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Law No. 15.565 establishing compulsory information on net weight of each products to be shown on labels for frozen or ice cover products and marketed in the State of Pernambuco.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Pernambuco
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Packaging/labelling Transport/storage Internal trade Food quality control/food safety International trade
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force 90 days after its publication.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 5 articles, establishes compulsory information to be shown on labels on net weight of frozen or ice cover products and marketed in the State of Pernambuco. In particular, it establishes the obligation to provide information on the net weight and the weight observed after complete thawing at room temperature, the labels of frozen food packaging or frozen with ice cover, produced and marketed in the State of Pernambuco. Information about the weight of the product after thawing must be printed on the package labeled "WEIGHT AFTER THAWING" whose characters should have the same prominence and size of those used to inform the net weight of the product.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.normasbrasil.com.br