(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations implement two European Directives concerned with the purity criteria for certain food additives (“the amending Directives”). The amending Directives are —
(a)Commission Directive 2010/37/EU amending Directive 2008/60/EC laying down specific purity criteria on sweeteners (OJ No. L152, 18.6.2010, p.12); and
(b)Commission Directive 2010/67/EU amending Directive 2008/84/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (OJ No. L277, 21.10.2010, p.17).
These Regulations implement the amending Directives by making amendments to regulation 2 of the Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009 No. 416) so that the definitions of Directive 08/60 and Directive 08/84 in that regulation include reference to the relevant amending Directive (regulation 2(2)).