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Sale of Food Law

País/Territorio
Nigeria
Subdivisión territorial
Ebonyi
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2009
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
A Law to make provision for the sale of food and drinks in a pure state
Materia
Alimentación y nutrición
Palabra clave
Protección del consumidor Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Envasado/etiquetado Infracciones/sanciones
Área geográphica
Africa, Atlántico Norte, Africa Occidental
Resumen

This Law starts off with the prohibition of the sale of denatured food or food articles, it provides that food articles should not be sold if they are not in the nature, substance and quality demanded by the purchaser or when they are not composed of ingredients in accordance with the demand of the purchaser; the Law provides a fine for the violation of this provision. This Law empowers the Commissioner for agriculture to appoint analysts for all articles of food who may analyse food articles prior to their purchase or after they have been purchased. The Law further details the procedure for the analysis of food articles by analysts, and the respective roles of the involved parties, including the food seller, the purchaser and the analysts. At the end of the analysis, the analyst(s) is to publish a certificate of the analysis, which is to serve as sufficient evidence of the facts stated in it. The Law also prohibits false labelling, false warranty and the misapplication of warranty.

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