The Contaminants in Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2005 No. 199

FOOD

The Contaminants in Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made

5th April 2005

Coming into operation

1st May 2005

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety(1) in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 15(1)(a) and (f), 16(2), 25(1)(a) and (3), 26(3) and 47(2)(b) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(2), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, having had regard, in accordance with Article 47(3A) of the said Order, to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency, and after consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Contaminants in Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2005.

Amendments to the Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

2.  The Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004(4) are amended as follows –

• in the definition of “the Commission Regulation” after “Commission Regulation (EC) No. 455/2004” insert “, Commission Regulation (EC) No. 655/2004(5), Commission Regulation (EC) No. 683/2004”(6);

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 5th April 2005.

L.S.

Deirdre Kenny

A senior officer of the

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which amend the Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004 No. 487), provide for the enforcement of the requirements of –

(a) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 655/2004 amending Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 (O.J. No. L77, 16.3.2001, p. 1) as regards nitrates in foods for infants and young children, and

(b) Commission Regulation (EC) No. 683/2004 amending Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001 as regards aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in foods for infants and young children, (regulation 2).

(1)

Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(6)

(2)

S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I. 12), paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c. 28 and S.R. 2004 No. 482

(3)

O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1, as amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L245, 29.9.2003, p. 4)

(4)

S.R. 2004 No. 487

(5)

O.J. No. L104, 8.4.2002, p. 48

(6)

O.J. No. L106, 15.4.2004, p. 3