The Food Safety (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2020 No. 16

Food

The Food Safety (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Made

27th January 2020

Coming into operation

22nd February 2020

The Department of Health(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15(1)(a) and (e) and (2)(b), 16(1) and (2), 25(1) and (3), 26(3) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(2), and section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A(1) of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972(3).

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Department of Health that it is expedient for certain provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 of 25 September 2015 as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formula and as regards requirements on information relating to infant and young child feeding or of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 of 25 September 2015 as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for food for special medical purposes(4) both supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council to be construed as a reference to those provisions as amended from time to time.

In accordance with section 47(3A) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, the Department of Health has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards 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(5) there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

(1)

Formerly the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety; see 2016 c.5 (N.I.) section 1(5)

(2)

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 No. 482 and 505

(3)

1972 c. 68 (“the 1972 Act”). Section 2(2) of the 1972 Act was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7). Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the 1972 Act was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006. It was amended by section 3(3) of, and Part 1 of the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 and by S.I. 2007/1388. Paragraph 1A(1) of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and amended by section 3(3) of, and the Schedule to, the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008

(4)

OJ No. L 25, 2.2.2016, p. 30

(5)

O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L 198, 25.07.2019, p.241)