The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1999

Amendment of the principal Regulations

3.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)–

(a) in the definition of “Directive 95/2/EC” there shall be inserted at the end the words “and European Parliament and Council Directive 98/72/EC(1)”;

(b) in the definition of “Directive 96/77/EC” there shall be inserted at the end the words “, as amended by Commission Directive 98/86/EC(2)”;

(c) after the definition of “flavour enhancer” there shall be inserted the following definition–

““flour treatment agent” means a substance added to flour or dough to improve its baking quality, but does not include any emulsifier;”;

(d) in the definition of “miscellaneous additive”–

(i) there shall be inserted after the words “flavour enhancer,” the words “flour treatment agent,”;

(ii) there shall be inserted at the end the words “or any enzyme except invertase or lysozyme”.

(1)

OJ No. L295, 4.11.98, p. 18.

(2)

OJ No. L334, 9.12.98, p 1.