Food and Healthcare Policy
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.
