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Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, Council Directive 2001/112/EC and Regulation (EC) No 258/97 (Text with EEA relevance)
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Article 11U.K.General labelling requirements for food enzymes and food enzyme preparations not intended for sale to the final consumer
1.Where food enzymes and food enzyme preparations not intended for sale to the final consumer are sold singly or mixed with each other and/or other food ingredients, their packaging or containers shall bear the following information:
(a)the name laid down under this Regulation in respect of each food enzyme or a sales description which includes the name of each food enzyme or in the absence of such a name, the accepted name laid down in the nomenclature of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB);
(b)the statement ‘for food’ or the statement ‘restricted use in food’ or a more specific reference to its intended food use;
(c)if necessary, the special conditions of storage and/or use;
(d)a mark identifying the batch or lot;
(e)instructions for use, if the omission thereof would preclude appropriate use of the food enzyme;
(f)the name or business name and address of the manufacturer, packager or seller;
(g)an indication of the maximum quantity of each component or group of components subject to quantitative limitation in food and/or appropriate information in clear and easily understandable terms enabling the purchaser to comply with this Regulation or other relevant Community law; where the same limit on quantity applies to a group of components used singly or in combination, the combined percentage may be given as a single figure; the limit on quantity shall be expressed either numerically or by the quantum satis principle;
(h)the net quantity;
(i)the activity of the food enzyme(s);
(j)the date of minimum durability or use-by-date;
(k)where relevant, information on a food enzyme or other substances as referred to in this Article and listed in Annex IIIa to Directive 2000/13/EC.
2.Where food enzymes and/or food enzyme preparations are sold mixed with each other and/or with other food ingredients, their packaging or containers shall bear a list of all ingredients in descending order of their percentage by weight of the total.
3.The packaging or containers of food enzyme preparations shall bear a list of all components in descending order of their percentage by weight of the total.
4.By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the information required in paragraph 1 points (e) to (g) and in paragraphs 2 and 3 may appear merely on the documents relating to the consignment which are to be supplied with or prior to the delivery, provided that the indication ‘not for retail sale’ appears on an easily visible part of the packaging or container of the product in question.
5.By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, where food enzymes and food enzyme preparations are supplied in tankers all of the information may appear merely on the accompanying documents relating to the consignment which are to be supplied with the delivery.
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