolament 10.2 g[andu jkun hemm>
–
jew id-data nnifisha, jew
–
referenza g[al fejn id-data ting[ata fuq it-tikketta.
Jekk ikun me[tie;, wara dawn il-partikolaritajiet g[andha ting[ata
deskrizzjoni tal-kondizzjonijiet ta’ []in li jridu jkunu sodisfatti biex il-
prodott i]omm sal-perijodu speçifikat.
10.4 Id-data g[andha tikkonsisti fil-;urnata, ix-xahar u s-sena
f’forma kronolo;ika u ming[ajr ebda code.
I]da, fil-ka] ta’ o;;etti ta’ l-ikel>
– li ma j]ommux aktar minn tliet xhur, indikazzjoni tal-
;urnata u x-xahar tkun bi]]ejjed,
– li j]ommu aktar minn tliet xhur i]da mhux aktar minn 18-
il xahar, indikazzjoni tax-xahar u s-sena tkun bi]]ejjed,
– li j]ommu aktar minn 18-il xahar, indikazzjoni tas-sena
tkun bi]]ejjed.
10.5 Bla [sara g[al dispo]izzjonijiet o[ra li jimponu xorta o[ra
ta’ indikazzjoni tad-data, indikazzjoni tad-data ta’ durabilità m’hix
me[tie;a fil-ka] ta’ >
– frott u [axix friski, inklu]a patata mhix imqaxxra,
mqattg[a jew ittrattata b’xi mod simili. Din id-deroga ma g[andhiex
tapplika g[al ]rierag[ qed inibbtu u prodotti simili b[al nibbieta
ta’ legumi,
– nbejjed, nbejjed likuri, nbejjed ifexfxu, nbejjed
aromatizzati u prodotti simili me[udin minn frottijiet minbarra
g[eneb, u xarbiet li jaqg[u ta[t il-Linji Gwida CN 2206 00 91,
2206 00 93 u 2206 00 99 u manifatturati minn g[eneb jew minn
g[eneb mag[sur qabel je[mer,
– xarbiet li fihom 10 % jew aktar alko[ol imkejjel bil-volum,
– xarbiet [fief, meraq tal-frott, nektari tal-frott u xarbiet
alko[oliçi f’kontenituri individwali li jesg[u aktar minn [ames
litri, ma[subin biex ifornu fornituri tal-massa,
– o;;etti tal-furnara jew tal-koki ta’ l-g[a;ejjen li, m[abba
x-xorta tal-kontenut tag[hom, normalment jittieklu fi ]mien 24
sieg[a minn x[in jin[admu,
–
[all,
–
mel[ tat-tisjir,
–
zokkor solidu,
– prodotti tal-[elu mag[mulin kaw]i g[alkollox minn
zokkor im[awwar u#jew ikkulurit,
–
chewing gum u prodotti simili li jimtag[du,
–
;elati f’porzjonijiet individwali.
1 Fil-ka] ta’ o;;etti ta’ l-ikel li, mill-aspett mikrobijolo;iku, Data “U]a sa”.
imorru malajr u g[alhekk x’ aktarx li jikkostitwixxu periklu immedjat
g[as-sa[[a tal-bniedem, id-data“u]a sa” g[andha tie[u post id-data ta’
durabilità minima.
11.2 Id-data g[andha ti;i wara l-kliem>
–
bil-Malti>
“u]a sa”
–
bl-Ingli]>
“use by”,
–
bit-Taljan>
“da consumare entro”,
Ma’ dan il-kliem g[andu jkun hemm ukoll>
–
jew id-data nnifisha, jew
–
referenza g[al fejn id-data ting[ata fuq it-tikketta.
Wara dawn il-partikolaritajiet g[andha ting[ata deskrizzjoni tal-
kondizzjonijiet ta’ []in li jridu jkunu osservati.
11.3 Id-data g[andha tikkonsisti fil-;urnata, ix-xahar u,
possibilment, is-sena f’din l-ordni u f’forma ming[ajr ebda code.
11.4 L-u]u tad-data “u]a sa” jew tad-data ta’ durabilità minima,
skond il-ka], g[andu jkun determinat mill-manifattur jew minn min
jippakkja l-prodott.
11.5 Ebda persuna ma tista’ tbig[ ikel wara d-data murija fid-
data“u]a sa” li g[andha x’ taqsam mag[ha.
1 L-istruzzjonijiet dwar l-u]u ta’ o;;ett ta’ l-ikel g[andhom
ikunu indikati b’mod li jippermettu l-u]u kif g[andu jkun tieg[u.
12.2 Disposizzjonijiet o[ra jistg[u, fil-ka] ta’ çerti o;;etti ta’ l-
ikel, jispeçifikaw il-mod kif l-istruzzjonijiet dwar l-u]u g[andhom ikunu
indikati.
1 Ir-regoli dwar indikazzjoni ta’ qawwa alko[olika skond il-
volum, fil-ka] ta’ prodotti koperti mit-titoli ta’ tariffa Numri 22.04 u
1 but which were labelled before the 20 th May, 2006 may be sold
while stocks last.
1.2
These regulations implement the provisions of>
(a) Directive 2000#13#EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council of the 20 th March, 2000 on the approximation of the
laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation
and advertising of foodstuffs, as amended by>
- Commission Directive 2001#101#EC of the 26 th
November, 2001,
Commission Directive 2002#67#EC of the 18 th July,
-
2002,
- Directive 2003#89#EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of the 10 th November, 2003<
(b) Council Directive 89#398#EEC of the 3 rd May, 1989 on
the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to
foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses, as amended by>
- Directive 96#84#EC of the European Parliament and
of the Council of the 19 th December, 1996,
- Directive 1999#41#EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of the 7 th June, 1999<
(c) Commission Directive 87#250#EEC of the 15 th April,
1987 on the indication of alcoholic strength by volume in the
labelling of alcoholic beverages for sale to the ultimate consumer<
(d) Commission Directive 94#54#EC of the 18 th November,
1994 concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of
certain foodstuffs of particulars other than those provided for in
Council Directive 79#112#EEC, as amended by>
Council Directive 96#21#EC of the 29 th March, 1996,
-
Commission Directive 2004#77#EC of the 29 th April,
-
2004<
(e) Commission Directive 2001#15#EC of the 15 th February,
2001 on substances that may be added for specific nutritional
purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses, as amended by>
- Commission Directive 2004#5#EC of the 20 th January,
2004.
2.1 These regulations concern the labelling of foodstuffs to be
delivered as such to the ultimate consumer and certain aspects relating
to the presentation and advertising thereof.
2.2 These regulations shall apply also to foodstuffs intended for
supply to hotels, restaurants, hospitals, canteens and other similar mass
caterers (thereinafter referred to as ‘mass caterers’).
3.1 In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,
the following definitions shall apply>
(a) “labelling” means any words, particulars, trade marks,
brand name, pictorial matter or symbol relating to a foodstuff and
placed on any packaging, document, notice, label, ring or collar
accompanying or referring to such foodstuff<
(b) “pre-packaged foodstuff” shall mean any single item
for presentation as such to the ultimate consumer and to mass
caterers, consisting of a foodstuff and the packaging into which it
was put before being offered for sale, whether such packaging
encloses the foodstuff completely or only partially, but in any case
in such a way that the contents cannot be altered without opening
or changing the packaging<
(c) “ingredient” shall mean any substance, including
additives, used in the manufacture or preparation of a foodstuff
and still present in the finished product, even if in altered form<
(d) “edible ice” includes ice cream, water ice and fruit ice,
whether alone or in combination, and any similar food<
(e) “confectionery product” means any item of chocolate
confectionery or sugar confectionery<
(f) “fancy confectionery product” means any confectionery
product in the form of a figure, animal, cigarette or egg or in any
other fancy form<
(g) “biscuits” includes wafers, rusks, oatcakes and matzos<
(h) “catering establishment” means any restaurant, canteen,
club, public house, school, hospital or similar establishment
(including a vehicle or a fixed or mobile stall) where, in the course
of business, food is prepared for delivery to the ultimate consumer
and is ready for consumption without further preparation<
(i) “cheese” means the fresh or matured product intended
for sale for human consumption, which is obtained as follows>
(i) in the case of any cheese other than whey cheese,
by the combining, by coagulation or by any technique
involving coagulation, of any of the following substances>
milk, cream, skimmed milk, partly skimmed milk,
concentrated skimmed milk, reconstituted dried milk, butter
milk, materials obtained from milk, other ingredients
necessary for the manufacture of cheese provided that those
are not used for replacing, in whole or in part, any milk
constituent, with or without partially draining the whey
resulting from coagulation<
(ii) in the case of whey cheese -
– by concentrating whey with or without the
addition of milk and milk fat, and moulding such
concentrated whey, or
– by coagulating whey with or without the
addition of milk and milk fat<
(j) “cream” means that part of milk rich in fat which has
been separated by skimming or otherwise and which is intended
for human consumption<
(k) “disease” includes any injury, ailment or adverse
condition, whether of body or mind<
(l) “flour confectionery” means any cooked food which is
ready for consumption without further preparation (other than
reheating), of which a characterising ingredient is ground cereal,
including shortbread, sponges, crumpets, muffins, macaroons,
ratafias, pastry and pastry cases, and also includes meringues, petits
fours and uncooked pastry and pastry cases, but does not include
bread, pizzas, biscuits, crispbread, extruded flat bread or any food
containing a filling which has as an ingredient any cheese, meat,
offal, fish, shellfish, vegetable protein material or microbial protein
material<
(m) “ionising radiation” means any gamma rays, X-rays or
corpuscular radiations which are capable of producing ions either
directly or indirectly other than those rays or radiations which are
emitted by measuring or inspection devices, provided that the dose
absorbed is not greater than 0.01 Gy for inspection devices which
utilise neutrons and 0.5 Gy in other cases, at a maximum radiation
energy level of 10 MeV in the case of X-rays, 14 MeV in the case
of neutrons and 5 MeV in other cases<
(n) “irradiated” means subjected to treatment by ionising
radiation<
(o) “lot” means a batch of sales units of food produced,
manufactured or packaged under similar conditions<
(p) “lot marking indication” means an indication that allows
identification of the lot to which a sales unit of food belongs<
(q) “milk” means the milk intended for sale, or sold, for
human consumption of -
(i) one or more cows, and includes skimmed milk,
semi-skimmed milk and whole milk, or
(ii)
one or more ewes, goats or buffaloes<
(r)
“prepacked for direct sale” means -
(i) in relation to a food other than flour confectionery,
bread, and edible ices, prepacked by a retailer for sale by him
on the premises where the food is packed or from a vehicle or
stall used by him, and
(ii) in relation to flour confectionery, bread and edible
ices, prepacked by a retailer for sale as in sub-paragraph (i)
of this definition, or prepacked by the producer of the food
for sale by him either on the premises where the food is
produced or on other premises from which he conducts
business under the same name as the business conducted on
the premises where the food is produced<
(s) “preparation”, in relation to food, includes manufacture
and any form of processing or treatment, and “prepared” shall be
construed accordingly<
(t) “seasonal selection pack” means a pack consisting of
two or more different items of food which are wholly or partly
enclosed in outer packaging decorated with seasonal designs<
(u) “treating”, in relation to disease, includes doing or
providing anything for alleviating the effects of the disease, whether
it is done or provided by way of cure or not.
(v) “food for particular nutritional use” means a food
intended for human consumption which –
(i) owing to its special composition or process of
manufacture, is clearly distinguishable from food intended
for normal human consumption is suitable for its claimed
particular nutritional purpose, and
(ii)
is sold in such a way as to indicate that suitability<
(w)
“community” means the European Community<
(x) “Member State” shall mean a Member State of the
European Community<
(y) “Directive” means Directive 2000#13#EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of
the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation
and advertising of foodstuffs<
(z) “Foodstuffs Directorate” shall mean the Directorate
responsible for foodstuffs within the Malta Standards Authority.
The labelling and methods used must not>
(a) be such as could mislead the purchaser to a material
degree, particularly>
(i) as to the characteristics of the foodstuff and, in
particular, as to its nature, identity, properties, composition,
quantity, durability, origin or provenance, method of
manufacture or production<
(ii) by attributing to the foodstuff effects or properties
which it does not possess<
(iii) by suggesting that the foodstuff possesses special
characteristics when in fact all similar foodstuffs possess such
characteristics<
(b) subject to other provisions applicable to natural mineral
waters and foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses, attribute to
any foodstuff the property of preventing, treating or curing a human
disease, or refer to such properties.
4.1 The prohibitions or restrictions referred to in paragraph 4.1
shall also apply to>
(a) the presentation of foodstuffs, in particular their shape,
appearance or packaging, the packaging materials used, the way
in which they are arranged and the setting in which they are
displayed<
(b) advertising.
5.1 In accordance with paragraphs 6 to 18 and subject to the Compulsory
particulars.
exceptions contained therein, indication of the following particulars shall
be compulsory on the labelling of foodstuffs>
(a)
the name under which the product is sold<
(b) the list of ingredients<
(c) the quantity of certain ingredients or categories of
ingredients as provided for in regulation 9<
(d) the date of minimum durability or, in the case of
foodstuffs which, from the microbiological point of view, are highly
perishable, the “use by” date<
(e)
any special storage conditions or conditions of use<
(f) the name or business name and address of the
manufacturer or packager, or of a seller established in Malta or
within the European Community, provided that a post office box
shall not be considered to be a valid address for the purposes of
these regulations<.
(g) particulars of the place of origin or provenance where
failure to give such particulars might mislead the consumer to a
material degree as to the true origin or provenance of the foodstuff<
(h) instructions for use when it would be impossible to make
appropriate use of the foodstuff in the absence of such instructions<
(i) with respect to beverages containing more than 1.2 %
by volume of alcohol, the actual alcoholic strength by volume.
5.2 The provisions of paragraph 5.1 shall be without prejudice
to other provisions regarding weights and measures.
6.1 Other provisions applicable to specified foodstuffs and not Other provisions
applicable to
to foodstuffs in general may provide for derogations, in exceptional specified
cases, from the requirements laid down in Article 5.1 points (b) and (d), foodstuffs.
provided that this does not result in the purchaser being inadequately
informed.
6.2 Other provisions applicable to specified foodstuffs and not
to foodstuffs in general may provide that other particulars in addition to
those listed in paragraph 5.1 must appear on the labelling.
7.1 The name under which a foodstuff is sold shall be the name
provided for in the specific Community provisions applicable to it,
provided that,
(a) In the absence of Community provisions, the name under
which a product is sold shall be the name provided for in the laws,
regulations and administrative provisions applicable in Malta.
(b) Failing this, the name under which a product is sold
shall be the name customary in Malta, or a description of the
foodstuff, and if necessary of its use, which is clear enough to let
the purchaser know its true nature and distinguish it from other
products with which it might be confused.
(c) The use in Malta of the sales name under which the
product is legally manufactured and marketed in the Member State
of production shall also be allowed. However, where the application
of the other provisions of these regulations, in particular those set
out in paragraph 5.1, would not enable consumers in Malta to know
the true nature of the foodstuff and to distinguish it from foodstuffs
with which they could confuse it, the sales name shall be
accompanied by other descriptive information which shall appear
in proximity to the sales name.
(d) In exceptional cases, the sales name of the Member State
of production shall not be used in Malta when the foodstuff which
it designates is so different, as regards its composition or
manufacture, from the foodstuff known under that name that the
provisions of point (c) are not sufficient to ensure correct
information for consumers in Malta
7.2 No trade mark, brand name or fancy name may be substituted
for the name under which the product is sold.
7.3 The name under which the product is sold shall include or be
accompanied by particulars as to the physical condition of the foodstuff
or the specific treatment which it has undergone (e.g. powdered, freeze-
dried, deep-frozen, tenderized, concentrated, smoked) in all cases where
omission of such information could create confusion in the mind of the
purchaser.
7.4 Any foodstuff which has been treated with ionising radiation
must bear one of the following indications>
-
in Maltese>
“ittrattat bir-radjazzjoni” or “trattat permezz ta’
radjazzjoni ionizzanti”
-
in English>
“irradiated” or “treated with ionising radiation”,
-
in Italian>
“irradiato” or “trattato con radiazioni ionizzanti”.
8.1 Ingredients shall be listed in accordance with this regulation Listing of
and the First, Second and Third (Parts A and B) Schedules to these ingredients.
regulations.
8.2
Ingredients need not be listed in the case of>
(a) - fresh fruit and vegetables, including potatoes, which
have not been peeled, cut or similarly treated,
- carbonated water, the description of which indicates that
it has been carbonated and to which no other ingredient has been
added,
- any drink with an alcoholic strength by volume of more
than 1.2%,
- fermentation vinegars derived exclusively from a single
basic product, provided that no other ingredient has been added<
(b) - cheese,
-
butter,
-
fermented milk and cream,
- provided that no ingredient has been added other than lactic
products, enzymes and micro-organism cultures essential to
manufacture, or the salt needed for the manufacture of cheese other
than fresh cheese and processed cheese<
(c)
products comprising a single ingredient, where>
-
the trade name is identical with the ingredient name,
or
- the trade name enables the nature of the ingredient
to be clearly identified.
Provided that,
Any ingredient, as defined in subregulation 3.1(c) and listed in
Part B of the Third Schedule, shall be indicated on the labelling where
it is present in beverages referred to in subregulation 8.2(a). This
indication shall comprise the word ‘contains’ followed by the name of
the ingredient(s) concerned. However, an indication is not necessary
when the ingredient is already included under its specific name in the
list of ingredients or in the name under which the beverage is sold.
8.3 Where an ingredient of the foodstuff is itself the product of
several ingredients, the latter shall be regarded as ingredients of the
foodstuff in question.
8.4
The following shall not be regarded as ingredients>
(i) the constituents of an ingredient which have been
temporarily separated during the manufacturing process and later
reintroduced but not in excess of their original proportions<
(ii) additives>
- whose presence in a given foodstuff is solely due to
the fact that they were contained in one or more ingredients
of that foodstuff, provided that they serve no technological
function in the finished product,
-
which are used as processing aids<
(iii) substances used in the quantities strictly necessary as
solvents or media for additives or flavouring<
(iv) substances which are not additives but are used in the
same way and with the same purpose as processing aids and are
still present in the finished product, even if in altered form.
8.5 The list of ingredients shall include all the ingredients of the
foodstuff, in descending order of weight, as recorded at the time of
their use in the manufacture of the foodstuff. It shall appear preceded
by a suitable heading which includes the word “ingredients”.
However>
- added water and volatile products shall be listed in order of
their weight in the finished product< the amount of water added as
an ingredient in a foodstuff shall be calculated by deducting from
the total amount of the finished product the total amount of the
other ingredients used. This amount need not be taken into
consideration if it does not exceed 5 % by weight of the finished
product,
-
ingredients used in concentrated or dehydrated form and
reconstituted at the time of manufacture may be listed in order of
weight as recorded before their concentration or dehydration,
- in the case of concentrated or dehydrated foods which are
intended to be reconstituted by the addition of water, the ingredients
may be listed in order of proportion in the reconstituted product
provided that the list of ingredients is accompanied by an expression
such as “ingredients of the reconstituted product”, or “ingredients
of the ready-to-use product”,
- where fruit, vegetables or mushrooms, none of which
significantly predominates in terms of weight and which are used
in proportions that are likely to vary, are used in a mixture as
ingredients of a foodstuff, they may be grouped together in the list
of ingredients under the designation ‘fruit’, ‘vegetables’ or
‘mushrooms’ followed by the phrase ‘in varying proportions’,
immediately followed by a list of the fruit, vegetables or mushrooms
present< in such cases, the mixture shall be included in the list of
ingredients in accordance with the first subparagraph, on the basis
of the total weight of the fruit, vegetables or mushrooms present<
- in the case of mixtures of spices or herbs, where none
significantly predominates in proportion by weight, those
ingredients may be listed in another order provided that that list of
ingredients is accompanied by an expression such as “in variable
proportion”<
- ingredients constituting less than 2 % of the finished
product may be listed in a different order after the other ingredients,
- where ingredients which are similar or mutually
substitutable are likely to be used in the manufacture or preparation
of a foodstuff without altering its composition, its nature or its
perceived value, and in so far as they constitute less than 2 % of
the finished product, they may be referred to in the list of ingredients
by means of the phrase “contains .... and#or ....”, where at least one
of no more than two ingredients is present in the finished product.
This provision shall not apply to additives or to ingredients listed
in Part B of the Third Schedule.
8.6 Ingredients shall be designated by their specific name, where
applicable, in accordance with the rules laid down in paragraphs 7.1 to
7.4.
However>
- ingredients which belong to one of the categories listed
in the First Schedule and are constituents of another foodstuff need
only be designated by the name of that category< however, the
designation “starch” listed in the First Schedule must always be
complemented by the indication of its specific vegetable origin,
when that ingredient may contain gluten,
- ingredients belonging to one of the categories listed in the
Second Schedule must be designated by the name of that category,
followed by their specific name or EC number< if an ingredient
belongs to more than one of the categories, the category appropriate
to the principal function in the case of the foodstuff in question
shall be indicated< however, the designation “modified starch” listed
in the Second Schedule must always be complemented by the
indication of its specific vegetable origin, when that ingredient
may contain gluten,
- flavourings shall be designated in accordance with Part A
of the Third Schedule, provided that quinine and#or caffeine used
as a flavouring in the production or preparation of a foodstuff must
be mentioned by name in the list of ingredients indicated in
regulation 5.1, immediately after the term ‘flavouring’
8.7 Other provisions may lay down that the name under which a
specific foodstuff is sold is to be accompanied by mention of a particular
ingredient or ingredients.
8.8 In the case referred to in paragraph 8.3, a compound
ingredient may be included in the list of ingredients, under its own
designation in so far as this is laid down by law or established by custom,
in terms of its overall weight, provided that it is immediately followed
by a list of its ingredients.
Such a list, however, shall not be compulsory>
(a) where the composition of the compound ingredient is
defined in current Community legislation, and in so far as the
compound ingredient constitutes less than 2 % of the finished
product< however, this provision shall not apply to additives, subject
to paragraph 8.4,
(b) for compound ingredients consisting of mixtures of
spices and#or herbs that constitute less than 2 % of the finished
product, with the exception of additives, subject to paragraph 8.4,
(c) where the compound ingredient is a foodstuff for which
a list of ingredients is not required under Community legislation.
8.9 Notwithstanding paragraph 8.5 the water content need not
be specified>
(a) where the water is used during the manufacturing process
solely for the reconstitution of an ingredient used in concentrated
or dehydrated form<
(b) in the case of a liquid medium which is not normally
consumed.
8.10 Notwithstanding regulation 8.2, the second subparagraph
of subregulation 8.6 and the second subparagraph of subregulation 8.8,
any ingredient used in the production of a foodstuff and still present in
the finished product, even if in altered form, and listed in Part B of the
Third Schedule or originating from an ingredient listed in Part B of the
Third Schedule shall be indicated on the label with a clear reference to
the name of this ingredient.
Provided that,
the indication referred to in the first subparagraph shall not
be required if the name under which the foodstuff is sold clearly
refers to the ingredient concerned<
notwithstanding subregulation 8.4 (ii), (iii) and (iv), any
substance used in production of a foodstuff and still present in the
finished product, even if in altered form, and originating from
ingredients listed in Part B of the Third Schedule shall be considered
as an ingredient and shall be indicated on the label with a clear
reference to the name of the ingredient from which it originates<
in the case of foodstuffs delivered to the ultimate consumer
by mass caterers, the provisions of this subregulation shall be
deemed to have been complied with if the mass caterer informs
the consumer, upon request, of the presence or absence of any
ingredient(s) listed in Part B of the Third Schedule.
9.1 The quantity of an ingredient or category of ingredients used
in the manufacture or preparation of a foodstuff shall be stated.
9.2 The indication referred to in paragraph 9.1 shall be
compulsory>
(a) where the ingredient or category of ingredients
concerned appears in the name under which the foodstuff is sold
or is usually associated with that name by the consumer< or
(b) where the ingredient or category of ingredients
concerned is emphasised on the labelling in words, pictures or
graphics< or
(c) where the ingredient or category of ingredients
concerned is essential to characterise a foodstuff and to distinguish
it from products with which it might be confused because of its
name or appearance< or
(d) in the cases determined in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 20(2) of the Directive.
9.3
Paragraph 9.2 shall not apply>
(a)
to an ingredient or category of ingredients>
- the drained net weight of which is indicated in
accordance with paragraph 10.4, or
- the quantities of which are already required to be
given on the labelling under Community provisions, or
- which is used in small quantities for the purposes of
flavouring, or
- which, while appearing in the name under which the
food is sold, is not such as to govern the choice of the consumer
in Malta because the variation in quantity is not essential to
characterise the foodstuff or does not distinguish it from
similar foods<
- where specific Community provisions stipulate
precisely the quantity of an ingredient or of a category of
ingredients without providing for the indication thereof on
the labelling<
(b) in the cases referred to in the fourth and fifth indents of
Article 8.5<
(c) in the cases determined in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 20(2) of the Directive.
9.4 The quantity indicated, expressed as a percentage, shall
correspond to the quantity of the ingredient or ingredients at the time of
its#their use. However, other provisions, adopted in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 20(2) of the Directive, may allow
for derogations from this principle for certain foodstuffs.
9.5 The indication referred to in paragraph 9.1 shall appear either
in or immediately next to the name under which the foodstuff is sold or
in the list of ingredients in connection with the ingredient or category
of ingredients in question.
9.6 The provisions of paragraphs 9.1 to 9.5 shall apply without
prejudice to the Nutrition Labelling for Foodstuffs Regulations, 1998.
10.1 The date of minimum durability of a foodstuff shall be the Date of minimum
durability.
date until which the foodstuff retains its specific properties when
properly stored. It shall be indicated in accordance with paragraphs
10.2 to 10.5.
10.2 The date shall be preceded by the words>
- “Best before ...” when the date includes an indication of
the day,
-
“Best before end ...” in other cases.
10.3 The words referred to in paragraph 10.2 shall be
accompanied by>
-
either the date itself, or
-
a reference to where the date is given on the labelling.
If need be, these particulars shall be followed by a description of
the storage conditions which must be observed if the product is to keep
for the specified period.
10.4 The date shall consist of the day, month and year in uncoded
chronological form.
However, in the case of foodstuffs>
- which will not keep for more than three months, an
indication of the day and the month will suffice,
- which will keep for more than three months but not more
than 18 months, an indication of the month and year will suffice,
- which will keep for more than 18 months, an indication
of the year will suffice.
10.5 Subject to other provisions imposing other types of date
indication, an indication of the durability date shall not be required for>
- fresh fruit and vegetables, including potatoes, which have
not been peeled, cut or similarly treated. This derogation shall not
apply to sprouting seeds and similar products such as legume
sprouts,
- wines, liqueur wines, sparkling wines, aromatised wines
and similar products obtained from fruits other than grapes, and
beverages falling within CN Guidelines 2206 00 91, 2206 00 93
and 2206 00 99 and manufactured from grapes or grape musts,
-
beverages containing 10 % or more by volume of alcohol,
- soft drinks, fruit juices, fruit nectars and alcoholic
beverages in individual containers of more than five litres, intended
for supply to mass caterers,
- bakers’ or pastry cooks’ wares which, given the nature of
their content, are normally consumed within 24 hours of their
manufacture,
-
vinegar,
-
cooking salt,
-
solid sugar,
- confectionery products consisting almost solely of
flavoured and#or coloured sugars,
-
chewing gums and similar chewing products,
-
individual portions of ice-cream.
11.1 In the case of foodstuffs which, from the microbiological “Use By” Date.
point of view, are highly perishable and are therefore likely after a short
period to constitute an immediate danger to human health, the date of
minimum durability shall be replaced by the “use by” date.
11.2 The date shall be preceded by the words>
-
in Maltese>
“u]a sa”
-
in English>
“use by”,
-
in Italian>
“da consumare entro”,
These words shall be accompanied by>
-
either the date itself, or
-
a reference to where the date is given on the labelling.
These particulars shall be followed by a description of the storage
conditions which must be observed.
11.3 The date shall consist of the day, the month and, possibly,
the year, in that order and in uncoded form.
11.4 The ‘use by’ date or minimum durability date, as the case
may be, shall be determined by the manufacturer or packer of the product.
11.5 No person may sell any food after the date shown in a ‘use
by’ date relating to it.
12.1 The instructions for use of a foodstuff shall be indicated in
such a way as to enable appropriate use to be made thereof.
12.2 Other provisions may, in the case of certain foodstuffs,
specify the way in which the instructions for use should be indicated.
13.1 The rules concerning indication of the alcoholic strength
Alcoholic strength.
by volume shall, in the case of products covered by tariff heading Nos
04 and 22.05, be those laid down in the specific provisions applicable
to such products.
13.2 In the case of other beverages containing more than 1.2 %
by volume of alcohol, these rules shall be those laid down in the Fifth
Schedule to these regulations.
14.1 When the foodstuffs are prepackaged, the particulars
provided for in paragraphs 5.1 and 6.2 shall appear on the prepackaging
or on a label attached thereto.
14.2 Notwithstanding paragraph 14.1 and without prejudice to
other provisions on nominal quantities, where prepackaged foodstuffs
are>
- intended for the ultimate consumer but marketed at a stage
prior to sale to the ultimate consumer and where sale to a mass
caterer is not involved at that stage,
- intended for supply to mass caterers for preparation,
processing, splitting or cutting up,
the particulars required under paragraphs 5.1 and 6.2 need appear only
on the commercial documents referring to the foodstuffs where it can
be guaranteed that such documents, containing all the labelling
information, either accompany the foodstuffs to which they refer or
were sent before or at the same time as delivery.
14.3 In the case referred to in paragraph 14.2, the particulars
referred to in paragraph 5.1, points (a), (d) and (f) and, where appropriate,
that referred to in paragraphs 11.1 to 11.3, shall also appear on the
external packaging in which the foodstuffs are presented for marketing.
14.4 The particulars mentioned in paragraphs 5.1 and 6.2 shall
be easy to understand and marked in a conspicuous place in such a way
as to be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible. They shall not in
any way be hidden, obscured or interrupted by other written or pictorial
matter.
14.5 The particulars listed in paragraph 5.1, points (a), (d) and
(i) shall appear in the same field of vision.
14.6 In the case of the glass bottles intended for reuse which are
indelibly marked and which therefore bear no label, ring or collar and
packaging or containers the largest surface of which has an area of less
than 10 cm 2 only the particulars listed in paragraph 5.1, points (a) and
(d) need be given. In this case, paragraph 14.5 shall not apply.
14.7 Where a beverage which is intended for consumption
without modification, or after reconstitution of the concentrated or dried
product, contains caffeine, from whatever source, in a proportion in
excess of 150 mg#l, the following message must appear on the label in
the same field of vision as the name under which the product is sold>
‘High caffeine content’. This message shall be followed, in brackets
and in accordance with regulation 14.4, by the caffeine content expressed
in mg#100 ml, provided that,
14.7.1 this regulation shall not apply to beverages based on
coffee, tea or coffee or tea extract where the name under which the
product is sold includes the term ‘coffee’ or ‘tea’.
provided that,
products which do not comply with this regulation and which were
labelled before 1 July 2004 may be marketed until stocks last.
15.1 The provisions of this regulation shall apply without Omission of
certain particulars.
prejudice to the requirements of subregulation 8.10.
15.2 The following foods need not be marked or labelled with
any of the particulars specified in paragraph 5.1 except the name of the
food>
(a)
food which is>
(i) not prepacked, or
(ii) prepacked for direct sale,
other than any such food to which paragraphs 15.13, 15.14 or 15.15
apply<
(b) any flour confectionery which is packed in a crimp case
only or in wholly transparent packaging which is either unmarked
or marked only with an indication of the price of the food and any
lot marking indication given in accordance with paragraph 16.1, if
there is not attached to the flour confectionery or its packaging
any document, notice, label, ring or collar (other than a label or
labels on which only the price of the food and any lot marking
indications are marked)< and
(c) individually wrapped sugar or chocolate confectionery
products, including boiled sweets and chocolates weighing less
than 50 g per item, which are not enclosed in any further packaging
when sold to the ultimate consumer and which are intended for
sale as single items or by number.
15.3 Food which has not been irradiated and which is>
(a)
not intended for sale, or
(b) white bread or flour confectionery, or
(c) carcasses and parts of carcasses which are not intended
for sale in one piece,
need not be marked or labelled with any of the particulars specified in
regulation 5.1.
15.4 Any food which –
(a) by virtue of paragraphs 15.2 or 15.3 alone is not marked
or labelled with a list of ingredients, and
(b) contains any additive which –
(i) but for paragraphs 15.2 or 15.3, would be required
to be named in the list of ingredients of the food, and
(ii) was added to or used in the food or an ingredient
of the food to serve the function of an antioxidant, colour,
flavouring, flavour enhancer, preservative or sweetener,
shall be marked or labelled with an indication of every such category of
additive that is contained in the food.
15.5 Any edible ice or flour confectionery which, but for this
paragraph, would be required to be marked or labelled in accordance
with paragraph 15.4 need not be marked or labelled if there is displayed
in a prominent position near the edible ice or flour confectionery a notice
stating, subject to paragraph 15.6, that edible ices or flour confectionery,
as the case may be, sold at the establishment where the notice is displayed
may contain such categories of additives.
15.6 Where, in the circumstances described in paragraphs 15.4
or 15.5, an additive serves more than one of the functions specified in
the said paragraph 15.4, it shall only be necessary to indicate that
category which represents the principal function served by the additive
in the food or ingredient to which it was added or in which it was used.
15.7 Paragraphs 15.4, 15.5 and 15.6 do not apply to food which
is not intended for sale.
15.8 Subject to paragraph 15.9, any food which –
(a) by virtue of paragraphs 15.4, 15.5, 15.6 or 15.7 alone is
exempted from the requirement to be marked or labelled with a
list of ingredients, and
(b) contains any ingredient which has been irradiated (and
which comprises a particular with which, had that food not been
subject to that exemption, the food would have been required by
these regulations to be marked or labelled),
shall be marked or labelled with an indication that it contains that
ingredient, and in such a case the reference within that indication to
that ingredient shall include or be accompanied by the word “irradiated”
or the words “treated with ionising radiation”.
15.9 Paragraph 15.8 does not apply to food which is not intended
for sale.
15.10 Subject to paragraphs 15.11 or 15.12, any pre-packed food,
either contained in an indelibly marked glass bottle intended for re-use
and having no label, ring or collar, or the largest surface of whose
packaging has an area of less than ten square centimetres, need not by
virtue of these regulations be marked or labelled with any of the
particulars specified in paragraph 5.1 except the name of the food and,
unless the food is not required to be marked or labelled with such an
indication, the appropriate durability indication.
15.11 Subject to paragraph 15.12, any pre-packed food which –
(a)
is sold or supplied as an individual portion, and
(b) is intended as a minor accompaniment to either –
(i) another food, or
(ii) another service,
need not be marked or labelled with any of the particulars specified in
paragraph 5.1 except the name of the food. Such pre-packed food shall
include butter and other fat spreads, milk, cream and cheeses, jams and
marmalades, mustards, sauces, tea, coffee and sugar, and such other
service shall include the provision of sleeping accommodation at an
hotel or other establishment at which such accommodation is provided
by way of trade or business.
15.12 Paragraphs 15.10 and 15.11 do not apply to any food to
which paragraphs 15.2, 15.3, 15.13, 15.14 or 15.15 apply.
15.13 Subject to paragraphs 15.14 and 15.15, any food which is
sold at a catering establishment and is either –
(a)
not pre-packed, or
(b) pre-packed for direct sale,
need not be marked or labelled with any of the particulars specified in
paragraph 5.1.
15.14 In the case of any such food which has been irradiated
that food shall be marked or labelled with an indication of such treatment,
which indication shall include or be accompanied by the word
“irradiated” or the words “treated with ionising radiation”.
15.15 In the case of any such food which contains an ingredient
which has been irradiated, that food shall be marked or labelled with an
indication that it contains that ingredient and reference within that
indication to that ingredient shall include or be accompanied by the
word “irradiated” or the words “treated with ionising radiation”.
15.16 The outer packaging of a seasonal selection pack need not
be marked or labelled with any of the particulars specified by these
regulations, provided that each item contained in the pack is individually
pre-packed and is marked or labelled in accordance with the provisions
of these regulations or any other regulations applying to such items.
16.1 Subject to the provisions of paragraph 16.6, no person may Lot
indication.
sell or offer for sale any food which forms part of a lot unless it is
accompanied by a lot marking indication.
16.2 The lot to which the food in the sales unit belongs shall be
determined by the producer, manufacturer, packager or the first seller
in Malta of the food.
16.3 A lot marking indication must be determined and affixed
under the responsibility of one of the operators specified in paragraph
16.2.
16.4 The lot marking indication must be preceded by the letter
‘L’, except where the indication is clearly distinguishable from other
indications on the packaging of the food or on an attached label.
16.5 In the case of prepacked food, the lot marking indication
must appear on the packaging of the food or on a label attached to it.
For non-pre-packaged food the indication must appear on the container
of the food or on a commercial document that accompanies the food.
The indication must be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible.
16.6 The following foodstuffs need not be marked with a lot
marking indication>
(a) agricultural products which, on leaving the production
holding, are
(i) sold or delivered to a temporary storage, preparation
or packaging station or to a producer’s organisation, or
(ii) collected for immediate integration into an
operational preparation or processing system<
(b) food which is intended to be sold to the ultimate
consumer and which is not prepacked, is packed at the request of
the purchaser or is prepacked for immediate sale<
(c) food in a container where the area of the largest side is
less than 10 square centimetres<
(d) prepacked food which is sold as an individual portion
for immediate consumption and which is intended as a minor
accompaniment to another food or another service<
(e) individual portions of edible ices supplied to the seller
in bulk packaging which contains more than one such portion,
provided that the bulk packaging must bear the lot marking
indication<
(f) food which is marked or labelled with the minimum
durability or ‘use by’ date where this consists of at least an uncoded
indication of the day and month in that order, whether or not this
is required by these regulations.
17.1 The labelling of foodstuffs falling within one of the
categories given in the Sixth Schedule must contain the additional
particulars as set out in that Schedule.
18.1 Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 18.2, 18.3 and 18.6,
the particulars given according to the provisions of these Regulations
shall appear in at least one of the following languages> Maltese, English,
Italian.
18.2 Paragraph 18.1 shall not apply in the case of the following
products>
(a) foodstuffs registered in terms of Council Regulation
2081#92 regarding the protection of origin and geographical
indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs<
(b) foodstuffs registered in terms of Council Regulation
2082#92 regarding certificates of specific character for agricultural
products and foodstuffs<
(c) foodstuffs for which specific permitted languages are
prescribed by other provisions.
18.3 The Food Safety Commission may, on the advice of the
Malta Standards Authority, exempt specific categories of foodstuffs
from the language requirement prescribed by paragraph 18.1, provided
that such exemptions may only be given to categories of foodstuffs and
not to individual products.
18.4 Any exemptions issued by virtue of paragraph 18.3 shall
ensure that consumers are adequately informed.
18.5 Exemptions issued by virtue of paragraph 18.3 may permit
the use of other languages other than the ones prescribed by paragraph
18.1 as well as the use of other measures as regards one or more labelling
particulars.
18.6 The Food Safety Commission may, on the advice of the
Malta Standards Authority, require that the labelling of specific
categories of foodstuffs or the provision of specified information must
be given in at least one of the official languages of Malta, provided that
(a) such requirements shall apply to all products falling
within their scope and not to individual products<
(b) such requirements are justified by the need to protect
human health.
18.7 Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as precluding
the labelling particulars from being indicated in other languages in
addition to those prescribed by paragraphs 18.1 and 18.6.
19.1 The nature or composition of products being described as Claims
foods for
being intended for particular nutritional uses must be such that the particular
nutritional uses.
products are appropriate for the particular nutritional use intended.
19.2 The products referred to in paragraph 19.1 must also comply
with any mandatory provisions applicable to foodstuffs for normal
consumption, save as regards changes made to them to ensure their
conformity with the definitions given in paragraph 3.1(v).
19.3 The specific provisions applicable to the groups of foods
for particular nutritional uses appearing in Part A of the Fourth Schedule
shall be those laid down by means of the specific regulations given in
that Schedule.
19.4 Subject to any derogations given by other provisions, the
labelling and the labelling methods used, the presentation and the
advertising of the products referred to in paragraph 3.1(v) must not
attribute properties for the prevention, treatment or cure of human disease
to such products or imply such properties.
19.5 Nothing in paragraph 19.4 shall be construed as preventing
the dissemination of any useful information or recommendations
exclusively intended for persons having qualifications in medicine,
nutrition or pharmacy.
19.6 Only the products referred to in paragraph 3.1 (v) may be
characterized as “dietetic” or “dietary”.
19.7 In the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs
for normal consumption the following shall be prohibited>
(a) the use of the adjectives ‘dietetic’ or ‘dietary’ either alone
or in conjunction with other words, to designate these foodstuffs<
(b) all other markings or any presentation likely to give the
impression that one of the products referred to in paragraph 3.1(v)
is involved.
19.8 However, in accordance with other provisions which may
be adopted, it shall be possible for foodstuffs for normal consumption
which are suitable for a particular nutritional use to indicate such
suitability. The aforesaid provisions may also lay down the arrangements
for indicating this suitability,
provided that
19.8.1 where no Community provisions have been adopted for
the purposes of this subregulation, appropriate provisions may be
adopted by the Food Safety Commission.
19.9 The designation under which such a product is sold shall
be accompanied by an indication of its particular nutritional
characteristics< however, in the case of products intended to fulfil the
particular nutritional requirements of infants and young children in good
health, this reference shall be replaced by a reference to the purpose for
which they are intended.
19.10 The labelling of products for which no specific provisions
have been adopted must also include>
(a) the particular elements of the qualitative and quantitative
composition or the special manufacturing process which gives the
product its particular nutritional characteristics<
(b) the available energy value expressed in kilojoules and
kilocalories and the carbohydrate, protein and fat content per 100
grams or 100 millilitres of the product as marketed and, where
appropriate, per specified quantity of the product as proposed for
consumption,
provided that,
- if, however, the energy value is less than 50 kilojoules (12
kilocalories) per 100 grams or 100 millilitres of the product as marketed,
these particulars may be replaced either by the words ‘energy value
less than 50 kilojoules (12 kilocalories) per 100 grams’ or by the words
‘energy value less than 50 kilojoules (12 kilocalories) per 100 millilitres’.
19.11 The labelling of products for which specific provisions
have been adopted must comply with the requirements laid down in
those provisions.
19.12 Products intended for particular nutritional uses shall only
be allowed on the retail market in pre-packaged form, and the packaging
shall completely cover the products.
19.13 To permit efficient official monitoring of foodstuffs
intended for a particular nutritional use which do not belong to one of
the groups listed in the Fourth Schedule, the following specific
provisions shall apply>
(a) When a product as referred to above is placed on the
market for the first time, the manufacturer or the importer shall
notify the Superintendent of Public Health by forwarding a model
of the label used for the product.
(b) In the case of products which have already been placed
on the market within the European Community, the manufacturer
or importer shall, in addition to the model required by paragraph
19.13 (a), provide the Superintendent of Public Health with an
indication of the recipient of the first notification to the competent
authorities of a Member State of the European Community.
19.14 Where necessary, the Superintendent of Public Health may
require the manufacturer or the importer to produce the scientific work
and the data establishing the product’s compliance with the provisions
of these regulations relating to foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses
as defined in paragraph 3.1(v) together with the information provided
for in paragraph 19.10(a). If such work is contained in a readily available
publication, a mere reference to this publication shall suffice.
19.15 The Superintendent of Public Health may prohibit, restrict
or subject to specified conditions the marketing of products intended
for particular nutritional uses if he considers that such products do not
comply with paragraph 3.1(v) or endanger human health, provided that
any such prohibition or restriction shall be notified to the Malta Standards
Authority at least three months before being brought into effect, subject
to the provisions of paragraph 19.18.
19.16 The Foodstuffs Directorate shall, within three months, issue
an opinion regarding the proposed measures.
19.17 In issuing any prohibition or restriction by virtue of
paragraph 19.15, the Superintendent of Public Health shall take into
account the opinion of the Foodstuffs Directorate.
19.18 Where the Superintendent of Public Health considers the
imposition of a prohibition or restriction to be an urgent requirement
for the protection of public health, he may impose such prohibition or
restriction with immediate effect provided the Foodstuffs Directorate
is immediately notified of such measures. The Foodstuffs Directorate
shall, within three months, issue an opinion regarding the proposed
measures.
19.19 For the categories of substances added for specific
nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses listed in the
Seventh Schedule to these regulations, only the chemical substances
mentioned under each category may be used in the manufacture of
foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses covered by this regulation.
19.20 The use of the substances mentioned in regulation 19.19
shall be in conformity with any specific provisions concerning those
substances that may be laid down in applicable specific provisions.
19.21 Without prejudice to European Parliament and Council
Regulation (EC) No 258#97 ( 1 ) or equivalent measures, other substances
added for specific nutritional purposes, not belonging to one of the
categories listed in the Seventh Schedule, may be used in the manufacture
of foods for particular nutritional uses.
19.22 The use of nutritional substances in foods for particular
nutritional uses shall result in the manufacture of safe products that
fulfil the particular nutritional requirements of the persons for whom
they are intended as established by generally accepted scientific data.
19.23 The Superintendent of Public Health may require the
manufacturer or, where appropriate, the importer to produce the scientific
work and the data establishing the use of substances added for specific
nutritional purposes in compliance with regulation 19.22. If such work
is contained in a readily available publication, a mere reference to this
publication shall suffice.
19.24 Any purity criteria for substances listed in the Seventh
Schedule, specified by legislation for their use in the manufacture of
foodstuffs for purposes other than those covered by this regulation, shall
apply.
19.25 For those substances listed in the Seventh Schedule for
which purity criteria are not specified by Maltese or European
Community legislation, and until the adoption of such specifications,
generally acceptable purity criteria recommended by international bodies
shall apply.
20.1 The Labelling and Presentation of Foodstuffs Regulations, Repeal
2002. 2002 are hereby repealed and any reference to those regulations shall
be construed as a reference to these regulations.