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European Communities (Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1991.

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Radiation
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The purpose of these Regulations is to give effect to Council Directive 89/395/EEC which amends Council Directive 79/112/EEC. The main effect of the Regulations is to further improve the level of protection for consumers purchasing foodstuffs by the introduction of the following measures: (a) the extension of the scope of the Regulations to include foodstuffs supplied to "mass caterers" (restaurants, hospitals, canteens etc.); (b) the requirement to display a "use-by" date instead of a "best before" date for highly perishable foodstuffs; (c) the requirement to display a "best before" date on some products which have been exempt from this requirement heretofore (e.g. foodstuffs with a minimum durability exceeding 18 months); and (d) the requirement that foodstuffs which have been treated with ionizing radiation bear an indication to that effect. Trade in products not complying with the provisions of these Regulations is prohibited.

Full text
English
Website
www.bailii.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs for sale to the ultimate consumer.

Legislation | European Union | 1978

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

European Communities (Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 1982.

Legislation | Ireland | 1982

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

European Communities (Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2000 (S.I. No. 92 of 2000).

Legislation | Ireland | 2000

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX