Department for Environmental Health
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Food Supplements Regulations 2003 The Foodstuffs, Chemicals & Cosmetics Directorate of the Malta Standards Authority, on behalf of the Food Safety Commission is the notifying authority for Food Supplements.
The following procedure for notification is to be adopted: The importer is to forward a copy of the label of the food supplement to Foodstuffs, Chemicals & Cosmetics Directorate before importing the product into Malta for the first time or at the moment of importation. The label submitted should be that as will appear on the food supplement when exposed for sale to the ultimate consumer. Notification may be effected by mail, email or fax, provided that the label supplied is legible. Bottles, containers, boxes, etc. are not acceptable for notification.
Importers are encouraged to use electronic means of notification as much as possible.
Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes Regulations 2001 The Foodstuffs, Chemicals & Cosmetics Directorate of the Malta Standards Authority is the notifying authority for Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes.
The following procedure for notification is to be adopted: The importer or manufacturer is to forward a copy of the label of the Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes to the Foodstuffs, Chemicals & Cosmetics Directorate before placing the product on the Maltese market. The label submitted should be that as will appear on the food when exposed for sale to the ultimate consumer. Notification may be effected by mail, email or fax, provided that the label supplied is legible. Bottles, containers, boxes, etc. are not acceptable for notification.
Importers or manufacturers are encouraged to use electronic means of notification as much as possible.
Foodstuffs intended for Particular Nutritional Uses (Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Foodstuffs Regulations, 2004, Reg. 19.13 (L.N. 483 of 2004))
The Foodstuffs, Chemicals & Cosmetics Directorate of the Malta Standards Authority is the notifying authority for Foodstuffs intended for Particular Nutritional Uses.
When placing the product for the first time on the Maltese marker the importer or manufacturer is to forward a copy of the label to the Foodstuffs, Chemicals & Cosmetics Directorate of the Malta Standards Authority of the foodstuffs intended for a particular nutritional use which do not belong to one of the groups listed in the Fourth Schedule of L.N. 483 of 2004.
The label submitted should be that as will appear on the food when exposed for sale to the ultimate consumer. Notification may be effected by mail, email or fax, provided that the label supplied is legible. Bottles, containers, boxes, etc. are not acceptable for notification.
Importers or manufacturers are encouraged to use electronic means of notification as much as possible.
Nutrition and Health Claims Regulations, 2008 (L.N. 84 of 2008)
The Directorate responsible for foodstuffs within the Malta Standards Authority is the designated Competent Authority responsible for Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 (MT).
When a food bearing a nutrition claim listed in the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, or a health claim is placed on the market for the first time, the manufacturer or importer shall notify the Competent Authority by forwarding a model of the label used for the product.
The notification of food bearing health claims that has been placed on the market prior to the entry into force of these regulations, shall take place by not later than 30th June 2008. Foodstuffs which have not been notified by that date shall be removed from the market at the expense of the manufacturer or importer.
The notification of food bearing nutrition claims that has been placed on the market prior to the entry into force of these regulations, shall take place by not later than:
Foodstuffs which have not been notified by the dates prescribed in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) shall be removed from the market at the expense of the manufacturer or importer.
The Addition of Vitamins and Minerals and of certain other Substances to Foods Regulations, 2008
The Directorate responsible for foodstuffs within the Malta Standards Authority is the designated Competent Authority responsible for Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 (MT).
When a food to which vitamins and minerals have been added, and a food containing substances listed in Annex III, Parts B and C, of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006, is placed on the market for the first time, the manufacturer or importer shall notify the Competent Authority by forwarding a model of the label used for the product.
Foods placed on the market prior to the entry into force of these regulations shall notify the competent authority by not later than 31st December 2008. Foodstuffs which have not been notified by that date shall be removed from the market at the expense of the manufacturer or importer.
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