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 Legislation | Ireland | 1982 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by European Communities (Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2000 (S.I. No. 92 of 2000).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