Food (Miscellaneous Revocations and Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

Amendments

3.—(1) In the Cocoa and Chocolate Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1976(1), in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “ice cream” there shall be substituted—

““ice cream” means the food which may be so described without contravention of the conditions governing the use of that description contained in Schedule 7 (misleading descriptions) to the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984(2);”.

(2) In the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1984—

(a) in paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “the additives regulations” there shall be substituted—

““the additives regulations” means the Flavourings in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(3), the Food Additives Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992(4), the Sweeteners in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(5), the Colours in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(6) and the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(7);”;

(b) for paragraph (6) of regulation 15 (names of ingredients) there shall be substituted—

“(6) In this regulation “serial number” means the number specified for an additive in any of the additives regulations or for an ingredient (where it is also an additive) in Schedule 3 to the Bread and Flour Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(8).”;

(c) for regulation 31A (alcoholic drinks sold otherwise than prepacked)(9) there shall be substituted—

“Products consisting of skimmed milk together with non-milk fat

31A.   The container in which any product—

(a) consisting of skimmed milk together with non-milk fat,

(b) which is capable of being used as a substitute for milk, and

(c) which is neither—

(i) an infant formula or a follow-on formula, nor

(ii) a product specially formulated for infants or young children for medical purposes,

is sold shall be prominently marked or labelled with a warning that the product is unfit, or not to be used, as food for babies.”;

(d) in Part I (prohibited claims) of Schedule 6 (claims), for the Note to item 1 (a claim that a food has tonic properties) there shall be substituted—

“Note

The use of the word “tonic” in the descriptions “Indian tonic water” or “quinine tonic water” shall not of itself constitute a claim of a type described in this item.”;

(e) in Part II (restricted claims) of Schedule 6—

(i) in item 6 (slimming claims), for paragraph (a) of the Notes thereto there shall be substituted—

“(a) The appearance, on the container of a soft drink, of the words “low calorie” given in accordance with the conditions specified in Schedule 7 in relation to that description for such drinks shall not of itself constitute a claim of a type described in this item.”, and

(ii) in item 12 (cholesterol claims), for the conditions contained in Column 2 there shall be substituted—

“1.   Subject to condition 3 the food must contain no more than 0.005 per cent of cholesterol.

2.   The claim must not be accompanied by a suggestion, whether express or implied, that the food is beneficial to human health because of its level of cholesterol.

3.   If the claim relates to the removal of cholesterol from, or its reduction in, the food and condition 1 is not met, such claims shall only be made—

(a) as part of an indication of the true nature of the food,

(b) as part of an indication of the treatment of the food,

(c) within the list of ingredients, or

(d) as a footnote in respect of prescribed nutrition labelling.

4.   The food shall be marked or labelled with the prescribed nutrition labelling.”;

(f) in Schedule 7 (misleading descriptions)—

(i) immediately before the item relating to the description “fresh”, “garden” or “green” there shall be inserted—

“in Column 1	in Column 2
(words and descriptions)	(conditions)
The description “ice cream”.	Shall not be applied to any food other than the frozen product containing not less than 5% fat and not less than 7½% milk solids other than fat, and which is obtained by subjecting an emulsion of fat, milk solids and sugar (including any sweetener permitted in ice cream by the Sweeteners in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, with or without the addition of other substances, to heat treatment and either to subsequent freezing or evaporation, addition of water and subsequent freezing.
The description “dairy ice cream”.	Shall not be applied to any food other than one which fulfils the conditions relating to application of the description “ice cream” to a food (provided that the fat in respect of which a minimum of 5% is specified shall here consist exclusively of milk fat) and which contains no fat other than milk fat or any fat present by reason of the use as an ingredient of such ice cream of any egg, any flavouring, or any emulsifier or stabiliser.”;

(ii) immediately before the item relating to the description “non-alcoholic” there shall be inserted—

“in Column 1	in Column 2
The description “low calorie”.	Shall not be applied to any soft drink unless the soft drink (where applicable, after subsequent preparation (which may include dilution) in accordance with any accompanying instructions) contains not more than 5.3 kcal per 100 ml and 22.1 kJ per 100 ml of the drink.”;

(iii) immediately before the item relating to the name “tonic wine” there shall be inserted—

“in Column 1	in Column 2
The name “Indian tonic water” or “quinine tonic water”.	Shall not be applied to any drink unless the drink contains not less than 57 mg of quinine (calculated as quinine sulphate B.P.) per litre of the drink.”.

(1)

S.R. 1976 No. 183, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

(2)

S.R. 1984 No. 407; the relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1989 No. 229, and S.R. 1992 Nos. 416 and 417

(3)

S.R. 1992 No. 416, amended by S.R. 1994 No. 270

(4)

S.R. 1992 No. 417

(5)

S.R. 1996 No. 48

(6)

S.R. 1996 No. 49

(7)

S.R. 1996 No. 50

(8)

S.R. 1996 No. 51

(9)

Regulation 31A was substituted by S.R. 1989 No. 229