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ProjTitle.icon 7. LABELLING

7.1.   Name of the food

The product shall be labelled in accordance with the provisions of the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (CXS 1-1985). Furthermore, each container shall be marked with a label containing the

following information:

a.  Name of the product and grade – to be consistent with table 1

b.  Name and address of the manufacturer and/or the trademark

c.  County of origin

d.  Net weight in kg

e.  Date of manufacture

f.  Product shelf life

g.  Production lot number or code

h.  Storage instructions.


7.2.   Labelling of non-retail containers

The information required by this standard and by section 4 of the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods shall be given either on the container or in accompanying documents, except that the name of the product, the net weight of the product, date of manufacture, the production lot number as well as the name and address of the manufacturer, the packer, the distributor and/or importer shall appear on the container. 

However, lot identification, and the name and address of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, and/or

importer may be replaced by an identification mark, provided that such a mark is clearly identifiable with the accompanying documents.​


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