The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation, commencement and expiry

3. 2. Definitions of “fruit juice” and similar products

4. 3. General interpretation

5. 4. Use of the name fruit juice

6. 5. Use of the name fruit juice from concentrate

7. 6. Use of the name concentrated fruit juice

8. 7. Use of the name water extracted fruit juice

9. 8. Use of the name dehydrated fruit juice and powdered fruit juice

10. 9. Use of the name fruit nectar

11. 10. Indication of kinds of fruits used

12. 11. Indication of added extra pulp or cells

13. 12. Labelling of a fruit juice partially made from concentrate

14. 13. Labelling of concentrated fruit juice not intended for delivery to the final consumer

15. 14. Labelling of a fruit nectar

16. 15. Manner of marking or labelling

17. 16. Enforcement

18. 17. Improvement notice – application of Article 9 of the Order

19. 18. Appeal against improvement notice

20. 19. Application of other provisions of the Order

21. 20. Revocations

22. 21. Consequential amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

23. 22. Transitional provisions

24. Signature

25. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       Ambulatory references

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       Specification for fruit juice

       1. 1. Fruit juice is the fermentable but unfermented product obtained from...

       2. 2. As well as the product mentioned in paragraph 1, and...

       3. 3. In the case of citrus fruits, except for lime, the...

       4. 4. In the case of lime juice, the fruit juices must...

       5. 5. Where a juice is processed from a fruit with pips,...

       6. 6. Paragraph 5 does not apply in a case where parts...

       7. 7. Fruit juice may be mixed with fruit purée in the...

       8. 8. No treatment, except for an authorised treatment, may be used...

       9. 9. The Brix level of the product must be the Brix...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       Specification for fruit juice from concentrate

       1. 1. Fruit juice from concentrate is the product obtained by reconstituting...

       2. 2. In a case where a fruit juice from concentrate is...

       3. 3. In a case where a fruit juice from concentrate is...

       4. 4. The product must be prepared by suitable processes that maintain...

       5. 5. In the production of the product, concentrated fruit juice, or...

       6. 6. As well as the ingredients mentioned in paragraphs 1 and...

       7. 7. No treatment, except for an authorised treatment, may be used...

       8. 8. Any reference to a Brix level in this Schedule is...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       Specification for concentrated fruit juice

       1. 1. Concentrated fruit juice is the product obtained from fruit juice...

       2. 2. Where the product is intended for direct consumption, the proportion...

       3. 3. As well as the ingredients mentioned in paragraph 1, the...

       4. 4. No treatment, except for an authorised treatment, may be used...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       Specification for water extracted fruit juice

       1. 1. Water extracted fruit juice is the product obtained by diffusion...

       2. 2. As well as the ingredients mentioned in paragraph 1, the...

       3. 3. No treatment, except for an authorised treatment, may be used...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       Specification for dehydrated fruit juice and powdered fruit juice

       1. 1. Dehydrated fruit juice or powdered fruit juice is the product...

       2. 2. As well as the ingredients mentioned in paragraph 1, the...

       3. 3. No treatment, except for an authorised treatment, may be used...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       Specification for fruit nectar

       1. PART 1 General specification for fruit nectar

          1. 1. Fruit nectar is the fermentable but unfermented product that is...

          2. 2. The juices are— (a) fruit juice; (b) fruit juice from...

          3. 3. The substances are— (a) sugars; and (b) honey.

          4. 4. The amount of sugars or honey, or sugars and honey,...

          5. 5. The product must contain the minimum content of fruit juice,...

          6. 6. Where the product is manufactured without added sugar or with...

          7. 7. As well as the ingredients mentioned in paragraphs 1, 2,...

          8. 8. No treatment, except for an authorised treatment, may be used...

       2. PART 2 Minimum juice and purée content of fruit nectars

    8. SCHEDULE 8

       Authorised additional ingredients

       1. 1. Any vitamin or mineral authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC)...

       2. 2. Any food additive authorised in accordance with Regulation 1333/2008.

       3. 3. Any one or more of the following juices (expressed as...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

       Authorised additional substances

       1. 1. The following enzyme preparations meeting the requirements of Regulation (EC)...

       2. 2. Edible gelatine.

       3. 3. Tannins.

       4. 4. Silica sol.

       5. 5. Charcoal.

       6. 6. Nitrogen.

       7. 7. Bentonite as an adsorbent clay.

       8. 8. Chemically inert filtration aids and precipitation agents, including perlite, washed...

       9. 9. Chemically inert adsorption aids which comply with Regulation 1935/2004 and...

    10. SCHEDULE 10

        Authorised treatments

        1. 1. Mechanical extraction processes.

        2. 2. The usual physical processes, including in-line water extraction (diffusion) of...

        3. 3. In the production of grape juice where sulphitation of the...

    11. SCHEDULE 11

        Alternative designations for fruit juice

    12. SCHEDULE 12

        Alternative designations for fruit nectar

    13. SCHEDULE 13

        Minimum Brix levels for a fruit juice from concentrate

    14. SCHEDULE 14

        Application of other provisions of the Order

26. Explanatory Note