Food and Drugs (Amendment) Act (No. 11 of 2017). Country/Territory Belize Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn 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