Requirements for labels and advice notes that accompany meal of animal origin
8 Requirements for labels and advice notes that accompany meal of animal origin
For the purposes of section 20(1) of the Act, a label or advice note that accompanies meal of animal origin must contain the following statement—
"This product contains restricted animal material—DO NOT FEED TO CATTLE, SHEEP, GOATS, DEER OR OTHER RUMINANTS".
The statement referred to in subregulation (1) must—
be displayed in a prominent position; and
in the case of a label—
if printed directly onto a bag weighing less than 20 kilograms of the meal of animal origin, 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 meal of animal origin, be comprised of letters of 10 millimetres or more in height; or
if fixed to the outside of a package containing the meal of animal origin, be comprised of letters of 3 millimetres or more in height; and
if contained in an advice note, be comprised of letters of 3 millimetres or more in height; and
be in dark print on a light background or light print on a dark background; and
not be defaced or marked so as to be obscured.
If the meal of animal origin referred to in subregulation (1) is sold in a package, the statement referred to in subregulation (1) must be contained in a label that must measure at least 45 millimetres by 120 millimetres and be firmly attached to that package.
A label or advice note that complies with regulation 6 is taken to comply with the requirements of this regulation.
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