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Food and Drugs (Amendment) Act (No. 11 of 2017).

Country/Territory
Belize
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act, Chapter 291 of the Substantive Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2011, to make provision empowering the making of regulations to empower the establishment of a drug registry as well as generally to give effect to the provisions of the Act, to make further provisions regarding the labelling of food or drug products; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Institution Packaging/labelling Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Americas, Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act amends the Food and Drugs Act with respect to language requirements for labelling and by inserting a new Part (VII) which grants power to the Minister to make Regulations for giving effect to the purposes and provisions of this Act. The Act also concerns misconduct in labelling.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amends

Food and Drugs Act.

Legislation | Belize | 1953 (1987)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Packaging/labelling, International trade, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Milk/dairy products, Meat

Source: FAO, FAOLEX