UK Offence Report

The Food Enzymes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (revoked)

Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2009 No. 415 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
11 December 2009
In force from
20 January 2010
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 provide for the execution and enforcement of Regulation (EC) No. 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food enzymes and amending Council Directive 83/417/EEC, Council Regulation (EC) No. 1493/1999, Directive 2000/13/EC, Council Directive 2001/112/EC and Regulation (EC) No. 258/97 (OJ No. L354, 31.12.2008, p.7), (“the EC Regulation”). The Regulations provide that it is an offence — a once the list of food enzymes mentioned in Article 17 of the EC Regulation has been adopted, to place on the market or use as food enzymes any that are not on that list (regulation 3(2)(a)); b to place on the market a food enzyme (or any food containing such an enzyme) that is not compliant with the EC Regulation and its implementing measures (regulation 3(2)(b); c to fail to label food enzymes or enzyme preparations in accordance with the relevant requirements for business to business transactions (regulation 3(2)(c)) or for sales to the final consumer (regulation 3(2)(d));or d to fail to provide certain technical information to the Commission in specified circumstances (regulation 3(2)(e)). These Regulations also — a designate the authorities having the duty to enforce these Regulations and the EC Regulation (regulation 4); b apply certain specified provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 for the purpose of these Regulations (regulation 5); and c provide that where food does not comply with these Regulations such that it would be an offence to place it on the market, it may be treated as failing to comply with food safety requirements for the purposes of seizure and destruction under Article 8 of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (regulation 6). The Regulations make consequential amendments to — a the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (regulation 7); b the Caseins and Caseinates Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986 (regulation 8); c the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (regulation 9); and d the Novel Foods and Novel Food Ingredients Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (regulation 10).

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