LegalizeThe Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008
Made: 22 January 2008
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 24 January 2008
Coming into force: 15 February 2008
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Amendments to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995
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Amendments to the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995
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SCHEDULE 1 — Entries to be substituted in Part C of Schedule 2 to the Additives Regulations
| EC No. | Name | Food | Maximum amount that may be added during manufacture (expressed as NaNO₂) | Maximum residual level (expressed as NaNO₂) |
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| mg/kg | mg/kg | |||
| E 249 | Potassium nitrite(x) | Meat Products | 150 | |
| E 250 | Sodium ⁾ nitrite(x | Sterilised meat products(Fo > 3,00)(y) | 100 | |
| Traditional immersion cured meat products⁽¹⁾: | ||||
| Wiltshire bacon (1·1); | 175 | |||
| Entremeada, entrecosto, chispe, orelheira e cabeça (salgados) | ||||
| Toucinho fumado(1·2); | ||||
| and similar products | ||||
| Wiltshire ham(1·1); | 100 | |||
| and similar products | ||||
| Rohschinken, nassgepökelt(1·6⁾; and similar products | 50 | |||
| Cured tongue(1·3) | 50 | |||
| Traditional dry cured meat products⁽²⁾: | ||||
| Dry cured bacon (2·1);and similar products | 175 | |||
| Dry cured ham(2·1); | 100 | |||
| Jamón curado, paleta curada, lomo embuchado y cecina(2·2); Presunto, presunto da pà and paio do lombo(2·3);and similar products | ||||
| Rohschinken, trockengepökelt (2·5); and similar products | 50 | |||
| Other traditionally cured meat products⁽³⁾; | ||||
| Vysoèina | 180 | |||
| Selský salám | ||||
| Turistický trvanlivý salám | ||||
| Polièan | ||||
| Herkules | ||||
| Lovecký salám | ||||
| Dunajská klobása | ||||
| Paprikás(3·5); | ||||
| and similar products | ||||
| Rohschinken, trocken-/nassgepökelt(3·1); and similar products | 50 | |||
| Jellied veal and brisket⁽ 3·2) | ||||
| E 251 | Potassium nitrate(z) | Non-heat-treated meat products | 150 | |
| E 252 | Sodium nitrate(z) | |||
| Traditional immersion cured meat products⁽¹⁾; | ||||
| Kylmäsavustettu poronliha/Kallrökt renkött(1·4); | 300 | |||
| Wiltshire bacon and Wiltshire ham(1·1) | 250 | |||
| Entremeada, entrecosto, chispe, orelheira a cabeça (salgados), | ||||
| Toucinho fumado(1·2); | ||||
| Rohschinken, nassgepökelt(1·6); | ||||
| and similar products | ||||
| Bacon, Filet de bacon(1·5); and similar products | 250 without added E 249 or E 250 | |||
| Cured tongue(1·3) | 10 | |||
| Traditional dry cured meat products⁽²⁾; | ||||
| Dry cured bacon and Dry cured ham(2·1); | 250 | |||
| Jamón curado ,paleta curada, lomo embuchado y cecina(2·2); | ||||
| Presunto, presunto da pá and paio do lombo(2·3); | ||||
| Rohschinken, trockengepökelt(2·5); and similar products | ||||
| Jambon sec, jambon sel sec et autres pièces maturées séchées similaires(2·4) | 250 without added E 249 or E 250 |
SCHEDULE 2 — Entries to be Substituted in Part D of Schedule 2 to the Additives Regulations
| * When combinations of gallates, TBHQ, BHA and BHT are used, the individual levels must be reduced proportionally | * When combinations of gallates, TBHQ, BHA and BHT are used, the individual levels must be reduced proportionally | * When combinations of gallates, TBHQ, BHA and BHT are used, the individual levels must be reduced proportionally | * When combinations of gallates, TBHQ, BHA and BHT are used, the individual levels must be reduced proportionally |
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| EC No | Name | Food | Maximum level (mg/kg) |
| E 310 | Propyl gallate | Fats and oils for the professional manufacture of heat-treated foods | 200* (gallates, TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination) |
| E 311 | Octyl gallate | Frying oil and frying fat, excluding olive pomace oil | 100* (BHT), both expressed on fat |
| E 312 | Dodecyl gallate | ||
| E 319 | Tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) | Lard; — fish oil beef, poultry and sheep fat | |
| E 320 | Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) | Cake mixes; cereal-based snack foods; milk powder for vending machines | 200 (gallates, TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination) expressed on fat |
| E 321 | Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) | Dehydrated soups and broths; sauces; dehydrated meat; processed nuts; pre-cooked cereals | |
| Seasonings and condiments | 200 (gallates and BHA, individually or in combination) expressed on fat | ||
| Dehydrated potatoes | 25 (gallates, TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination) | ||
| Chewing gum; food supplements | 400 (gallates, TBHQ, BHT and BHA, individually or in combination) | ||
| Essential oils | 1,000 (gallates, TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination) | ||
| Flavourings other than essential oils | 100*(gallates, individually or in combination) | ||
| 200*(TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination) | |||
| E 315 | Erythorbic acid | Cured meat products and preserved meat products | 500 expressed as erythorbic acid |
| E 316 | Sodium erythorbate | Preserved and semi-preserved fish products; Frozen and deep-frozen fish with red skin | 1,500 expressed as erythorbic acid |
| E 586 | 4-Hexylresorcinol | Fresh, frozen and deep-frozen crustaceans | 2 as residues in crustacean meat |
Signed
Gwenda Thomas — Under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers — 22 January 2008
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. Functions so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly 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. Functions of the National Assembly for Wales are now exercisable by the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (2006 c. 32).
[^f00002]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. That Regulation was last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 (OJ No. L100, 8.4.2006, p.3).
[^f00003]: S.I. 1995/3187, amended in relation to Wales by S.I. 1997/1413, S.I. 1999/1136, S.I. 2001/1787, SI. 2001/1440, S.I. 2002/329, S.I. 2003/945, S.I. 2005/1311 and S.I. 2005/3254,
[^f00004]: OJ No. L24, 29.1.2004, p.58.
[^f00005]: OJ No. L204, 26.7.2006, p.10.
[^f00006]: OJ No. L346, 9.12.2006, p.15.
[^f00007]: OJ No. L91, 7.4.1999, p.29.
[^f00008]: S.I. 1995/3123, amended in relation to Wales by S.I. 1997/814, S.I. 2001/2679, S.I. 2002/330, S.I. 2003/1713, S.I. 2005/1156 and S.I. 2005/3253.
[^f00009]: OJ No. L24, 29.1.2004, p.65.
[^f00010]: OJ No. L204, 26.7.2006, p.10.
[^f00011]: OJ No. L346, 9.12.2006, p.6.
Amendments to the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995
Editorial notes
[^key-95bc9e1a45c9957dabb7607f9433a899]: Regulations revoked (26.7.2018) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/806), reg. 1(3), Sch. 3
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