Resolution No. 506/1 of 1996 regulating conservation of milk and dairy products as well as package label. Country/Territory Lebanon Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 57, 14 November 1996, 3 pp. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Standards Packaging/labelling Milk/dairy products Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force 1 month after its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Resolution is composed of 12 articles. Milk and dairy products cartons must be hermetically sealed (art. 1); contents must be clearly stated on the cartons (art. 2); the following information must also be indicated in clear print : brand name and treatment procedure, components, net weight, expiry date, storage and conservation instructions, name and address of producer and origin (art. 4); all information must be written in Arabic and in English or French or both (art. 6); milk and dairy product cartons must be authorized by the Department of Animal Resources of the Minister of Agriculture (art. 9). Full text Arabic References - Legislation Repealed by Decision No.1034 of 2011 on the regulation of packaging and presentation of milk and its derivatives as amended by Resolution No.539 of 2012. Legislation | Lebanon | 2011 Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Packaging/labelling, Fraud, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX