Regulation 13 Order of list of ingredients

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

reg. 13(5)-(8) reg. 13(5)-(8) substituted for reg. 13(5) by Food Labelling 2004 reg. 5
reg. 13(8)(c) words inserted by Food Labelling 2005 reg. 4
reg. 13(5)-(8) substituted for reg. 13(5) by Food Labelling 2004 reg. 5
reg. 13(8)(c) words inserted by Food Labelling 2005 reg. 4
reg. 13(8)(c) words omitted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2008 reg. 2(3)(a)
reg. 13(8)(c) words omitted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2008 reg. 2(3)(b)
reg. 13(5)-(8) substituted for reg. 13(5) by Food Labelling Amendment 2004 reg. 5
reg. 13(8)(c) substituted by Food Labelling Amendment 2005 reg. 4
reg. 13(8)(c) substituted by Food Labelling Amendment 2005 reg. 4
reg. 13(8)(c)(ii) words inserted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2008 reg. 2(3)
reg. 13(8)(c)(iii) words omitted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2008 reg. 2(4)(i)
reg. 13(8)(c)(iii) words omitted by Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) 2008 reg. 2(4)(ii)

(1)

Subject to the following paragraphs of this regulation, when a food is marked or labelled with a list of ingredients, the ingredients shall be listed in descending order of weight determined as at the time of their use in the preparation of the food.

(2)

Subject to regulation 16, water and volatile products which are added as ingredients of a food shall be listed in order of their weight in the finished product, the weight being calculated in the case of water by deducting from the total weight of the finished product the total weight of the other ingredients used.

(3)

In the case of an ingredient which is used in a food in concentrated or dehydrated form and which is reconstituted during preparation of the food, the weight used in determining the order of the list of ingredients may be the weight of the ingredient before concentration or dehydration.

(4)

Without prejudice to regulation 12, where a food is in concentrated or dehydrated form and is intended to be reconstituted by the addition of water, its ingredients may be listed in descending order of their weight in the food when reconstituted as directed if the heading of the list of ingredients includes or is accompanied by the words “ingredients of the reconstituted product” or “ingredients of the ready to use product” or by some other indication to similar effect.

(5)

Where a food consists of, or contains, mixed fruit, nuts, vegetables, spices or herbs and no particular fruit, nut, vegetable, spice or herb predominates significantly by weight, those ingredients may be listed otherwise than in descending order of weight if—

(a)

in the case of a food which consists entirely of such a mixture, the heading of the list of ingredients includes or is accompanied by the words “in variable proportion” or other words indicating the nature of the order in which the ingredients are listed, and

(b)

in the case of a food which contains such a mixture, that part of the list where the names of those ingredients appear is accompanied by the words “in variable proportion” or other words indicating the nature of the order in which those ingredients are listed.