UK Offence Report

The Flavourings in Food Regulations 1992 (revoked)

UK Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 1971 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
6 August 1992
In force from
13 September 1992
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
Made under
European Communities Act 1972, Schedule 1 to, the 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 apply to Great Britain, come into force on 13th September 1992 (though the imposition of labelling requirements for consumer sales is deferred until 1st January 1994). They implement Articles 4, 9 and 9a (as read with Articles 1 and 2) of Council Directive 88/388/EEC (OJ No. L184, 15.7.88, p.61) as amended by Commission Directive 91/71/EEC (OJ No. L42, 15.2.91, p.25) on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to flavourings for use in foodstuffs and to source materials for their production. The principal provisions of these Regulations— a define relevant flavourings (regulation 2); b prescribe purity criteria with which relevant flavourings must comply to be permitted flavourings (regulation 2 and Schedule 1); c prohibit the sale of food having in it or on it any added relevant flavourings except permitted flavourings (regulation 3); d prohibit the sale of food containing relevant flavourings resulting in certain substances in the food exceeding specified limits (regulation 3 and Schedule 2); e prohibit the sale and the advertisement for sale, for use as an ingredient in the preparation of food, of any relevant flavouring other than a permitted flavouring (regulation 4(1)); and f prescribe labelling requirements and restrictions for business and consumer sales of relevant flavourings (remainder of regulation 4, regulation 5 and Schedule 3).

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