The Milk and Milk Products (Protection of Designations) (Scotland) Regulations 1990

Amendment of the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984

5.  Schedule 7 to the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984(1) shall be amended by substituting for the entry therein relating to the word “milk” or any other word or description which implies that the food being described contains milk and for the immediately following entry relating to the word “milk” together with the corresponding conditions applying thereto the following entries:–

“In column 1	In column 2
Words and descriptions	Conditions
The word “milk” or any other word or description which implies that the food being described contains milk.	Shall not be used as part of the name of a food which contains the milk of an animal other than a cow, unless– (a) (i) such milk has all its normal constituents in their natural proportions, and (ii) the word or description is accompanied by the name of that animal; or (b) (i) such milk has been subjected to a process or treatment, and (ii) the word or description is accompanied by the name of that animal and an indication of that process or treatment; or (c) the word or description is used in accordance with any regulations made, or having effect as if made, under the Act or any order having effect as if contained in regulations so made.
The word “milk”.	Shall not be used as the name of an ingredient where the ingredient is the milk of an animal other than a cow, unless– (a) the word is accompanied by the name of the animal; and (b) the use of the word as the name of the ingredient complies in all other respects with these regulations.”

(1)

S.I. 1984/1519, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.