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The Weights and Measures (Miscellaneous Foods) Order 1988

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Article 3

SCHEDULE 1E+W+SFOODS

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 1 in force at 1.1.1989, see art. 1

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
FoodsPrescribed quantities(pre-packed foods)Exceptions from prescribed quantitiesExemptions from quantity marking(pre-packed foods)Exceptions from quantity requirement (foods not pre-packed)
Barley kernels, pearl barley, rice (including ground rice and rice flakes), sago, semolina and tapioca. [F1125 g, 250 g, 375 g, 500 g or a multiple of 500 g.]75 g or less, more than 10 kg.less than 5 g.
Biscuits, other than wafer biscuits which are not cream-filled.100 g, 125 g, 150 g, 200 g, 250 g, 300 g, or a multiple of 100 g.85 g or less, more than 5 kg.50 g or less.8 or less.
Bread in the form of a whole loaf.400 g or a multiple of 400 g.

(1) where the net weight of each loaf is 300 g or less.

(2) any sale in pursuance of a contract for the supply of bread for consumption on the premises of the buyer, if the contract provides for each delivery of bread thereunder to be a specified aggregate quantity of not less than 25 kg and for the weighing of the bread on delivery.

where the net weight of each loaf is less than 300 g and the number of items if more than one in the container is marked on the container or is clearly visible and capable of being easily counted through the container.
Cereal breakfast foods in flake form, other than cereal biscuit breakfast foods.125 g, 250 g, 375 g, 500 g, 750 g,1 kg, 1·5 kg or a multiple of 1 kg.50 g or less, more than 10 kg.less than 5 g.
Chocolate products in bar or tablet form of the following reserved descriptions namely chocolate, plain chocolate, gianduja nut chocolate, milk chocolate, gianduja nut milk chocolate, white chocolate, filled chocolate, cream chocolate and skimmed milk chocolate.85 g, 100 g, 125 g, 150 g, 200 g, 250 g, 300 g, 400 g or 500 g.less than 85 g, more than 500 g.less than 50 g.
Cocoa products of the following reserved descriptions namely cocoa, cocoa powder, fat-reduced cocoa, fat-reduced cocoa powder, sweetened cocoa, sweetened cocoa powder, sweetened fat-reduced cocoa, sweetened fat-reduced cocoa powder, drinking chocolate and fat reduced drinking chocolate.50 g, 75 g, 125 g, 250 g, 500 g,750 g and 1 kg.less than 50 g, more than 1 kg.less than 50 g.less than 50 g.
Coffee, coffee mixtures and coffee bags.

(1) 2 oz, 4 oz, 8 oz, 12 oz, 1 lb,1½ lb or a multiple of 1 lb.

(2) 75 g, 125 g, 250 g, 500 g,750 g, 1 kg or a multiple of500 g.

Note In the case of coffee bags the prescribed quantities and quantity marking relate to the contents.

less than 25 g, more than 5 kg.less than 5 g.
Coffee extracts and chicory extracts consisting of solid and paste coffee and chicory products.50 g, 100 g, 200 g, 250 g (for mixtures of coffee extracts and chicory extracts only),300 g (for coffee extracts only),500 g, 750 g, 1 kg, 1·5 kg, 2 kg, 2·5 kg, 3 kg or a multiple of 1 kg.25 g or less, more than 10 kg.less than 5 g.
Dried fruits of any one or more of the following descriptions, that is to say, apples (including dried apple rings), apricots, currants, dates, figs, muscatels, nectarines, peaches, pears (including dried pear rings), prunes, raisins, sultanas and dried fruit salad.125 g, 250 g, 375 g, 500 g, 1 kg, 1·5 kg, 7·5 kg, or a multiple of 1 kg.75 g or less, more than 10 kg.less than 5 g.
Dried vegetables of any of the following descriptions, that is to say, beans, lentils and peas (including split peas).125 g, 250 g, 375 g, 500 g, 1 kg,1·5 kg, 7·5 kg, or a multiple of1 kg.100 g or less, more than 10 kg.less than 5 g.

Edible fats of any of the following descriptions—

(a)

butter, margarine, any mixture of butter and margarine, and low fat spreads (butter or margarine substitutes);

(b)

dripping and shredded suet;

(c)

lard and compound cooking fat and substitutes therefor;

(d)

solidified edible oil (except in gel form).

50 g, 125 g, 250 g, 500 g, or a multiple of 500 g up to and including 4 kg or thereafter a multiple of 1 kg up to and including 10 kg.

(1) in the case of those of thedescription in paragraph (a)25 g or less, more than 10 kg.

(2) in other cases, less than 5 g, more than 10 kg.

less than 5 g.

Flour, namely flour of bean, maize, pea, rice, rye, soya bean or wheat and flour products of any of the following descriptions, that is to say—

(a)

cake flour, other than cake mixtures and sponge mixtures;

(b)

cornflour, other than blancmange powders and custard powders;

(c)

self-raising flour.

125 g, 250 g, 500 g, or a multiple of 500 g and in the case of cornflour, in addition 375 g and 750 g.50 g or less, more than 10 kg.less than 5g.
Honey.2 oz, 4 oz, 8 oz, 12 oz, 1 lb, 1½ lb or a multiple of 1 lb.less than 50 g.less than 5 g.
Jam and marmalade, other than diabetic jam or marmalade.Jelly preserves.2 oz, 4 oz, 8 oz, 12 oz, 1 lb, 1½ lb or a multiple of 1 lb.less than 50 g.less than 5 g.
Milk.

(1) ⅓ pt, ½ pt, or a multiple of½ pt.

(2) 200 ml, 250 ml, 500 ml,750 ml, 1 litre, 2 litres or thereafter a multiple of500 ml.

50 ml or less.less than 5 ml.
Molasses, syrup and treacle.2 oz, 4 oz, 8 oz, 12 oz, 1 lb,1½ lb or a multiple of 1 lb.less than 50 g.less than 5 g.
Oat products namely

(a)flour of oats;

(b)oatflakes and oatmeal.

125 g, 250 g, 375 g, 500 g,750 g, 1 kg, 1·5 kg or a multiple of 1 kg.50 g or less, more than 10 kg.less than 5 g.
Pasta.125 g, 250 g, 375 g, 500 g or a multiple of 500 g.50 g or less.less than 5 g.
Potatoes.

(1) 8 oz, 12 oz, 1 lb, 1½ lb or a multiple of 1 lb.

(2) 500 g, 1 kg, 1·5 kg, 2 kg,2·5 kg, or a multiple of 2·5 kg up to and including 15 kg, 20 kg or 25 kg.

(1) where the net weight of each potato is not less than 175 g.

(2) less than 5 g, more than 25 kg.

(1) where the net weight of each potato is not less than 175 g and the container is marked with an indication of quantity by number and with a statement to the effect that each potato in the container is of a net weight not less than a weight specified in grams, whether the weight so specified is 175 g or a greater weight.

(2) less than 5 g.

Salt.125 g, 250 g, 500 g, 750 g, 1 kg, 1·5 kg, or a multiple of 1 kg up to and including 10 kg, 12·5 kg,25 kg or 50 kg.100 g or less.less than 5 g.
Sugar.125 g, 250 g, 500 g, 750 g, 1 kg, 1·5 kg, 2 kg, 2·5 kg, 3 kg, 4 kg, or 5 kg.100 g or less, more than 5 kg.less than 50 g.
Tea in a tea bag, namely a permeable sealed bag, containing tea, which is intended to be immersed in water in the course of preparation to drink.50 g, 125 g, 250 g, 500 g, 750 g,1 kg, 1·5 kg, 2 kg, 2·5 kg, 3 kg,4 kg or 5 kg.

[F2Note In the case of tea in a tea bag the prescribed quantities and quantity marking relate to the contents.]

25 g or less, more than 5 kg.less than 5 g.
[F3Tea, other than instant tea or tea in a tea bag]50 g, 125 g, 250 g, 500 g, 750 g,1 kg, 1·5 kg, 2 kg, 2·5 kg, 3 kg,4 kg or 5 kg, and in the case of tea [F4(other than instant tea or tea in a tea bag)] packed in tins or glass or wooden containers, in addition 100 g,200 g, and 300 g. 25 g or less, more than 5 kg.less than 5 g.

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