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132W PDFTitle:FOOD AND DRUGS (COMPOSITION AND LABELLING) REGULATIONSGazette Number:L.N. 69 of 2008
Regulation:4BHeading:Nutrition labelling of prepackaged food and nutrition claimVersion Date:01/07/2010

(1) Without prejudice to regulations 4 and 4A but subject to paragraphs (2) and (6), prepackaged food shall be marked or labelled with its energy value and nutrient content in compliance with Part 1 of Schedule 5.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the following items shall be exempt from the requirement of paragraph (1)-

        (a) any item prescribed in Part 1 of Schedule 6; or
        (b) any item in respect of which an exemption has been granted under Part 2 of Schedule 6.
(3) If-
        (a) any item prescribed in Part 1 of Schedule 6 is marked or labelled with its energy value or any nutrient content; or
        (b) any nutrition claim is made on the label of, or in any advertisement for, any item prescribed in Part 1 of Schedule 6,
paragraph (1) shall apply in relation to such item.
(4) If-
        (a) any item in respect of which an exemption has been granted under Part 2 of Schedule 6 is labelled or displayed for sale otherwise than in the manner required by the Authority; or
        (b) any nutrition claim is made on the label of, or in any advertisement for, any item in respect of which an exemption has been granted under Part 2 of Schedule 6,
paragraph (1) shall apply in relation to such item.
(5) Subject to paragraph (6), any nutrition claim made on the label of, or in any advertisement for, a prepackaged food shall conform to Part 2 of Schedule 5.
(6) This regulation does not apply to-
        (a) formula intended to be consumed by children under the age of 36 months;
        (b) food intended to be consumed principally by children under the age of 36 months; and
        (c) other food for special dietary uses.
(L.N. 69 of 2008)