Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

15.  In the case of any compound feeding stuff, the following particulars shall be declared either in the statutory statement, or elsewhere on the package, label or container (in which case the statutory statement shall indicate where they are to be found)—

(a) the net quantity, expressed in the case of solid products in units of mass, and in the case of liquid products in units of mass or volume;

(b) the minimum storage life, which shall be expressed—

(i) in the case of microbiologically highly perishable feeding stuffs, by the words “use before . . .” followed by the appropriate date (day, month and year), and

(ii) in all other cases by the words “best before . . .” followed by the appropraite date (month and year),

except that, where an expiry date for a period is required to be declared by paragraph 2(b) or 3(b), and is earlier than the appropriate date otherwise required by this paragraph, that expiry date shall be used as the appropriate date; and

(c) the batch number if the date of manufacture is not declared.