(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision to specify “food information law” as required by Section 15A of the Food Safety Act 1990 to enable enforcement action to be taken under that Act for breaches of food information law. The Regulations make amendments to the Food Information Regulations 2014.
No consultation has been carried out as is normally 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 as the specification of food information law in regulation 2 was consulted on as part of the Food (Scotland) Act 2015 and the remaining amendments are technical amendments to the Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014 which were subject to consultation.
No business and regulatory impact assessment has been prepared for these Regulations as no impact upon business, charities or voluntary bodies is foreseen.