Requirements for labelling and advice notes for stock food which contains restricted animal material
6 Requirements for labelling and advice notes for stock food which contains restricted animal material
For the purposes of section 18(1)(b) of the Act, stock food which contains restricted animal material is a prescribed class of stock food.
For the purposes of section 18(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed requirements in respect of a label or advice note that accompanies stock food referred to in subregulation (1) are that—
the label or advice note must contain a statement—
comprised of the following words—
"This product contains restricted animal material—DO NOT FEED TO CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS, DEER OR OTHER RUMINANTS"; and
that is displayed in a prominent position; and
that is in dark print on a light background or light print on a dark background; and
that is not defaced or marked so as to be obscured; and
in the case of a label, the statement referred to in paragraph (a)—
if printed directly onto a bag weighing less than 20 kilograms of the stock food, must be comprised of letters of 3 millimetres or more in height; or
if printed directly onto a bag weighing 20 kilograms or more of the stock food, must be comprised of letters of 10 millimetres or more in height; or
if fixed to the outside of a package containing the stock food, must be comprised of letters of 3 millimetres or more in height; or
if the label accompanies a package of the stock food, must be contained in that label, which must measure at least 45 millimetres by 120 millimetres and be firmly attached to that package; and
in the case of an advice note, the statement referred to in paragraph (a) must be comprised of letters of 3 millimetres or more in height.
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