1506

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 44

GENERAL REGULATIONS.

LABELLING.

1. In these regulations, if not inconsistent with the context, “label” means any written, pictorial, or other descriptive matter appearing on or attached to any package containing a food or drug for sale.

2. (1.) Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, it shall not be lawful for any person, after the commencement of these regulations, to sell any package containing any food unless there is legibly and durably marked on or attached to that package a statement or label containing the following particulars, namely:—

(a.) The name, trade name, or description of the article. Such name, or description shall be such as to clearly indicate under which specific regulation herein the article may be classified:

(b.) A statement of the net weight or volume or number or measure of the contents of any package:

(c.) Such particulars as to the presence in the food of any preservative, flavouring, colouring, or sweetening, as are required in clauses 10, 11, and 12 of these regulations:

(d.) Such other particulars as are required by these regulations to be given in the case of any particular article:

(e.) The name and address of the manufacturer of the article or of the seller thereof, or of the owner of the rights of manufacture, or of the agent of any of them.

(2.) Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, it shall not be lawful for any person, after the commencement of these regulations, to sell any package containing any drug unless there is legibly and durably marked on or attached to that package a statement or label containing the following particulars, namely:—

(a.) The name, trade name, or description of the article.

(b.) Such other particulars as are required by these regulations to be given in the case of any particular article.

(c.) The name and address of the manufacturer of the article or of the seller thereof, or of the owner of the rights of manufacture, or of the agent of any of them.

(3.) All the particulars required by subclause (1) of this clause shall appear together in one label or in one portion of the label (where only one label is attached to any article), and upon such label or portion of the label there shall be no other word or words other than the words required by subclause (1). The particulars shall be written in bold-faced sans-serif capital letters of not less than six points face-measurement, except where otherwise specified, printed in such colours as to afford a distinct colour contrast to the ground colour on which they are printed, and shall be in position equally prominent with that of any other matter marked on or attached to the package: Provided that the particulars required in paragraph (e) of subclause (1) may appear on another label or portion of the label.

Statement of Weight or Volume.

(4.) The statement of the weight or volume of the contents of any package required to be stated in pursuance of subclause (1) of regulation 2 hereof shall be expressed in the following way, namely:—

(a.) In the case of every package of solid food which contains a less quantity than fourteen pounds weight: in pounds, ounces, and drachms:

(b.) In the case of every package of liquid food which contains a less quantity than one gallon: in quarts or pints, fluid ounces, and drachms.

Permitted Variation from Stated Weight or Volume.

(5.) A variation from the stated weight or volume of any package, not exceeding five parts per centum, shall be permitted if the weight or volume of the contents of six packages of the same description and brand of food when weighed or measured together is found to be of or above the stated weight or volume; and in the case of bottles of three ounces in capacity or under a variation in contents not exceeding seven and a half parts per centum shall be so permitted.

(6.) Where any package of food is found to contain less than the weight or volume stated on the label marked on or attached to such package, or less than the weight or volume required by any regulation prescribing a standard of weight or volume for packages of any specified food and, in pursuance of the last preceding subclause, six packages