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Standards (Belize National Standard BZS1: Part 1: 1998) (Specification for Labelling - General principles) (Declaration as a Compulsory Standard) Order, 1999 (S.I. No. 116 of 1999).

Country/Territory
Belize
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Government Gazette of Belize of 1999, pp. 1-9.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Standards Packaging/labelling Fraud
Geographical area
Americas, Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

The purpose of the declaration of a compulsory standard is primarily to prevent fraud or deception arising from misleading advertising or labelling of pre-packaged goods and to require that adequate information be given to customers and users. It applies to all goods which are customarily labbeled in the course of trade. The Standard includes rules regarding labels being in conformity with general requirments, conflict between standards, advise on labels, etc.

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