These Regulations implement Commission Directive 2011/3/EU amending Directive 2008/128/EC laying down specific purity criteria on colours for use in foodstuffs (O.J. L 13, 18.1.2011, p.59).

Commission Directive 2011/3/EU revises the purity criteria for lycopene derived from red tomatoes and permits the use of two new sources of lycopene (synthetic lycopene and lycopene from Blakeslea trispora) in accordance with prescribed purity criteria. These Regulations implement this by making an amendment to regulation 2 (interpretation) of the Food Additives (Scotland) Regulations 2009 so that the reference to Commission Directive 2008/128/EC laying down specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs (O.J. L 6, 10.1.2009, p.20) is a reference to that Directive as amended by Commission Directive 2011/3/EU.

A Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.