Food and Healthcare Policy
     
You can advertise for most food and food-related items on WantAd. Make sure you familiarise yourself with relevant laws and regulations before advertising. In response to WantAd advertisements, sellers must adhere to the guidelines below:
 
Allowed to be sold to WantAd advertisers:

    Food and food-related items that:
•    Have a clearly marked expiration date. 
•    Items that Will be delivered to the buyer before the expiration or 'use by' date.
•    Are not altered or changed in any way
•    Are stored safely before dispatch
•    Comply with applicable food regulations (see Additional information) 

Restricted:
      Perishable items are allowed, but the seller must clearly identify the following details in the item description:
•    How they will safely deliver the items to the buyer (for example, offer overnight delivery)
•    How they will make sure the items are properly sealed
•    All food and related products should be packaged or sealed to ensure that the buyer can tell if they have been tampered with
•    All food items must have been stored safely prior to dispatch and follow all storage directions on the item's packaging

    In response to a WantAd advert baby formula can be sold only if all of the following conditions are met:
•    The baby formula is not expired. We recommend the seller including the expiration date in the product description.
•    The seller must deliver it to the buyer before the expiration date.
•    The item's packaging is intact
•    The container and its contents haven't been opened or tampered with in any way
•    The item has been stored safely.
 
Not allowed:
•    Adverts for items containing drug or medicinal claims
•    Adverts for items that claim the item is intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of     
    disease in humans and/or animals
•    Adverts for wild mushrooms (except morel or shiitake)
•    Adverts for food items that are subject to recall by the FSA (UK) or FSAI(Ireland)
•    Adverts for expired food items
•    Adverts for items that use unlawfully registered names of protected agricultural products and foodstuffs (see Additional
information section for more information)

 Additional information
In response to a WantAd advert, sellers must be sure to follow relevant laws when selling food items. Here are a few examples:
•    Ingredients: Regulations govern the use of additives, sweeteners, flavourings and colourings.
•    Labelling: Labels are required to state, among other things, the food's name, ingredients, any special storage conditions,
nutrition information, and place of manufacture.
•    Import/export: Laws restrict the import and export of many food products.
•    Protected agricultural products and foodstuffs: EU regulation promotes and protects names of quality agricultural products and
foodstuffs under three EU schemes known as: PDO (protected designation of origin), PGI (protected geographical indication) and TSG
(traditional specialty guaranteed). It is prohibited to name or reference the name of a product registered under these schemes in
descriptions for products that are not covered by the registration. 

To learn more about laws relating to food sales, visit these websites:
•    Food Standards Agency (UK)
•    Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK)
•    Food Safety Authority of Ireland
To learn more about the protected agricultural products and foodstuffs, visit the European Commission website and refer to the advertise for of registered products.