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Food Safety Act 2006 (Cap. 28.08).

Country/Territory
Tuvalu
Document type
Legislation
Date
2006 (2008)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to promote public health and safety with regard to food, to regulate the preparation, sale and use of food, to assist consumers make informed choices on food, to promote fair trading practices in relation to food and for related matters.
Subject
Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Basic legislation Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Packaging/labelling Food additives Inspection Vending Fraud Codex Alimentarius Offences/penalties Plant production Crops/grasses
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act provides rules relative to the quality and hygiene of food placed on the market in Tuvalu. The rules concern, among other things: the labelling and advertisement of food; the licensing and registration of food business premises; health of persons who handle food; prohibition of taking of food produced in closed areas; the prohibition of placing specified food on the market; illegal practices in relation with the placing of food on the market; and food inspection and analysis.

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