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Standards (Labelling of Processed Food) Regulations, 1974.

Country/Territory
Jamaica
Document type
Regulation
Date
1974 (1984)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Laws of Jamaica, 9 pp.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Treated food Packaging/labelling
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

These Regulations specify rules relative to the labelling of containers in which processed food is packed. “Processed" means preheated, cooked, canned, preserved, condensed, evaporated, fermented, distilled, carbonated, dehydrated, milled, frozen, reconstituted or otherwise processed. The Bureau of Standards may, at the request of any manufacturer, processor, importer or distributor of any processed food grant, for specified purposes, a permit to pack processed food in unlabelled containers.

Full text
English
Website
www.moj.gov.jm

References - Legislation

Implements

Standards Act.

Legislation | Jamaica | 1985 (2003)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Institution, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX