The Food Labelling (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 No. 469

Amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

12.  After regulation 34A (drinks with high caffeine content), there shall be inserted –

“Foods containing allergenic ingredients or ingredients originating from allergenic ingredients

34B.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), where any food containing any allergenic ingredient, or any ingredient originating from an allergenic ingredient referred to in paragraphs 1 to 11 of Schedule AA1, does not specify the allergenic ingredient in the name of the food, that food shall be marked or labelled with a clear reference to the name of the allergenic ingredient concerned.

(2) In the case of any drink which has an alcoholic strength by volume of more than 1.2 per cent –

(a) the presence of any allergenic ingredient shall be indicated by marking or labelling the drink with “contains” followed by the name of the allergenic ingredient; and

(b) the presence of any ingredient originating from an allergenic ingredient referred to in paragraphs 1 to 11 of Schedule AA1 shall be indicated by marking or labelling the drink with “contains” followed by the name of the ingredient including a reference to the allergenic ingredient from which it originates,

unless the name of the allergenic ingredient is specified in the name of the drink or in the list of ingredients, if any.”.