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[接上页] (f) vinegar or acetic acid, lactic acid, ascorbic acid, citric acid, malic acid, phosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid or tartaric acid or the calcium, potassium or sodium salts of any of the acids specified in this sub-paragraph; (g) glycerol, alcohol or potable spirits, isopropyl alcohol, propylene glycol, monoacetin, diacetin or triacetin; (h) herbs or hop extract; (i) spices or essential oils when used for flavouring purposes; (j) any substance added to food by the process of curing known as smoking; (k) carbon dioxide, nitrogen or hydrogen when used in the packing of food in hermetically sealed containers; (l) nitrous oxide when used in the making of whipped cream;"retail sale" (零售) and "sale by retail" mean respectively any sale to a person buying otherwise than for the purpose of re-sale, but does not include a sale to a caterer for the purposes of his catering business, or a sale to a manufacturer for the purposes of his manufacturing business; "sell" (售卖) includes offer or expose for sale or have in possession for sale; "soft drink" (不含酒精饮品) means any liquid suitable or intended for use, either without or after dilution, as drink for human consumption; and includes- (a) any fruit juice drink, and any fruit squash, crush or cordial; (b) soda-water, Indian or quinine tonic water, and any artificially carbonated water whether flavoured or unflavoured; (c) ginger beer and any herbal or botanical beverage; but does not include- (i) water (except as aforesaid); (ii) water from natural springs, either in its natural state or with added mineral substances; (iii) fruit juice, sweetened or unsweetened, whether concentrated (or frozen) or not; (iv) milk or any preparation of milk; (v) tea, Chinese herb tea, coffee, dandelion coffee, cocoa or chocolate or any preparation of tea, Chinese herb tea, coffee, dandelion coffee, cocoa or chocolate; (vi) any egg product; (vii) any cereal product except- (aa) flavoured barley-water and liquid products used in the preparation of barley-water; and (bb) cereal products containing alcohol that are not intoxicating liquor as defined in accordance with Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (Cap 109);(viii) meat, yeast or vegetable extracts, soup or soup mixtures, or any similar products; (ix) tomato or other vegetable juices, or any preparation of any such juice or juices; (x) intoxicating liquor as defined in the Dutiable Commodities Ordinance (Cap 109); (xi) any other unsweetened drink except soda-water.For the purposes of this definition a product shall not be deemed not to be a soft drink by reason only of the fact that it is capable of being used as a medicine; "specified food" (指明食物) means any food specified in Column 1 of Parts I and II of the First Schedule; "storage" (贮存) in relation to food, means storage at, in or upon any farm, dock, vehicle, warehouse, fumigation chamber, cold store, or any barge or ship whilst, in either case, in the waters of Hong Kong; "sugar" (糖) means the product usually known as sugar in commercial usage, consisting principally of sucrose; "sweetened" (加糖) means containing any added sugar or other soluble carbohydrate sweetening matter or added polyhydric alcohol or any sweetener inasmuch as its use is permitted by the Sweeteners in Food Regulations (Cap. 132 sub. leg. U); (L.N. 225 of 2003) "unsweetened" (不加糖) shall be construed accordingly. (2) For the purposes of these regulations, percentages and parts per million shall be calculated by weight. (3) Any preservative specified in Column 2 of Part III of the First Schedule, if calculated as, may be used in place of, the preservative specified in relation thereto in Column 1 of Part III of that Schedule; and any reference in these regulations to any preservative specified in Column 1 of Part III of that Schedule shall be construed accordingly. Cap 132BD reg 3 Restrictions in relation to the sale, etc. of food containing preservative or antioxidant (1) No person shall import, manufacture for sale or sell any article of food which contains any preservative or antioxidant: Provided that- (a) any specified food may contain the permitted preservative of the description and in the proportion specified in relation thereto in Columns 2 and 3 respectively of Part I of the First Schedule; (b) any specified food and any food intended for use in the preparation of a specified food (but excluding fruit and fruit pulp containing sulphur dioxide and intended for manufacturing purposes and any pre-packed food) may, on importation into Hong Kong on a sale other than a retail sale or on consignment or delivery pursuant to such a sale, contain permitted preservative of a description appropriate to the specified food in accordance with Parts I and III of the First Schedule in any proportion if the seller gives to the importer on or before importation or to the buyer on or before sale a document containing an accurate statement of the description and the maximum quantity of all such preservative present in the food in the form specified in the rules set out in the Second Schedule; (10 of 1986 s. 32(2)) |