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Food Labelling (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. No. 238 of 1998).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
1998
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Inspection
Geographical area
Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations implement European Parliament and Council Directive 97/4/EC amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs. The Regulations: (a) require the quantity of certain ingredients or categories of ingredients of a food to be indicated (regs. 6 and 9); (b) clarify that where a name of a food is prescribed by European Community law, that name must be used as the name of the food (r

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. No. 383 of 1996).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 | Repealed

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX