The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2007 No. 301 — creates 3 criminal offences.

3offences created

0recorded in force

0revoked

Made: 14 June 2007
In force from: 7 August 2007
Extent: Not stated
Subject: Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under: (EC) No. 178/2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations make provision for the execution and enforcement of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (OJ No. L404, 30.12.2006, p.26), “the EC Regulation”. The Regulations — a specify the enforcement authorities (regulation 3); b provide that, subject where relevant to the transitional arrangements specified in the EC Regulation, it is an offence — i to fortify foods with vitamins or minerals other than those permitted by the EC Regulation and in the forms specified therein; ii to add vitamins or minerals to certain specified foods; iii to fail to adhere to the relevant purity criteria in the manufacture of vitamin formulations or mineral substances; iv to add a vitamin or mineral to foods in less than a significant amount, as that term is defined in Community legislation; and v to fail to comply with certain requirements for the labelling and presentation of foods to which vitamins or minerals have been added (regulation 4); c apply various provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 for the purposes of these Regulations (regulation 5); and d provide that, subject to certain limitations, it is an offence to obstruct, fail to give information to or intentionally mislead anyone executing and enforcing these Regulations (regulation 6).

Offences created by this instrument

Subject to the transitional measures contained in Article 18 (relating to foods placed on the market before 1 July… regulation 4(1) · Status not determined · Strict liability
Obstruction of officers and provision of information etc regulation 6(1) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind
Obstruction of officers and provision of information etc regulation 6(2) · Status not determined · Requires proof of a state of mind

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