Scope
Article 1
1
Without prejudice to the applicable provisions of the ... law in food area, food business operators which produce and place on the market foodstuffs listed in paragraph 2 shall in accordance with Article 2 apply the mitigation measures set out in Annexes I and II, in view of achieving levels of acrylamide as low as reasonably achievable below the benchmark levels set out in Annex IV.
2
Foodstuffs referred to in paragraph 1 are as follows:
a
French fries, other cut (deep fried) products and sliced potato crisps from fresh potatoes;
b
potato crisps, snacks, crackers and other potato products from potato dough;
c
bread;
d
breakfast cereals (excluding porridge);
e
fine bakery wares: cookies, biscuits, rusks, cereal bars, scones, cornets, wafers, crumpets and gingerbread, as well as crackers, crisp breads and bread substitutes. In this category a cracker is a dry biscuit (a baked product based on cereal flour);
f
coffee:
1. roast coffee;
2. instant (soluble) coffee;
g
coffee substitutes;
h
baby food and, processed cereal-based food intended for infants and young children as defined in Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council .
Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (OJ L 181, 29.6.2013, p. 35).
Word in Art. 1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of by The General Food Hygiene (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/642), regs. 1, 28 (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 11(9)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)