The Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2008

Amendments to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995

3.  In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) In the definition of “carrier” and “carrier solvent”, after “miscellaneous additive,” insert “flavouring,” ;

(b) in the definition of “Directive 95/2/EC” for the expression “and European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/114/EC” substitute “, European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/114/EC(1) and European Parliament and Council Directive 2006/52/EC(2);”;

(c) in the definition of “Directive 96/77/EC”, for the expression “and Commission Directive 2004/45/EC” substitute, “Commission Directive 2004/45/EC and Commission Directive 2006/129/EC(3);”; and

(d) after the definition of “food additive” insert the following definition—

““food supplement” means a foodstuff the purpose of which is to supplement the normal diet and which is a concentrated source of vitamins or minerals or other substances with a nutritional or physiological effect, alone or in combination, marketed in dose form such as capsules, pastilles, tablets, pills and other similar forms, sachets of powder, ampoules of liquids, drop-dispensing bottles, and other similar forms of liquids and powders designed to be taken in measured small unit quantities;”.

(1)

OJ No. L24, 29.1.2004, p.58.

(2)

OJ No. L204, 26.7.2006, p.10.

(3)

OJ No. L346, 9.12.2006, p.15.