The Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, amend for the third time the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/1376, “the 1998 Regulations”).

The Regulations implement Commission Directive 2002/17/EC amending Directive 90/128/EEC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (O.J. No. L58, 28.2.2002, p.19) (in so far as it is not already implemented in relation to camphor and benzaldehyde by the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2002).

The Regulations amend the 1998 Regulations by–

(a) adding new substances to the list of monomers which may be used in the manufacture of plastic materials or articles and amending the conditions of use of certain monomers used in such manufacture (regulation 4);

(b) adding new substances to the non exhaustive list of additives used in the manufacture of plastic materials or articles and amending the conditions of use of certain additives used in such manufacture (regulation 5);

(c) adding one substance to the list of substances whose specifications are set out in Schedule 2B to the 1998 Regulations (regulation 6); and

(d) inserting a transitional provision in relation to offences which may be committed under the 1998 Regulations (regulation 3).

A Regulatory Impact Assessment, which includes a compliance cost assessment of the effect which these Regulations are likely to have on business costs, has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies may be obtained from the Food Standards Agency, 6th Floor, St Magnus House, 25 Guild Street, Aberdeen AB11 6NJU.