The Tin in Food Regulations 1992
UK Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 496 — creates 2 criminal offences.
- Made
- 4 March 1992
- In force from
- 9 April 1992
- Extent
- Not stated
- Subject
- Food, consumer protection, trading standards, product safety and age-restricted sales
- Made under
- 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 9th April 1992. The Regulations prohibit the sale and importation of any food intended for human consumption which contains more than 200 milligrams of tin per kilogram of such food (Regulation 4). Food containing tin exceeding that limit may be treated as being unfit for human consumption and be liable to be seized and destroyed (Regulation 7(3)).
Offences created by this instrument
- Penalties and enforcement regulation 5(1) · Revoked · Strict liability
- Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 regulation 7(2) · Revoked · Strict liability
What Parliament said about it
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- This instrument on legislation.gov.uk The authoritative text, including amendments made since
- Other instruments from 1992