The Food Additives (England) Regulations 2009

Made: 7th December 2009

Laid before Parliament: 11th December 2009

Coming into force: 20th January 2010

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Title, application and commencement

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Interpretation

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Use of colours in or on food

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Health marking etc. of certain meat and meat products

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Use of colours on eggshells

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Sale of colours and food containing colours

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Transitional provision

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Use of miscellaneous additives

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Sale of food additives and food containing miscellaneous additives

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Transitional provisions and exemption

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Placing on the market and use of sweeteners

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Sale of food containing sweeteners

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Transitional provision

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Offences and penalties

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Execution and enforcement

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Application of various sections of the Food Safety Act 1990

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Condemnation of food

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Consequential amendments

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Amendment of the Specified Sugar Products (England) Regulations 2003

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Revocations

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SCHEDULE — SPECIFIED REGULATION 1333/2008 PROVISIONS

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Gillian Merron — Minister of State, — 2009-12-07

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1990 c. 16; section 1(1) and (2) (definition of “food”) was substituted by S.I. 2004/2990. Sections 17 and 48 were amended by paragraphs 12 and 21 respectively of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c.28) “the 1999 Act”. Section 48 was also amended by S.I. 2004/2990. Section 26(3) was amended by Schedule 6 to the 1999 Act. Section 53(2) was amended by paragraph 19 of Schedule 16 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (1994 c.40), Schedule 6 to the 1999Act, S.I. 2004/2990 and S.I. 2004/3279.

[^f00002]: Functions formerly exercisable by “the Ministers” (being, in relation to England and Wales and acting jointly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England and food and health in Wales and, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State) are now exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act. Functions of “the Ministers” so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the NationalAssembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/672) as read with section 40(3) of the 1999 Act and thereafter transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (2006 c.32). Those functions, so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46) as read with section 40(2) of the 1999 Act.

[^f00003]: 1972 c.68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (2006 c.51).

[^f00004]: OJ No.L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. That Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny: Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny - Part Four (OJ No. L188, 18.7.2009, p.14).

[^f00005]: OJ No. L184, 15.7.1988, p.61, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting to Council Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the EC Treaty (OJ No. L284, 31.10.2003, p.1).

[^f00006]: OJ No. L237, 10.9.1994, p.3, as last amended by Directive 2006/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners and Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs. (OJ No. L204, 20.7.2006, p.10).

[^f00007]: OJ No. L237, 10.9.1994, p.13.

[^f00008]: OJ No. L61, 18.3.1995, p.1, as read with the Corrigendum at OJ No. L248, 14.10.1995, p.60 and as last amended by Directive 2006/52/EC.

[^f00009]: OJ No. L158, 18.6.2008, p.1.

[^f00010]: OJ No. L253, 20.9.2008, p.1, amended by Commission Directive 2009/10/EC amending Directive 2008/84/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (OJ No. L44, 14.2.2009, p.62).

[^f00011]: OJ No. L6, 10.1.2009, p.20.

[^f00012]: OJ No. L124, 20.05.2009, p.21.

[^f00013]: OJ No. L330, 5.12.1998, p.32.

[^f00014]: OJ No. L354, 31.12.2008, p.16.

[^f00015]: 1984 c.22; section 7(3)(d) was substituted by paragraph 27 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990 (1990 c.16).

[^f00016]: 1936 c.49; section 6 is to be read with paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

[^f00017]: 1985 c.51; paragraph 15(6) was amended by paragraph 31(b) of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

[^f00018]: OJ No. L139, 30.4.2004, p.55. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p.22) which should be read with a further Corrigendum (OJ No. L204, 4.8.2007, p.26). Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 was last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1020/2008 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin and Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2005 as regards identification marking, raw milk and dairy products, eggs and egg products and certain fishery products (OJ No. L277, 18.10.2008, p.8).

[^f00019]: OJ No. L299, 16.11.2007, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 183/2009 amending Annex VI to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 as regards the adjustment of the quotas for the 2009/10 marketing year in the sugar sector (OJ No. L63, 7.3.2009, p.9).

[^f00020]: S.I. 1995/3124, amended by S.I. 2000/481, S.I. 2001/3442, S.I. 2002/1923, S.I. 2003/1563, S.I. 2003/1564, S.I. 2005/519, S.I. 2005/2626, S.I. 2007/453, S.I. 2008/85 and S.I. 2009/891.

[^f00021]: S.I. 2005/519.

[^f00022]: S.I. 1995/3187, amended by S.I. 1997/1413, S.I. 1999/1136, S.I. 2000/3323, S.I. 2001/60, S.I. 2001/2294, S.I. 2001/3442. S.I. 2001/3775, S.I. 2002/379, S.I. 2003/1008, S.I. 2003/1563, S.I. 2003/1564, S.I. 2003/1596, S.I. 2003/1659, S.I. 2003/2243, S.I. 2003/3120, S.I. 2003/3295, S.I. 2004/2601, S.I. 2005/1099, S.I. 2005/2626, S.I. 2007/1778, S.I. 2008/42 and S.I. 2009/891.

[^f00023]: S.I. 2004/2601.

[^f00024]: S.I. 2005/1099.

[^f00025]: S.I. 2007/1778.

[^f00026]: S.I. 1995/3123, amended by S.I. 1996/1477, S.I. 1997/814, S.I. 1999/982, S.I. 2001/2294, S.I. 2002/379, S.I. 2003/1182, S.I. 2004/3348, S.I. 2005/2626 , S.I. 2007/1778 and S.I. 2009/891.

[^f00027]: S.I. 2004/3348.

[^f00028]: Section 21 was amended by S.I. 2004/3279.

[^f00029]: Section 35(1) is amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (2003 c.44), Schedule 26, para 42, from a date to be appointed.

[^f00030]: Section 35(3) was amended by S.I. 2004/3279.

[^f00031]: Section 36A was inserted by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraph 16.

[^f00032]: S.I. 1966/1073, amended by S.I. 1982/1727, S.I. 1985/67, S.I. 1990/2486, S.I. 1991/1426, S.I. 1992/2597, S.I. 1995/3187, S.I. 2001/3775 and S.I. 2005/2626.

[^f00033]: S.I. 2003/1564, amended by S.I. 2005/2626.

[^f00034]: S.I. 2003/1596, amended by S.I. 2004/2145, S.I. 2005/2626, S.I. 2006/14 and S.I. 2008/85.

[^f00035]: OJ No. L404, 30.12.2006, p.26, as amended by Regulation (EC) No. 108/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (OJ No. L39, 13.2.2008, p.11).

[^f00036]: S.I. 2003/2075, amended by S.I. 2005/2626 and S.I. 2008/517.

[^f00037]: OJ No. L354, 31.12.2008, p. 34.

[^f00038]: S.I. 2003/3120, amended by S.I. 2005/2626.

[^f00039]: S.I. 2003/1563, amended by S.I. 2005/2626.

[^f00040]: OJ No. L141, 6.6.2009, p.3.

[^f00041]: S.I. 1992/1978, amended by S.I. 1995/3123, S.I. 1995/3124, S.I. 1995/3187, S.I. 1996/1499, S.I. 1999/1136, S.I. 2001/2294, S.I. 2001/3442, S.I. 2001/3775, S.I. 2002/379 and S.I. 2005/2626.

Editorial notes

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