Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs

L.N. 436 of 2007

FOOD SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 449)

Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs

(Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2007

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>–

The title of these regulations is the Labelling, Presentation

and Advertising of Foodstuffs (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2007,

and they shall be read and construed as one with the Labelling,

Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs Regulations, 2004,

hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

These regulations implement the provisions of Commission

Directive 2006#142#EC of 22 nd December, 2006. As from 23 rd December,

2008, the sale of foodstuffs which fail to comply with this Directive

shall be prohibited. However, the sale of foodstuffs which fail to comply

with this Directive and which have been labelled prior to this date shall

be authorised until stocks run out.

For Part B of the Third Schedule to the principal regulations,

the following shall be added>

‘Lupin and products thereof

Molluscs and products thereof’.

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