Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
1. These Regulations amend the Food (Jelly Confectionery) (Emergency Control) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. 2002 No. 141) to implement Commission Decision 2004/[]/EC suspending the placing on the market and import of jelly mini-cups containing the food additives E400, E401, E402, E403, E404, E405, E406, E407, E407a, E410, E412, E413, E414, E415, E417 and / or E418 (O.J. No. L[].
2. These Regulations extend the prohibitions imposed by regulation 3 of S.R. 2002 No. 141 (which relate respectively to the carrying out of commercial operations with regard to jelly confectionery containing the food additive E425: Konjac and the use of that additive in the manufacture of jelly confectionery) in relation to jelly mini-cups containing the food additives specified in paragraph 1 (regulation 2(2)(b) and (d) and (4)) and make consequential changes to S.R. 2002 No. 141 in the light of that extension (regulation 2(2)(a), (c) and (d), (3), (5) and (6)).