Regulations for Food Labeling Article 4

The label of items shall be handled in accordance with the following provisions:1.Item shall be labeled in notable and legible Chinese and common symbols; provided, however, that the name and address of manufacturer of packed food imported from abroad can be labeled in foreign language.2.The Chinese font shall be limited to the traditional characters. Foreign imported food should complete its Chinese label prior to selling.3.Packed food manufactured and responsible by the same domestic manufacturer may just label the domestic manufacturer.4.The length and width of font of packed food label are provided as follows: 4.1 The origin shall not be less than 0.6 cm. 4.2 The product name, manufacturer name and expiration date shall not be less than 0.2 cm. 4.3 Other items ought to be labeled shall not be less than 0.2 cm. Provided, however, that package or container whose surface area is less than two hundred and fifty square centimeter and labeled with other significant ways for consumers to identify is not subject to such requirement.5.The packaged food shall clearly label the origin in an obvious position on the front side of the package or container. Unless other ways approved by the competent authority, the grinding date and expiration date shall be printed or typewritten on the package or container.6.The length and width of the font of bulk food product name and origin shall not be less than one centimeter.7.Food mixing with more than two kinds of food shall be labeled according to the ratio of food categories in descending order.8.For mixed food which is sold in the form of packaging or container in which a single food item in the packaging or container consists up to fifty percent or more of its content, the way of its label shall be governed by these regulations.
中文原文 糧食標示辦法第4條
應標示事項之標示,依下列規定辦理:
一、以顯著且清晰可辨之中文及通用符號標示之。
但包裝糧食屬國外輸入者,其製造廠商名稱及地址得以外國文字標示。
二、中文字體應以正體字為限。
國外輸入之糧食,應於銷售前完成中文標示。
三、包裝糧食之製造廠商與其國內負責廠商相同者,得合併標示國內負責廠商。
四、包裝糧食標示字體之長度及寬度,規定如下:
(一)產地,不得小於零點六公分。
(二)品名、廠商名稱及保存期限,不得小於零點二公分。
(三)其他應標示事項,不得小於零點二公分。
但表面積不足二百五十平方公分之包裝或容器,以其他足供消費者認識之顯著方式為之者,不在此限。
五、包裝糧食應於包裝或容器正面之明顯位置清楚標示產地。
碾製日期及保存期限,應印刷或打印於包裝或容器之上,非經主管機關同意者,不得以其他方式為之。
六、散裝糧食標示品名及產地之字體長度及寬度,均不得小於一公分。
七、混合二種以上之糧食,應依糧食類別之比率,由高至低標示之。
八、糧食混合其他食品,以包裝或容器形態出售,且包裝或容器內單一品項糧食含量達百分之五十以上者,其有關糧食之標示,應依本辦法之規定。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.