The Food (Control of Irradiation) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, amend the Food (Control of Irradiation) Regulations 1990 (“the principal Regulations”). These amendments are in accordance with the provisions of Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation (O.J. No. L 66, 13.3.99, p.16) and Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Community list of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation (O.J. No. L 66, 13.3.99, p.24), both of which are implemented by the principal Regulations.

These Regulations–

(a) remove two definitions from the principal Regulations which were found to be unnecessary (regulation 3);

(b) re-enact provisions in a clarified format for the documents which are required to accompany foods which have been treated with ionising radiation by insertion of new provisions in Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the principal Regulations and make additional provision in relation to such foods which are not intended for sale to the ultimate consumer or catering establishments with a view to clarifying responsibility for compliance with the documentation requirements (regulations 4, 5(b)(ii) and (iii), 6(a) and (c) and 7);

(c) make four minor amendments to clarify ambiguities in the wording of the principal Regulations (regulations 5(a), (b)(i) and (c) and 6(b)).

No Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared in respect of these Regulations.