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The Food Labelling Regulations 1996
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- 1996 No. 1499
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Ingredients given special emphasis
Indication of minimum or maximum percentage of ingredients
19.—(1) Where a food is characterised by the presence of a particular ingredient, the labelling of the food shall not place special emphasis on the presence of that ingredient, unless it includes a declaration of the minimum percentage of that ingredient in the food, determined as at the time of its use in the preparation of the food.
(2) Where a food is characterised by the low content of a particular ingredient, the labelling of the food shall not place special emphasis on the low content of that ingredient, unless it includes a declaration of the maximum percentage of that ingredient in the food, determined as at the time of its use in the preparation of the food.
(3) Any declaration required by paragraph (1) or (2) of this regulation shall either—
(a)appear next to the name of the food, or
(b)accompany the name of the ingredient in question in the list of ingredients.
(4) A reference in the name of a food to a particular ingredient shall not of itself constitute the placing of special emphasis on the presence or low content of that ingredient.
(5) A reference in the labelling of a food to an ingredient which is used in a small quantity and only as a flavouring shall not of itself constitute the placing of special emphasis on the presence or low content of that ingredient.
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