Food Regulation 2016
sec.10Prescribed places for displaying nutritional information— Act , ss 164E and 164F
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sec.10 Prescribed places for displaying nutritional information— Act , ss 164E and 164F
For sections 164E (2) (c) and 164F (2) (b) of the Act , the prescribed places for displaying the average energy content of a standard food item are— on each menu on which the name or price of the item is displayed and on each price tag or label or identifying tag or label for the item; and if a standard food outlet has drive-through facilities—on the drive-through menu board that displays the name or price of the item or on a separate adjacent board visible at or before the point of ordering the item; and adjacent to or in close proximity to the name or price of the item so as to be clearly associated with the item. The places where the average energy content of a standard food item is displayed are to be consistent with the places where nutritional information is displayed for all other standard food items displayed with that standard food item. For sections 164E (2) (c) and 164F (2) (b) of the Act , the prescribed places for displaying an average energy intake statement for a standard food item are— in at least 1 place on each menu on which the name or price of 1 or more standard food items is displayed and adjacent to or in close proximity to the items so as to be clearly associated with the items; and if a standard food outlet has drive-through facilities—in 1 place on the drive-through menu board adjacent to or in close proximity to the item so as to be clearly associated with the item; and in each area or display cabinet, or on each stand, where standard food items with price tags or labels or identifying tags or labels are displayed and adjacent to or in close proximity to the items so as to be clearly associated with the items and conspicuous to a person looking at the items. (sec.10-ssec.1) For sections 164E (2) (c) and 164F (2) (b) of the Act , the prescribed places for displaying the average energy content of a standard food item are— on each menu on which the name or price of the item is displayed and on each price tag or label or identifying tag or label for the item; and if a standard food outlet has drive-through facilities—on the drive-through menu board that displays the name or price of the item or on a separate adjacent board visible at or before the point of ordering the item; and adjacent to or in close proximity to the name or price of the item so as to be clearly associated with the item. (sec.10-ssec.2) The places where the average energy content of a standard food item is displayed are to be consistent with the places where nutritional information is displayed for all other standard food items displayed with that standard food item. (sec.10-ssec.3) For sections 164E (2) (c) and 164F (2) (b) of the Act , the prescribed places for displaying an average energy intake statement for a standard food item are— in at least 1 place on each menu on which the name or price of 1 or more standard food items is displayed and adjacent to or in close proximity to the items so as to be clearly associated with the items; and if a standard food outlet has drive-through facilities—in 1 place on the drive-through menu board adjacent to or in close proximity to the item so as to be clearly associated with the item; and in each area or display cabinet, or on each stand, where standard food items with price tags or labels or identifying tags or labels are displayed and adjacent to or in close proximity to the items so as to be clearly associated with the items and conspicuous to a person looking at the items.