2020 No. 7

Food

The Foods for Specific Groups (Medical Foods for Infants) 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(1) and (2), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901 and 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 certain references in these Regulations to provisions of 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 foods3, of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/20094 and of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 supplementing Regulation (EU) 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for food for special medical purposes5 to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.

In accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 19906, 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 the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety7.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Foods for Specific Groups (Medical Foods for Infants) and Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 and come into force on 22February 2020.

Amendment of the Foods for Specific Groups (Scotland) Regulations 20162

Schedule 1 has effect.

Amendment of the Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Regulations 20073

1

The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Regulations 20078 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “the EC Regulation”, for “I or II”, substitute “I, II or III”.

3

In regulation 4(2) (offences and penalties)—

a

at the end of sub-paragraph (d), omit “and”,

b

after sub-paragraph (e), insert—

f

Article 8(2)(a)(i) (prohibition of the addition of a substance listed in Annex III, Part A to foods or its use in the manufacture of foods), and

g

Article (8)(2)(a)(ii) (prohibition of the addition of a substance listed in Annex III, Part B to foods or its use in the manufacture of foods, unless that substance is added or used in accordance with the conditions specified in that Part).

Revocations and saving4

1

The instruments specified in column 1 of the table in schedule 2 are revoked to the extent specified in column 3 of that table, subject to paragraph 2.

2

The instruments specified in column 1 of the table in schedule 2 continue to have effect (so far as otherwise revoked to the extent specified in column 3 of that table) for the purposes of regulation 4A of the Foods for Specific Groups (Scotland) Regulations 20169.

JOE FITZPATRICKAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinstersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE 1Amendment of the Foods for Specific Groups (Scotland) Regulations 2016

Regulation 2

1

1

The Foods for Specific Groups (Scotland) Regulations 2016 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 4(1) (offences and penalties), for “A person” substitute “Subject to regulation 4A, a person”.

3

After regulation 4, insert—

Transitional Provision4A

A person is not guilty of an offence under regulation 4(1) if they continue to market food for special medical purposes which does not comply with a provision of the Delegated Regulation specified in schedule 1, provided that—

a

it complies with the requirements of the EU Regulation specified in schedule 1,

b

it was placed on the market or labelled—

i

before 22 February 2019, or

ii

before 22 February 2020 in the case of food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants, and

c

the requirements specified in regulation 3 of the Foods for Special Medical Purposes (Scotland) Regulations 2000 are met.

4

In schedule 1 (specified EU requirements)10—

a

in the part of the table relating to the EU Regulation—

i

omit the entry relating to Article 4(1) (requirement for placing food on the market),

ii

omit the entry relating to Article 9(3) (requirement for substances added to food), and

iii

insert, at the end—

Article 15(1) (Union list)

Article 1(1)(a) and (c) and Articles 4(1) and 15(3) and the Annex, insofar as they apply to infant formula and follow-on formula and food for special medical purposes

b

for the part of the table relating to the Delegated Regulation substitute—

Specified provision of the Delegated Regulation

Provisions of the Delegated Regulation to be read with the specified provision of the Delegated Regulation

Article 2(2) (requirement for the formulation of food for special medical purposes to be based on sound medical and nutritional principles)

Article 1

The first sub-paragraph of Article 2(3) (requirement for food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants to comply with the compositional requirements in Part A of Annex I)

Articles 1 and 2(4) and Part A of Annex I

The second sub-paragraph of Article 2(3) (requirement for food other than that developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants to comply with the compositional requirements in Part B of Annex I)

Articles 1 and 2(4) and Part B of Annex I

Article 3(2) (residue threshold for certain active substances where food for special medical purposes is developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants and young children)

Articles 1 and 3(1), (3) and (5)

Article 3(3) (maximum residue levels for substances listed in Annex II)

Articles 1 and 3(1) and (5) and Annex II

Article 3(4) (requirements on plant protection products)

Articles 1 and 3(1), (5) and Annex III

Article 4 (name of the food)

Article 1 and Annex IV

Article 5(1) (requirement for food for special medical purposes to comply with Regulation (EU) No 1169/201111 unless otherwise specified)

Articles 1 and 5(2)

Article 5(2) (additional mandatory particulars)

Articles 1 and 5(1) and (3)

Article 5(3) (application of articles 13(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 to additional mandatory particulars)

Articles 1 and 5(1) and (2)

Article 6(1) (mandatory nutrition declaration)

Articles 1 and 6(3)

Article 6(2) (prohibition of repetition of information)

Article 1

Article 6(4) (application of articles 31 to 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011)

Articles 1 and 6(3) and (5)

Article 6(5) (energy value and amount of nutrients of food for special medical purposes)

Articles 1 and 6(4)

Article 6(6) (prohibition of expressing energy value and amount of nutrients as a percentage of reference intakes)

Articles 1 and 6(4)

The first sub-paragraph of Article 6(7) (presentation of nutrition declaration particulars)

Articles 1 and 6(4)

The second sub-paragraph of Article 6(7) (placement of nutrition declaration particulars)

Articles 1 and 6(4)

The third sub-paragraph of Article 6(7) (indication of amount of sodium)

Articles 1 and 6(4)

Article 7 (nutrition and health claims)

Article 1

Article 8(1) (requirement for mandatory particulars to appear in a language easily understood by consumers)

Article 1

The first sub-paragraph of Article 8(2) (prohibition of pictures of infants or certain other pictures or text)

Article 1

Article 8(3) (requirements relating to labelling, presentation and advertising)

Article 1

The first sub-paragraph of Article 8(4) (restriction on publication)

Article 1 and the third sub-paragraph of Article 8(4)

Article 8(5) (prohibition on use of promotional devices to induce sales)

Article 1

Article 8(6) (prohibition on providing free or low-priced products, samples or other promotional gifts)

Article 1

Article 9 (notification)

Article 1

SCHEDULE 2Revocations

Regulation 4

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Instrument

Reference

Extent of revocation

The Foods for Special Medical Purposes (Scotland) Regulations 2000

S.S.I. 2000/130

The whole Regulations

The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Scotland) Regulations 2007

S.S.I. 2007/549

Regulation 30

The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008

S.S.I. 2008/322

Regulation 3

The Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015

S.S.I. 2015/100

Paragraph 7 of the schedule

The Foods for Specific Groups (Medical Foods) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2018

S.S.I. 2018/392

Regulation 3(2)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are made in consequence of the entry into force of new requirements in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for food for special medical purposes (“the Delegated Regulation”) on 22 February 2020.

Regulation 2 introduces schedule 1 of these Regulations, which amends the Foods for Specific Groups (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (“the 2016 Regulations”) to include reference to provisions of the Delegated Regulation which relate to food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants. The amendments made by these Regulations to schedule 1 of the 2016 Regulations have the effect that it becomes a criminal offence not to comply with the requirements of the Delegated Regulation when such food is placed on the market, except where transitional arrangements apply.

The relevant transitional arrangements are inserted into the 2016 Regulations by paragraph 1(3) of schedule 1. These ensure that stocks of food for special medical purposes which were labelled or placed on the market prior to the date of application of provisions of the Delegated Regulation can continue to be marketed until those stocks are exhausted.

Schedule 1 of these Regulations also amends references in schedule 1 of the 2016 Regulations to provisions of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control. It will become a criminal offence to contravene article 15(1) of the EU Regulation (Union list), but will no longer be a criminal offence to breach article 4(1) (placing on the market) of that Regulation alone.

Regulation 3 amends the Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (“the 2007 Regulations”). Regulation 3(2) ensures that the definition of “the EC Regulation” includes a reference to, as it may be amended from time to time, Annex 3 of 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 foods. Regulation 3(3) amends the 2007 Regulations with the effect that it becomes an offence to add a substance listed in Part A of Annex III of the EC Regulation to foods, or to use such a substance in the manufacture of foods. It also becomes an offence to add a substance listed in Part B of Annex III of the EC Regulation to foods, or to use such a substance in the manufacture of foods, unless that substance is added or used in accordance with the conditions specified in that Part.

Regulation 4 introduces the revocations in schedule 2, which relate to the Foods for Special Medical Purposes (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (“the 2000 Regulations”) and provisions which amend them. The 2000 Regulations implement Commission Directive 1999/21/EC on dietary foods for special medical purposes in respect of food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants. Directive 1999/21/EC applies until 21 February 2020 in respect of such foods and thereafter is repealed by article 10 of the Delegated Regulation.