Marking of container, etc., for fish, etc

(1) In the case of fish or fishery products, other than canned, every container or the label thereon shall be correctly and legibly marked in English, in addition to any other language, to indicate– (a) the common name of the fish or fishery products; (b) the net weight of the fish or fishery products unless– (i) in the case of oyster and clam meats that are not frozen, the container or label is marked with a statement of net contents in terms of fluid measure or by count; (ii) in the case of oysters that are marketed in the shell, the container or label is marked with a statement of the contents in terms of bushels or pecks or by count; or (iii) in any case not referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii), the container or label states that the contents are to be weighed at the time of retail sale; (c) the grade, size, class, count and moisture content as follows– (i) in the case of pickled fish or fishery products, with the grade, class and size of the fish or fishery products; (ii) in the case of boneless or semi-boneless salted fish, with the grade of the fish; (iii) in the case of salted fish, other than boneless or semi-boneless salted fish, with the grade and class of the fish, the size or count of the fish and the designation for moisture content; (iv) in the case of Atlantic oysters in the shell, with the shape designation; and (v) in the case of dried squid, with the grade (d) the name and address of the person by whom or for whom the fish or fishery products is processed or by whom it is distributed; (e) the ingredients in each container, where there is more than one ingredient therein270 (i) by listing them in descending order of their proportion in the container; or (ii) by stating the proportion of each ingredient in the container; and (f) in the case of bivalve molluscs in the shell, the date of processing and the location from which the bivalve molluscs were harvested. (2) The markings referred to in subregulation (1)(a) to (c) shall be shown on the main panel of every container containing 900 g or less of fish and shall be not less than 3.2 mm in height. (3) Cartons and cases are exempt from subregulation (1)(b) to (e) where they contain containers of fish or fishery products in accordance with subregulations (1) and (2).