S.L. 449.16 Art. 4Labelling of food additives not intended for sale to ultimate consumer.

(1) Food additives not intended for sale to the ultimate consumer may be marketed only if their packaging or container bears the following information, which must be conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible:

(a) for food additives sold singly or nixed with each other, for each additive, the name of such additive as may be laid down by any applicable European Community provisions and its EEC number or serial number, or, in the absence of any such provision, a description of the additive that is sufficiently precise to enable it to be distinguished from additives with which it could be confused, in descending order of the proportion by weight in the total: Provided that when other substances or materials or food ingredients are incorporated in any food additive or additives, to facilitate storage, sale, standardization, dilution or dissolution of such additive or additives, there shall be included the name of the additive and an indication of each component in descending order of the proportion by weight in the total;

(b) - either the statement "for use in food"; - or the statement "restricted use in food"; - or a more specific reference to its intended food use;

(c) the special conditions of storage and use if omission thereof would preclude appropriate use of the additive;

(d) the directions for use, if the omission thereof would preclude appropriate use of the additive;

(e) a mark identifying the batch or lot;

(f) the name or business name and address of the manufacturer or packager, or of a seller;

(g) an indication of the percentage of any component which is subject to a quantitative limitation in a food or adequate compositional information to enable the purchaser to comply with any European Community provision applicable to the food. Where the same quantitative limitation applies to a group of components used singly or in combination, the combined percentage may be given as a single figure;

(h) the net quantity; and

(i) any other information as may be requested under regulations published in respect of specific food additives.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (1), the information required under the proviso to paragraph (a), and under paragraphs (d), (e), (f) and (g) of the said subregulation may appear merely on the documents relating to the consignment which are to be supplied with or prior to the delivery, provided that the indication "intended for the manufacture of foodstuffs and not for retail sale" appears on a conspicuous part of the packaging or container of the product in question.