The Meat Products (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996

10.  The 1996 Regulations are amended as follows–

(a)in regulation 2(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “liqueur wine” insert–

“meat product” has the meaning assigned to it by the Meat Products (Scotland) Regulations 2004;;

(b)

in regulation 23 (food which is not prepacked and similar food, and fancy confectionery products), in paragraph (2)–

(i)

at the end of sub-paragraph (a) omit “and”, and

(ii)

at the end of sub-paragraph (b) insert–

; and

(c)in the case of a meat product other than one listed in Schedule 4A, the particulars required by regulation 5(bA) in respect of those of its ingredients being meat, within the meaning assigned to meat by Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs, as amended by Commission Directive 2001/101/EC which is itself amended by Commission Directive 2002/86,;

(c)

after Schedule 4 insert as Schedule 4A the contents of Schedule 4 to these Regulations.