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Weights and Measures (Sale and Labelling of Goods) Rules, 1999 (L.N. No. 24 of 1999).

Country/Territory
Kenya
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Supplement No. 11 to the Kenya Official Gazette of 19 February, 1999, pp. 83-100.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Standards
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa
Abstract

These Rules regulate the exposition for sale and the sale of specified goods to the general public. Goods specified in the Schedules shall comply with standards of weights and measures laid down in the said Schedules. Rule 6 makes provision for the grading of eggs. Rules 7 to 11 prescribe detailed labelling requirements for various kinds of goods. The Rules do not apply to sale of food for consumption at the premises of the vendor and the sale of goods not exceeding fifty grams or fifty millimetres. Schedules include: Goods to be sold by weight (1); Goods to be sold by weight or number (2); Goods to be sold by measure or capacity (3); Standard quantities for pre-packed goods (6); Manner of selection of samples (9); Procedure for the determination of quantity (10). (17 rules and 11 Schedules)

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References - Legislation

Amended by

Weights and Measures (Sale and Labelling of Goods) (Amendment) Rules, 2004 (L.N. No. 122 of 2004).

Legislation | Kenya | 2004

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Weights and Measures (Sale and Labelling of Goods) (Amendment) Rules, 1999 (L.N. No. 106 of 1999).

Legislation | Kenya | 1999

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX