Food Regulation 2025
21Meaning of “prepackaged food”
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21 Meaning of “prepackaged food”
21 Meaning of “prepackaged food”
(1) For the Act, section 106A(c), food is prepackaged if the food—
(a) arrives at the premises from which it is to be sold in a container or wrapper in or by which the food is wholly encased, enclosed, contained or packaged, whether or not the food is also in an outer container or wrapper, and
(b) is not removed from the food’s container or wrapper, other than an outer container or wrapper, before the food is sold at the premises.
(2) In this section—
outer container or wrapper means a container or wrapper that encases, encloses, contains or packages multiple units of the food.