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to prescribe the standard, composition, strength, potency, purity, quality, weight, quantity, shelf-life or other property of any food;

to prohibit the addition of, or more than a specified quantity of, a prescribed substance;

to declare that any food or class of food is deemed to be contaminated or injurious to health due to the presence therein, addition thereto, or extraction or omission therefrom, of any prescribed substance or class of substance;

to prohibit any mode of preparation or preservation of any food;

concerning the qualification, conduct and duties of persons appointed to be food analysts under section 3(1);

in respect of the use of any food or ingredient, so as to prevent a purchaser or consumer from being misled as to its quality, quantity, character, value, composition, effect, merit or safety, or to prevent injury to the health of a purchaser or consumer;

to secure the cleanliness and freedom from insanitary conditions of any food in the course of its preparation, preservation, packaging, storage, conveyance, distribution or sale, to secure the cleanliness and freedom from insanitary conditions of any place, receptacle, appliance or vehicle used in such preparation, preservation, packaging, storage, conveyance, distribution or sale and to secure the proper conduct of any place in which the sale or preparation for sale of food is carried on, and for any of these purposes to require any person to submit to a medical examination;

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to provide for the registration of premises used for, or of person engaged in preparation, preservation, packaging, storage, conveyance, distribution or sale of, any food or in the re-labelling, reprocessing or reconditioning thereof;

in respect of the carriage of any food, including the licensing of vehicles used;

to provide for and regulate the use in relation to food in any form whatsoever in the course of trade or business of the expressions

“Halal”, “Ditanggung Halal” or “Makanan Islam” or any other expressions indicating or likely to be understood as indicating that

Muslims are permitted by their religion to consume such food;

to prescribe the mode of labelling of food sold in packages or otherwise the matter to be referred to or not to be referred to on such labels;

to prescribe the size, dimensions and other specifications of packages of any food;

to prescribe the method of analysis of any food;

to prohibit or regulate the sale, advertisement, promotion of the sale, importation or exportation of any food or appliance;

to prescribe any food which requires an undertaking to be given and the form of such undertaking;

to require persons who sell food to maintain such books and records necessary for compliance with this Act;

to exempt any food from this Act or from any part thereof and to prescribe conditions of such exemption;

to prescribe the procedure for the taking and dealing with samples;

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to constitute a committee or committees to advise him on any aspect of the manufacture, distribution or consumption of any food, or on the science, technology, administration or commercial aspects concerning any food, food standards and food safety; and

to prescribe fees payable under section 8(2).

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