Miscellaneous foods to be marked when pre-packed with quantity by numberE+W+S

15.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, foods of any of the following descriptions, that is to say—

(a)cereal biscuit breakfast foods, other than foods in the case of which none of the biscuits weighs more than 10 g;

(b)flour confectionery, except when consisting of uncooked pastry or uncooked pastry cases, not containing any filling, or shortbread;

(c)fruit preservative tablets, rennet tablets, saccharin tablets, soft drink tablets and sweetening tablets;

(d)shell eggs;

(e)vanilla pods;

(f)capsule and tablet foods,

shall be pre-packed only if the container is marked with an indication of quantity by number.

(2) There shall be exempted from the requirements of this article—

(a)flour confectionery, if the number of items in the container is clearly visible and capable of being easily counted through the container; and

(b)any foods in a quantity by number of one.

Commencement Information

I1Art. 15 in force at 1.1.1989, see art. 1