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A
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Bill
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To
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Make
further
provision
for
relevant
information
about
food,
including
information
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about
the
country
of
origin
and
standards
of
production
of
that
food,
to
be
made
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available
to
consumers,
by
labelling,
marking
or
in
other
ways;
and
for
connected
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purposes.
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Be
it
enacted
by
the
Queen’s
most
Excellent
Majesty,
by
and
with
the
advice
and
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consent
of
the
Lords
Spiritual
and
Temporal,
and
Commons,
in
this
present
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Parliament
assembled,
and
by
the
authority
of
the
same,
as
follows:—
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1 Interpretation
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In
this
Act,
unless
the
context
otherwise
requires—
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“food”
is
to
be
interpreted
in
accordance
with
section
1
of
the
Food
Safety
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Act
1990
(c. 16),
but
does
not
include
food
to
which
regulations
26,
27
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and
28
of
the
Food
Labelling
Regulations
1996
(“the
Regulations”)
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apply,
or
sea
fish
or
shellfish
listed
in
Schedule
1
to
the
Regulations;
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“ingredient”
has
the
meaning
assigned
to
it
by
the
Regulations;
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“labelling”
has
the
meaning
assigned
to
it
by
the
Regulations;
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“livestock”
has
the
meaning
assigned
to
it
by
the
Agricultural
Holdings
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Act
1986
(c. 5),
but
including
salmon
and
freshwater
fish
listed
in
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Schedule
1
to
the
Regulations;
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“major
ingredient”
means
an
ingredient
which
forms
more
than
25
per
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cent.
by
weight
of
a
food;
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“production
standards”
means
the
minimum
legal
requirements
relating
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to
husbandry
which
must
be
observed
by
food
producers,
including
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requirements
relating
to
animal
welfare,
food
safety
and
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environmental
protection;
and
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“ultimate
consumer”
has
the
meaning
assigned
to
it
by
the
Regulations.
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2 Labelling:
countries
of
origin
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(1) Food
which
is
sold
to
a
consumer
shall
be
marked
or
labelled
with—
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(a) particulars
of
the
country
or
countries
of
origin
of
the
food;
and
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(b) where
the
food
has
more
than
one
ingredient,
particulars
of
the
country
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or
countries
of
origin
of
each
major
ingredient.
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(2) Where
food
to
which
subsection
(1)
applies
has
been
processed
or
packaged
in
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a
country
or
countries
other
than
the
country
or
countries
of
origin,
particulars
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of
the
country
or
countries
of
origin
shall
be
marked
or
labelled
in
no
less
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prominent
a
manner
than
the
particulars
of
the
country
or
countries
where
the
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food
has
been
processed
or
packaged.
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3 Labelling:
production
standards
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(1) Where
a
food
is
labelled
in
accordance
with
section
2
with
a
country
or
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countries
of
origin
where
the
production
standards
for
that
food
are
lower
than
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the
production
standards
applicable
in
England
and
Wales,
a
reference
to
that
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fact
shall
appear
on
the
mark
or
label
of
that
food.
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(2) In
determining
whether,
in
relation
to
any
food
derived
from
livestock,
the
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production
standards
in
another
country
are
lower
than
those
applicable
in
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England
and
Wales,
regard
shall
be
had
to
any
codes
of
recommendations
for
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the
welfare
of
livestock
issued
under
the
Agriculture
(Miscellaneous
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Provisions)
Act
1968
(c. 34)
which
are
in
force.
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4 Method
of
marking
or
labelling
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(1) Subject
to
subsection
(2),
the
information
required
by
this
Act
shall
be
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provided—
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(a) on
the
food’s
packaging;
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(b) on
a
label
attached
to
the
food’s
packaging;
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(c) on
a
label
that
is
clearly
visible
through
the
food’s
packaging;
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(d) where
the
food
is
not
prepacked,
on
a
shelf
marker
or
show
card
clearly
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visible
at
the
place
where
the
food
is
presented
for
sale;
and
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(e) by
other
means
accessible
to
consumers.
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(2) Where
food
is
sold
otherwise
than
to
the
ultimate
consumer,
the
information
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required
by
this
Act
may
appear
on
commercial
documents
relating
to
the
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food,
provided
that
it
also
appears
on
the
outermost
packaging
of
the
food.
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(3) Subsection
(2)
shall
only
apply
when
the
commercial
documents
either—
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(a) accompany
the
food
to
which
they
relate
at
all
times;
or
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(b) arrive
with
the
purchaser
before
or
at
the
same
time
as
the
food
itself.
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5 Consequential
amendment
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In
regulation
5
of
the
Regulations,
for
sub-paragraph
(f)
there
shall
be
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substituted
the
following
sub-paragraph—
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“(f) the
particulars
required
by
the
Food
Labelling
Act
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2003”.
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6 Short
title,
commencement
and
extent
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(1) This
Act
may
be
cited
as
the
Food
Labelling
Act
2003.
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(2) This
Act
shall
come
into
force
on
such
day
as
may
be
appointed
by
order
made
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by
statutory
instrument,
and
different
days
may
be
appointed
for
different
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areas.
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(3) An
order
under
subsection
(2)
is
to
be
made—
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