Regulations Governing the Labelling of Food Products Sold by Vending Machines

Regulations Governing the Labelling of Food Products Sold by Vending Machines Article 1 The Regulations are prescribed in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 25 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation. Article 2 This Regulation applies to food products sold by vending machines. The term "vending machines businesses” refers to those businesses that sell food by means of vending machines (hereinafter referred to as "machines"). Article 3 The vending machines businesses shall be clearly displayed on the exterior of the machine the company name or personal name, address and the telephone number. Article 4 The vending machine businesses shall mark the following items on food sold by the machine: (1) Prepackaged food The labels on such prepackaged products shall follow Article 22 of the Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation and its relevant Regulations. (2) Bulk food ⅰproduct name； ⅱname of the ingredients and food additives； ⅲname,telephone number,address and registration number of the manufacturer or that of the responsible company of the food products； ⅳcountry of origin； ⅴexpiry date； ⅵallergen； ⅶgenetically modified food raw materials； ⅷrestructured meat products； (3) Food meals for vending machines: ⅰproduct name； ⅱname of the ingredients and food additives； ⅲname,telephone number,address and registration number of the manufacturer or that of the responsible company of the food products； ⅳcountry of origin； ⅴallergen； ⅵgenetically modified food raw materials； ⅶrestructured meat products； Article5 The allergen, genetically modified food raw materials and restructured meat products prescribed in Article 4 with paragraph 2 and paragraph 3 shall follow the following requirements, except their type and manner: (1) Allergen: the “Regulations Governing Food Allergen Labelling”. (2) Genetically modified food raw materials: ⅰBulk food：the “Labelling requirements for unpackaged food containing ingredients of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) ”, labelling “genetically-modified”, “with genetic modification ”or “use genetically modified (organisms)” shall make a distinction with other words. ⅱFood meals for vending machines: the “Labelling requirements at food vending locations for food containing ingredients of genetically modified organisms and the application of food items”. (3) Restructured meat products： ⅰBulk food：the “Regulations Governing the Labeling of Restructured Meat Products” of the Article 2 and Article 4. ⅱFood meals for vending machines: the “Regulations Governing the Labeling of Restructured Meat Products” of the Article 2 and Article 5. Article6 The expiry date of bulk food products prescribed in Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3 of Article 4 shall be labelled on the exterior of the packaging or container of the product, other required food label information shall be displayed by mark (label), or notice board are permitted options for selecting either posting, hanging, sticking or other ways that can be clearly identified and shall be fixed, the length and width of the character unit that marked on the mark (label) shall not be less than two millimeters, and not less than two centimeters if labelled by other means.