Section 10
Section 10
Labelling of package and container.
(1)
Every package and container of meat, edible offal or product before leaving a slaughterhouse shall have been securely labelled or otherwise marked thereon -
(a)
a true and correct description of the contents;
(b)
the net weight or the volume where applicable; and
(c)
the inspection legend.
(2)
The information required under paragraph (1) shall be prominently marked on the main panel of the package or container, or otherwise as authorised by the Director and shall be of a size that can be easily read.
(3)
Where the Director is satisfied that it is not feasible to mark a package or container as required under paragraph (2), the inspector may authorise the use of a tag which shall be firmly attached to the package or the container.
(4)
Where the meat is intended for shipment out of the State of Sabah, the information required under paragraph (1) to be applied to the package or container, with the exception of the inspection legend, may be printed in English and the language of the importing country.
(5)
No word, picture or design that conveys a false or misleading impression as to the contents, quantity, weight, method or date of manufacture or place of origin of the contents shall be used on any package or container.
(6)
The size of the inspection legend and other materials required to be applied to a package or container shall be such that the words and the name of the slaughter-house thereon are easily read.
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(7)
Except as authorised by these Rules, the inspection legend shall not be altered in any way; it shall be separated from, and shall not form an integral part of any special pattern or design on the package or container.
FIRST SCHEDULE
INSPECTION SERVICES
[Rule 4(1)]