United Kingdom labelling

A system of classification is given in the Classification, Packaging and Labelling of Dangerous Substances, Regulations, 1984 (United Kingdom), which is based on European Union (EU) guidelines for example ... 

Heard MJ, Wells AC, Newton D, et al. 1979. Human uptake and metabolism of tetra ethyl and tetramethyl lead vapour labelled with 203Pb. In International Conference on Management and Control of Heavy Metals in the Environment, London, England, September. Edinburgh, United Kingdom CEP Consultants, Ltd., 103-108. 

The United Kingdom Medicines Act 1968 regulations require that all medicinal products are properly labelled to certain minimum standards, but requirements vary from country to country. Clinical trial materials, however, cannot be labelled normally because if the trial is blind, nothing should reveal to the patient or physician the nature of the contents. The basic information on the label should provide the patient s name, study phase, study number, directions for use, any special warning or storage requirements, expiry date and the investigator s name and address, along with an indication that the... 

After this review of many of the ingredients used in the preparation of a soft drink, it is now appropriate to look behind the label of a product sold in the United Kingdom that contains at least some of these materials. This will demonstrate how the various parts complement each other. 

If a formulation uses high-intensity sweeteners, preservatives or colours, it is critical to ensure that the levels of these materials in the product do not exceed the statutory limits. Although the fortification of some products has been common practice for many years, the addition of vitamins to soft drinks has only recently become common. In the United Kingdom, this is likely to be attributable in part to the phenomenally successful launch of the Sunny Delight brand, which has prompted the launch of a wide range of me too products. Here again there is an analytical need to ensure that the vitamin levels claimed on the label ar e met at the end of shelf life. 

After water quality, sweetness is probably the most important feature of a soft drink. In fact, until 1995 in the United Kingdom it was essential that a soft drink contained a minimum level of sugars. This level was set at 45 g/1 unless the product was listed as a low-calorie soft drink (Anon, 1964 UK Soft Drinks Regulations 1964). These regulations have been revoked (Anon, 1995a), and it is now possible to make a soft drink with or without added sugars, if required, provided the product is appropriately labelled. 

The list of approved equipment contains two sample transport containers designed for the transport of samples for off-site analysis. The two containers are labelled as Targe- and small sample transport kits (Pictures 3 and 4) and both are designed to fulfill the requirements for air transport [IATA (International Air Transport Association) provision A106] (6) and international standards for road, railway, and sea transport. The large container has been designed and tested by the United States and the small container by the United Kingdom. Therefore, the two containers are frequently referred to as US and UK containers. 

MCA (2002), Best Practice Guidance on the Labeling and Packaging of Medicines, United Kingdom Medicines Control Agency, December 12, Her Majesty s Stationery Office, London. 

As the majority of nutraceuticals are not medicines in most countries, they are consequently not covered by regulations related to medicines. However, to patients, nutraceuticals usually appear to be packaged and labeled as if they were medicines. In both the United Kingdom and United States, manufacturers are strictly limited to any medicinal claims that they might wish to make on the labels generally, they are not allowed any... 

There is reasonable similarity across the countries of the European Union, and these labels are collated into national compendia such as the Rotte Liste in Germany or the Data Sheet Compendium in the United Kingdom, to which the... 

Herbal products are regulated differently in countries other than the United States. For example, in the United Kingdom, any substance not granted a license as a medicinal product by the Medicines Control Agency is treated as a food, and cannot carry a health claim or medical advice on the label, although many do (Marwick, 1995). Canada is moving toward a system resembling that in the U.S. (Allen,... 

Under the Classification and Labelling Directive, manufacturers or importers of a new chemical must notify the competent authority of the relevant Member State. In the United Kingdom, the competent authority is the Health and Safety Executive along with the Department of the Environment. As of 1993, EC Directives on dangerous substances and preparations wiU be implemented in the United Kingdom means of the Chemicals (Hazard Information and P kaging) Regulations (CHIP) [5]. 

UK FSA (United Kingdom, Food Standards Agency (2002). May Contain Labeling, http // www.food.gov. uk/foodlabeling/researchandreports/maycontainsummary top (accessed Nov. 25, 2008). 

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