If my product is made in Country A, but packed in Country B, can I label it as “Product of Country B” / “Made in Country B”?

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To facilitate traceability of food products, the Food Regulations require the country of origin of the food product to be declared on the label of the prepacked food. The country of origin refers to the place where the handling of the food last took place (for e.g. the last place where the food was packed into its primary packaging). The way a food is handled may or may not result in a change in the nature of the food. For example, food businesses that import food in bulk for repacking into retail packs, with no other manufacturing processes to change the nature of the food, may only qualify as the packer of the product. For such products which are produced in Country A and packed in Country B, the country of origin may be declared as “Product of Country A. Packed in Country B”, or simply, “Packed in Country B”.

If my product is made in Country A, but packed in Country B, can I label it as “Product of Country B” / “Made in Country B”?

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