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Food Supplements (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 (L.N. 327 of 2005).

Country/Territory
Malta
Document type
Regulation
Date
2005
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Special dietary uses Standards Packaging/labelling
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

Regulation 5.5 of the Food Supplements Regulations of 2003 shall be replaced and shall read as follows: “Subject to the provisions of regulation 5.8, food supplements providing a source of any nutrient at a level in excess of the maximum upper level as may be established for that nutrient by the Third Schedule to these Regulations may only be sold in Malta subject to a prior approval by the Food Safety Commission. The Food Safety Commission shall take into account, in particular, the product’s presentation, its labelling, any instructions for its use, as well as any other indication or information provided by the manufacturer. The Food Safety Commission may also make the marketing of such food supplements subject to any conditions it deems appropriate for the purposes of safeguarding public health.”

Full text
English
Website
www.doi.gov.mt

References - Legislation

Amends

Food Supplements Regulations, 2003 (L.N. 239 of 2003).

Legislation | Malta | 2003

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Special dietary uses, Standards, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX