Imported items must be labelled in English – Food and Drug Department

LABLES ON IMPORTED PRODUCTS MUST BE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH,
the Government Analyst – Food and Drugs Department (GA-FDD)
reminded in a press release this week.
The GA-FFD issued the reminder after its authorities confiscated more than
1,000 bottles of cosmetic imports, labelled in Portuguese, from an Industry,
East Coast Demerara, ECD business.
“This Department had cause to seize and remove One Thousand One
Hundred and Forty-Seven (1147) bottles of cosmetics from the premise of
Mr Annand Rampersaud of Lot 56, Third Street, Industry Housing
Scheme,” the release said.
It said the entered the country “via the Lethem border and were not
processed by the department; in addition, they were presented in foreign
language (Portuguese),” the GA-FFD said.
According to the laws of Guyana Food and Drug Act Chapter 34:03 and its
accompanying Regulations, Regulation 7, 18 (15) and Part V Regulations
99 states: “No person shall sell a cosmetic unless a label is applied to the cosmetic in
compliance with these Regulations”
“Importers are therefore being urged to ensure their products are in
compliance with the laws of Guyana Food and Drug Act and its
Regulation for labelling of food, drugs, cosmetics and medical
devices are in ENGLISH,” the statement said.