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The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Lid Gaskets) (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Scottish Statutory Instrument 2007 No. 433 — creates 1 criminal offence.

1offences created
0recorded in force
1revoked
Made
19 September 2007
In force from
29 October 2007
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under
(EC) No. 178/2002, Food Safety Act 1990

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, which extend to Scotland only, provide for the execution and enforcement of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 372/2007 laying down transitional migration limits for plasticisers in gaskets in lids intended to come into contact with foods (“the Commission Regulation”). The Regulations– a designate the bodies having the duty to enforce these Regulations and the Commission Regulation (regulation 3); b make it a solemn or summary offence to contravene the requirements of Article 1 of the Commission Regulation, which provides that lids containing gaskets made of plastic materials must comply with the detailed specifications set out in the Annex to that Regulation (regulation 4(1)(a) and (2)(a)); c make it a summary offence to obstruct, fail to give information to or give false information to anyone enforcing these Regulations (regulation 4(1)(b), (c) & (d) and (2)(b)); d specify a time limit for commencing a prosecution (regulation 5); e provide for defences of a general nature, such as exercising due diligence etc., to alleged offences under these Regulations (regulation 6); f specify the procedure to be followed when sending a sample for analysis (regulation 7); g make provision for a reference sample to be analysed by the Government Chemist (regulation 8); and h apply certain provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 for the purposes of these Regulations (regulation 9). A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on business costs has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies may be obtained from the Food Standards Agency, 6th Floor, St Magnus House, 25 Guild Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6NJ.

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