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Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

S.R. 1996/383 · Made 15 August 1996

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FOOD

Made 15th August 1996

Coming into operation 1st October 1996

The Department of Health and Social Services and the Department of Agriculture, being the Departments concernedf1, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by Articles 15(1)(e) and (f), 16(1), 25(1) and (3), 26(3) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991f2 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf and after consultation in accordance with Article 47(3) of the said Order with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by these Regulations hereby make the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

See S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7) Article 2(2) for the definitions of “the Department concerned” and “regulations” and with respect to the powers conferred on each Department jointly and severally by virtue of those definitions.

f2

S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7)

Contents

  1. Part I: Preliminary
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Exemptions
  5. Part II: Food to be delivered as such to the ultimate consumer or to caterers
  6. Scope and general labelling requirement
  7. 4Scope of Part II
  8. 5General labelling requirement
  9. Name of the food
  10. 6Name prescribed by law
  11. 7Customary name
  12. 8Indication of true nature of food
  13. 9Form of name
  14. 10Trade marks, brand names and fancy names
  15. 11Indication of physical condition or treatment
  16. List of ingredients
  17. 12Heading of list of ingredients
  18. 13Order of list of ingredients
  19. 14Names of ingredients
  20. 15Compound ingredients
  21. 16Added water
  22. 17Ingredients which need not be named
  23. 18Foods which need not bear a list of ingredients
  24. Ingredients given special emphasis
  25. 19Indication of minimum or maximum percentage of ingredients
  26. Appropriate durability indication
  27. 20Form of indication of minimum durability
  28. 21Form of indication of “use by” date
  29. 22Foods which need not bear an appropriate durability indication
  30. Omission of certain particulars
  31. 23Food which is not prepacked and similar food, and fancy confectionery products
  32. 24Indication of additives
  33. 25Indication of irradiated ingredients
  34. 26Small packages and certain indelibly marked bottles
  35. 27Certain food sold at catering establishments
  36. 28Seasonal selection packs
  37. Additional labelling requirements for certain categories of food
  38. 29Food sold from vending machines
  39. 30Prepacked alcoholic drinks other than Community controlled wine
  40. 31Raw milk
  41. 32Products consisting of skimmed milk together with non-milk fat
  42. 33Foods packaged in certain gases
  43. 34Foods containing sweeteners, added sugar and sweeteners, aspartame or polyols
  44. Manner of marking or labelling
  45. 35General requirement
  46. 36Food to which regulation 23 or 27 applies
  47. 37Milk
  48. 38Intelligibility
  49. 39Field of vision
  50. Part III: Claims, Nutrition Labelling and Misleading Descriptions
  51. 40Claims
  52. 41Supplementary provisions relating to claims
  53. 42Misleading descriptions
  54. 43The word “wine”
  55. Part IV: Offences and Legal Proceedings
  56. 44Offences and penalties
  57. 45Enforcement
  58. 46Defence in cases of alteration of appropriate durability indication
  59. 47Defence in relation to exports
  60. 48Application of various provisions of the Order
  61. Part V: Revocations, Amendments and Transitional Provision
  62. 49Revocations and amendments
  63. 50Transitional provision
  64. Signature
  65. Schedule 1: Names Prescribed by Law
  66. 1Fish
  67. 2Melons
  68. 3Potatoes
  69. 4Vitamins
  70. Schedule 2: Indications of Treatment
  71. 1Tenderised meat
  72. 2Irradiated food
  73. Schedule 3GENERIC NAMES IN LIST OF INGREDIENTS
  74. Schedule 4Categories of Additives which must be Identified in a List of Ingredients by their Category Name
  75. Schedule 5Positive and Negative Tolerances Permitted in the Indication of the Alcoholic Strength by Volume of Alcoholic Drinks other than Community Controlled Wine
  76. Schedule 6: Claims
  77. IProhibited Claim
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Note
  80. IIRestricted Claims
  81. Schedule 7: Nutrition Labelling
  82. Part I: Presentation of Prescribed Nutrition Labelling
  83. 1Paragraph 1
  84. 2Paragraph 2
  85. 3Paragraph 3
  86. 4Paragraph 4
  87. 5Paragraph 5
  88. 6Paragraph 6
  89. Part II: Contents of prescribed Nutrition Labelling
  90. 1Paragraph 1
  91. 2Paragraph 2
  92. Schedule 8: Misleading Descriptions
  93. IGeneral
  94. IICheese
  95. IIICream
  96. Schedule 9Revocations
  97. Explanatory note