2020 No. 156
Food
The Food Information and Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(4), 16(1)(a) and (e), 17, 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901, section 2(2) and paragraph 1A of schedule 2 of the European Communities Act 19722 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for any reference to specified provisions of—
(a)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/775 laying down rules for the application of Article 26(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, as regards the rules for indicating the country of origin or place of provenance of the primary ingredient of a food3, and
(b)
Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods4,
to be construed as a reference to those provisions of those Regulations as amended from time to time.
In accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 19905, the Scottish Ministers have had regard to relevant advice given by Food Standards Scotland.
There has been consultation, 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 European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety6.