http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2011/39/introduction/madeThe Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011Food additivesFood standardsFood safetyPublic order, justice and rightsFood legislationenGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2020-08-06FOOD These Regulations implement two European Directives concerned with the purity criteria for certain food additives (“the amending Directives”). The amending Directives are —Commission Directive 2010/37/EU amending Directive 2008/60/EC laying down specific purity criteria on sweeteners (OJ No. L152, 18.6.2010, p.12); andCommission Directive 2010/67/EU amending Directive 2008/84/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (OJ No. L277, 21.10.2010, p.17). 2011 No. 39 Food The Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 Made 17th February 2011 Coming into operation 31st March 2011

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles15(1)(a) and (f), 16(1) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.

In accordance with Article 47(3A) of that Order, it has had regard to relevant advice given by the FoodStandards Agency.

 As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No.178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations. Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(6) S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I.12), paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c.28 and S.R. 2004 Nos. 482 and 505 OJ No.L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. That Regulation was last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referredto in Article 251 of the treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny: Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny – Part Four (OJ No. L188, 18.7.2009, p14)