Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000

Amendment of the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995

2.  In the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995(1)—

(a) in paragraph (2) of regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation)—

(i) after the definition of “advertisement” there shall be inserted—

““the Directive” means Commission Directive 91/321/EEC(2) on infant formulae and follow-on formulae as amended by amendments up to and including those effected by Commission Directive 1999/50/EC(3)”; and

(ii) after the definition of “the Order” there shall be inserted—

• ““pesticide residue” has the meaning given by Article 1(2)(e) of the Directive”; and

(b) at the end of each of paragraphs (2) and (6) of regulation 4 (composition of infant formulae and follow-on formulae) there shall be inserted

• “and it shall not—

  (a)

  if it is manufactured as ready for consumption, contain, or

  (b)

  if it is not so manufactured, be such that it would, if reconstituted according to its manufacturer’s instructions, contain,

  residues of any individual pesticide at a level exceeding 0.01 mg/kg.”.

(1)

S.R. 1995 No. 85 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

(2)

O.J. No. L175, 4.7.91, p. 35

(3)

O.J. No. L139, 2.6.99, p. 29