Wine Standards Management Plan Code of Practice Fruit Wine, Cider, Mead

11 Labelling

11.1 Label Information
11.2 Record Keeping

Amendment 0 / Version 1

May 2008

11.1 Label Information

• Check labels before use to ensure that they comply with the Food Standards Code. Refer to Appendix 6 for guidance on labelling requirements and the WSMP checklist in Appendix 4.

Guidance Note: Statements on wine labels are also subject to the Fair Trading Act 1986.  Of particular relevance is Section 13: False or misleading representations.  In summary, this section states that no person shall in connection with the supply of goods make a false or misleading representation that goods are of a particular kind, standard, quality, grade, quantity, composition, style, or make a false or misleading representation concerning the place of origin of goods.

11.2 Record Keeping

• Where labels are applied at a separate time or place from where the wine is packaged or bottled, record the:

• date of label application; and

• volume and identification of the lot being labelled.

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