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Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes Regulations, 2001 (L.N. No. 309 of 2001).

Country/Territory
Malta
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement to the Government Gazette of 2001, pp. B 3268- B 3276.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Special dietary uses Inspection Packaging/labelling Standards Internal trade
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
For entry into force please see regulation 1.
Abstract

These Regulations lay down compositional and labelling requirements for dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in regulation 3. Such dietary foods are classified in three categories: nutritionally complete food, which may constitute the sole source of nourishment; nutritionally complete food with a formulation for a specific disease; and nutritionally incomplete food for a specific disease. Dietary foods for special medical purposes may be marketed only if they comply with rules laid down in these Regulations. The dietary food shall comply with the criteria regarding their composition as laid down in the Schedule. When a dietary food to which these Regulations apply is placed on the market, the manufacturer or the importer shall notify the Superintendent of Public Health by forwarding a model of a label used for the product.

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References - Legislation

Amended by

Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes (Amendment) Regulations, 2007 (L.N. 241 of 2007).

Legislation | Malta | 2007

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Special dietary uses, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 (L.N. 284 of 2013).

Legislation | Malta | 2013

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Special dietary uses, Internal trade, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX