Amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996
2.—(1) The Food Labelling Regulations 1996(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (11).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of Directive 2000/13 for the words “Commission Directive 2005/26/EC” to the end substitute “Commission Directive 2007/68/EC amending Annex IIIa to Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain food ingredients(2);”.
(3) In regulation 13(8)(c)(ii) (order of list of ingredients) after “ingredients” insert “referred to in Schedule AA1”.
(4) In regulation 13(8)(c)(iii) omit–
(i)“paragraphs 1 to 11 of”; and
(ii)from the words “other than” to the end.
(5) In regulation 34B(1) and (2)(b) (foods containing allergenic ingredients or ingredients originating from allergenic ingredients) omit “paragraphs 1 to 11 of”.
(6) In regulation 34B(1) for “subject to paragraphs (2) and (3)” substitute “subject to paragraph (2)”.
(7) In regulation 34B(2)(b), omit “subject to paragraph (3),”.
(8) Omit regulation 34B(3).
(9) In regulation 50 (transitional provision), after paragraph (14) insert the following–
“(15) In any proceedings for an offence under regulation 44(1)(a) it shall be a defence to prove that–
(a)the food concerned was sold before 31st May 2009 or marked or labelled before that date; and
(b)the matters constituting the alleged offence would not have constituted an offence under these Regulations if the amendments made by regulation 2(1) to (8), (10) and (11) of the Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) (Scotland) Regulations 2008(3) had not been in force when the food was sold.”.
(10) For the contents of Schedule AA1 (allergenic ingredients) substitute the contents of the Schedule to these Regulations.
(11) Omit Schedule 2A (list of ingredients which originate from allergenic ingredients and in respect of which the allergen labelling requirements do not apply).