Food Act 1983
An act to protect the public against health hazards and fraud in the preparation, sale and use of food, and for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.
（法律法规）马来西亚食品法规。

[Come into force 1-10-1985. P.U. (B) 446]
BE IT ENACTED by the Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assem bled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Arrangement of Sections:
PART I
Section
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title, application and commencement.（法律法规）马来西亚食品法规。

2. Interpretation.
PART II
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
3. Appointment of analysts and authorised officers.
4. Powers of authorised officers.
5. Power to take sample.
6. Procedure for taking sample.（法律法规）马来西亚食品法规。

7. Certificate for analyst.
8. Power to call for information.
9. Power of the Director General to obtain particulars of certain food ingredients.
10. Director may order premises or appliances be put into clean and sanitary condition.
11. Closure of insanitary premis es.
12. Conviction publishe d in newspapers.
PART III
OFFENCES AND EVIDENCE
13. Adulteration.（法律法规）马来西亚食品法规。

14. Prohibition against the sale of food not of the nature, substance or quality demanded.
15. Labelling, etc., not complying with standard of food.
16. False labelling, etc.
17. Advertisement.
18. Power of court to order licence to be cancelled and food to be disposed of.
19. Prosecutions.
20. Certificate of analyst to be prima facie evidence.
21. Court may order independent analysis.
22. Presumption of sale, etc.
23. No defence that offence not wilfully committed.（法律法规）马来西亚食品法规。

24. Sales, etc., by agent or servant.
25. Presumption for human consumption.
26. Non-disclosure of info rmation.
27. Manufacturing pro cess and trade secret.
28. Liability of importer, manufacturer or packer.
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PART IV
IMPORTATION, WARRANTY AND DEFENCES
29. Importation.
30. Warranty.
31. Reliance on written warranty a good defence.
32. Penalty for false warranty.
PART V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
33. Power to compound.
34. Power to make regulations.
35. Repeal and savings.
36. Extended application of Act.。