FOOD REGULATIONS 1985
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PART IV FOOD REGULATIONS 1985
LABELLING REQUIREMENTS
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GENERAL LABELLING REQUIREMENT
PART IV ~ Regulations 9-18
• Language
• Particulars in labelling
• Form and manner of labelling
• Date marking
• Matter forbidden on any label
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REGULATION 10 ~ LANGUAGE TO BE USED
Locally manufactured food must be labelled in
Bahasa Malaysia and may include translation
• Local Product
Imported food must be labelled in Bahasa
Malaysia OR English and may include translation
• Imported Product
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REGULATION 11(1)(a) & (b) ~
PARTICULARS IN LABELLING
A label must contain :
• The description of the food /appropriate designation
• The word “mixed” or ‘blended’ in case of mixed or blended
foods
e.g.:
• Maca with Collagen Drink Mix
• Blended Orange and Pineapple Juice
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REGULATION 11(1)(c) & (d) ~
PARTICULARS IN LABELLING
Reg 11(1)(c)
The statement “CONTAINS BEEF, PORK OR
LARD” where the food contains beef, pork or
lard
Reg 11(1)(d)
• The words “CONTAINS ALCOHOL”
where the food contains added alcohol
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REGULATION 11(1)(e) ~ INGREDIENT
I
• List of Ingredient if the food consists of
N
two or more ingredients G
(excluding water, food additive or added R
nutrients) E
D
• Name of ingredients in descending order I
of proportion (water can be excluded)
E
N
T
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REGULATION 11(1)(ea) ~ HYPERSENSITIVITY
Hypersensitivity statement if
the food contains an ingredient
known to cause hypersensitivity
Please refer guideline in website
http://fsq.moh.gov.my
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REGULATION 11(1)(ea) ~ HYPERSENSITIVITY
The specific food / ingredient known to cause hypersensitivity :
Cereal containing gluten including wheat, rye, barley and
oat
Nut and nut product including peanut and soy bean
Fish and fish product
Milk and milk product (including lactose)
Egg and egg product 9
Group of Additives
Flavour Preservative
Enhancer Additives
Conditioner
Antioxidant
Flavouring Colouring
Substance Substance
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REGULATION 11(1)(g) ~ ADDITIVE
LABELLING
Additive Labelling
The statement “contains permitted (state the type of
food additive)”
Eg:
Contains permitted preservative
Eg:
Contains permitted flavouring substance
Eg:
Contains permitted colouring substance
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REGULATION 23(4) ~ ADDITIVE
LABELLING
Additive Labelling
The statement “contains (state the chemical name of
the flavour enhancer)”
Eg:
Contains Monosodium L-Glutamate as
permitted flavour enhancer
Eg:
Contains Yeast Extract as permitted
flavour enhancer
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REGULATION 25(6) ~ ADDITIVE
LABELLING
Additive Labelling
The statement “contains (state the name of the food
conditioner) as permitted food conditioner”
Eg:
Contains thickener as permitted food conditioner
Eg:
Contains emulsifier and acidity regulator as
permitted food conditioner
Eg:
Contains stabilizer as permitted food conditioner
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REGULATION 11(1)(j)
Name of manufacturer or packer
For product manufactured, packed in Malaysia:
In the case of locally manufactured food-
• The name of the business address of the
manufacturer or packer or the owner of the rights of
manufacturer or packer or the agent of any of them
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REGULATION 11(1)(j)
Name of manufacturer or packer
Manufactured by :
Packed by :
Owner of the right of manufacture :
Agent of manufacturer :
Agent of packer :
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REGULATION 11(1)(j)
Name of manufacturer or packer
• In the case of imported food - similar
information as locally manufactured food
(name and address in exporting country)
with additional:
1. the name and business address of the
importer in Malaysia
2. and country of origin
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REGULATION 11(1)(j)
Country of Origin
Country of origin : Taiwan
Made in USA
Product of Iran
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REGULATION 11(1)(j)
Local Product Imported Product
Name and Address Name and Address
Manufacturer of Manufacturer
Name and Address
of Importer
Country of Origin
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REGULATION 11(3A)
Labelling of Genetically Modified Food
• If the gene is derived from animal, the words
“gene derived from (common
name of such animal)” must be
labelled.
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REGULATION 11(6)
Labelling of Genetically Modified Food
• If the gene is derived from sources known to
cause hypersensitivity, the words “gene
derived from (origin)” must be
labelled.
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Example of labelling for
Single-ingredient product
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Example of labelling for
Multiple-ingredient product
Principal
Display Panel
Back Panel
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Example of prohibited logo
May raise doubts about the safety or fear
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REGULATION 14 ~ DATE MARKING
~ Not mandotary for all food! ~
Required for specified foods as in Fifth Schedule
• “EXPIRY DATE or EXP DATE
• “USE BY”
• ‘CONSUME BY ‘ or “CONS BY”
• “BEST BEFORE” or “BEST BEF”
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REGULATION 18 ~ MATTER FORBIDDEN ON
ANY LABEL
Prohibited Claims
The words “pure” or any
other words of the same
The word “medicated”,
significance unless the
“tonic”, “health’ or any
food is of the strength,
other words of the same
purity, or quality
significance
prescribed by the
regulation
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REGULATION 18 ~ MATTER FORBIDDEN ON
ANY LABEL
Prohibited Claims
Claim on the absence of:
Beef or pork, or its derivatives, or lard or
alcohol if the food does not contain such
ingredient
Any food additives or added nutrient the
addition of which is prohibited in the
Regulations
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Example of claim on the absence of:
Per.18(4)(ii)
Label is NOT
PERMITTED to
claim the absence
of any food
additive or added
nutrient the
addition of which
is prohibited in the
PPM 1985
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REGULATION 18 ~ MATTER FORBIDDEN
ON ANY LABEL
Prohibited Claims
Claim which are not allowed
Claim implying that any particular food will
provide an adequate source of all essential
nutrients
Claim implying that a balanced diet or a
combination of a variety of food cannot supply
adequate amounts of all nutrients
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REGULATION 18 MATTER FORBIDDEN ON
ANY LABEL
Prohibited Claims
Claims that cannot be substantiated
Claim suggesting that a food can prevent,
alleviate, treat or cure a disease, disorder or
other physiological function
Claim that cause consumer to doubt the safety of
similar food
Claim that arouse or exploit fear in consumer
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REGULATION 18B ~ NUTRITION LABELLING
Mandatory Nutrient
4 mandatory
Energy
parameters
Protein
Charbohydrate
Fat
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Example of nutrition labelling
Nutrient that must be
declared
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REGULATION 18C ~ NUTRIENT CONTENT
CLAIMS
Nutrient content • Describe the level of a
claim nutrient contained in a food
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REGULATION 18D ~ NUTRIENT
COMPARATIVE CLAIMS
Nutrient
comparative
claim
• Claim that
compares
the nutrient
levels or
energy value
of 2 or more
product
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REGULATION 18E ~ NUTRIENT FUNCTION
CLAIMS
• Describe the physiological role of the
Nutrient function nutrient in the growth, development &
claim normal functions of the body
Niacin(B3) is needed for
Calcium aids in the Vitamin E protects the fat
the release of energy
development of strong in body tissues from
from protein, fats and
bones and teeth oxidation
carbohydrate
Iodine is essential for the Magnesium promotes
formation of thyroid calcium absorption and
hormone retention
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REGULATION 13 FOOD IRRADIATION REGULATION 2011 ~
LABELLING OF IRRADIATED FOOD
Every package containing irradiated food for sale shall bear on it -
◦ A written statement–
proximately close to the name of the food;
in not less than 10 point lettering, in one of the following forms:
“TREATED WITH IONIZING RADIATION”;
“TREATED WITH IRRADIATION”;
“TREATED BY IRRADIATION”; or
“IRRADIATED”.
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REGULATION 13 ~ LABELLING OF
IRRADIATED FOOD
Where irradiated food is displayed for
retail sale other than in a package, any
information required on the label of the
food shall be displayed on or in connection
with the display of the food.
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REGULATION 13 ~ LABELLING OF
IRRADIATED FOOD
Where irradiated food is used as an
ingredient in another food and it
constitutes more than 5 percent of the
content of that food, a statement as to
the presence in that food of such
irradiated food, shall be declared in the
lists of ingredients of that food in the
form “IRRADIATED”.
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REGULATION 13 ~ LABELING OF
IRRADIATED FOOD
Example of irradiated package food
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REGULATION 13 ~ LABELING OF
IRRADIATED FOOD
Example of irradiated
non-package food
~ Information shall
be displayed on or in
connection with the
display of the food
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REGULATION 13 ~ LABELLING OF
IRRADIATED FOOD
International Symbol
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Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry
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of Health
