Food (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (G.N. 194 of 2016)

Food (Amendment) Regulations 2016 GN No. 194 of 2016 Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 87 of 1 October 2016 THE FOOD ACT Regulations made by the Minister under section 18 of the Food Act 1. These regulations may be cited as the Food (Amendment) Regulations 2016. 2. In these regulations — “principal regulations” means the Food Regulations 1999. 3. Regulation 356 of the principal regulations is revoked and replaced by the following regulation — 356. Definition of soft drink Soft drink — (a) includes — (i) any water-based drink, whether carbonated or non-carbonated, used as a drink, with or without dilution; (ii) any fruit drink, squash or crush; (iii) soda water or artificially carbonated water; (iv) Indian or quinine tonic water; (v) ginger beer, ginger ale or any herbal or botanical beverage; (vi) non-alcoholic beer; (vii) non-alcoholic cider; (viii) barley water or any liquid product used in the preparation of barley water: but (b) does not include — (i) water or water from natural springs whether in its natural state or with added mineral substances; (ii) any cereal product other than those specified in paragraph (a); (iii) fruit juice, fruit juice from concentrate or concentrated fruit juice; (iv) milk, tea, coffee, dandelion, cocoa or chocolate or any of their preparations; (v) any egg product; (vi) meat, yeast or a vegetable extract; (vii) soup or broth; (viii) tomato juice, vegetable juice or any of their preparations; (ix) any drink or beverage containing more than 0.5 per cent of alcohol by volume; (x) any other unsweetened drink, other than soda water; (xi) any product which is capable of being used as a medicine. 4. These regulations shall come into operation on 20 September 2016. Made by the Minister on 20 September 2016.