{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-labelling-regulations-1996/schedule-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-labelling-regulations-1996/schedule-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/1499",
  "legislation_title": "The Food Labelling Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-labelling-regulations-1996",
  "path": "schedule/5",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TOLERANCES PERMITTED IN THE INDICATION OF THE ALCOHOLIC STRENGTH BY VOLUME OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS OTHER THAN COMMUNITY CONTROLLED WINE",
  "text": "Description of alcoholic drink\nPositive or negative tolerance\nNote\nThe above tolerances shall apply without prejudice to the tolerances deriving from the method of analysis used for determining the alcoholic strength.\n1 (a) Beers having an alcoholic strength not exceeding 5.5% volume;\n(b) alcoholic drinks made from grapes and falling within subheading No. 2206–0093 and No. 2206–0099 of the combined nomenclature (1988).\n0.5% vol.\n2 (a) Beers having an alcoholic strength exceeding 5.5% volume;\n(b) alcoholic drinks made from grapes and falling within subheading No. 2206–0091 of the combined nomenclature (1988);\n(c) ciders, perries, fruit wines and other wines obtained from fruits other than grapes whether or not semi-sparkling or sparkling;\n(d) alcoholic drinks based on fermented honey.\n1% vol.\n3 Alcoholic drinks containing macerated fruit or parts of plants\n1.5% vol.\n4 Any other alcoholic drink.\n0.3% vol.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1499/schedule/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:42:11.542130+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}