VEGETABLE SOUP WITH CROUTONS THE PRODUCT IS A SPECIALISED FOOD FOR WEIGHT LOSS AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND IS USED AS PART OF A RANGE OF CALORIE CONTROLLED PROGRAMMES. THE PRODUCT IS A MEAL REPLACEMENT USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER FOODS AND MAY BE USED AS THE SOLE SOURCE OF NUTRITION (A VERY LOW CALORIES DIET). THE PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 96/8/EC ON FOODS INTENDED FOR USE IN ENERGY-RESTRICTED DIETS FOR WEIGHT REDUCTION AND HAS BEEN FORMULATED TO HAVE A SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL PROFILE. THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS IS DRY BLENDING OF POWDERS, FOLLOWED BY PACKING INTO PAPER/FOIL/ LDPE SACHETS. THE PRODUCT IS ONLY SOLD VIA CONSULTANTS THAT HAVE BEEN TRAINED BY THE COMPANY OR ITS DISTRIBUTORS OUTSIDE THE UK. THE SACHET SHOWS THE INGREDIENT LIST, NUTRITIONAL PROFILE AND MEDICAL INFORMATION FOR THE PRODUCT.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING: GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)'S GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 2104, SOUPS AND BROTHS AND PREPARATIONS THEREFORE; HOMOGENISED COMPOSITE FOOD PREPARATIONS GIR5B HAS BEEN USED FOR THE PACKAGING. GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 210410 TARIC CODE: 2104100089 OTHER THAN CONTAINING TOMATOES ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH: HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY (HSEN'S) NOTE (1) HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY (HSEN'S) NOTE A TO HEADING 2104