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Marking of can, etc., for canned fish
Belize Agricultural Health Authority (Fish And Fisheries Products Inspection) Regulations, reg. 44 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) ln the case of canned fish, every can of fish or fishery products or the wrapper or label thereon shall be correctly and legibly marked in English, in addition to any other language, to indicatefish.
(a) the common name of the fish or fishery products;
(b) in the case of fish or fishery products other than shellfish and crustaceans, the net weight of the contents;
(c) in the case of shellfish and crustaceans, the drained weight of the contents;
(d) the name and address of the person by whom or for whom the fish or fishery products processed or by whom it is distributed; and
(e) the ingredients in each can, where there is more than one ingredient therein-
(i) by listing them in descending order of their proportion in the can; or
(ii) by stating the proportion of each ingredient in the can.
(2) The information required pursuant to subregulation (1) shall be shown in such a manner that–
(a) the common name of the fish or fishery products and the stated weight thereof appear 268 on the main body or face of the can or on the main panel of the label thereon;
(b) the common name of the fish or fishery products is shown in letters of equal height and prominence and indicates whether the product has been prepared–
(i) by mincing, flaking or other special process;
(ii) from selected parts of fish; or
(iii) for dietetic use; and
(c) the printing used to indicate the weight of fish or fishery products is not less than 3.2 mm. in height.
(3) Where descriptive terms are used in addition to the wording required by subregulation (1), such terms shall be printed in letters not less than one-half the height of the letters used for the common name of the fish or fishery products.
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