Amendment of the principal Regulations
3. In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)in the definition of carbohydrate the word “polyols” shall be substituted for the words “sugar alcohols”;
(b)after the definition of edible ice there shall be inserted the following definition—
““fat”, in the context of nutrition labelling, means total lipids, and includes phospholipids;”;
(c)after the definition of liqueur wine there shall be inserted the following definitions—
““mono-unsaturates” means fatty acids with one cis double bond;
“nutrient”, for the purposes of these Regulations, means any of the following: protein, carbohydrate, fat, fibre, sodium, any vitamin or mineral listed in Table A or B in Schedule 6 to these Regulations and present in any food in a significant amount as described in the Note to those Tables;
“nutrition claim” means any statement, suggestion or implication in any labelling, presentation or advertising of a food that that food has particular nutrition properties, but does not include a reference to any quality or quantity of any nutrient where such reference is required by law;
“nutrition labelling”, in relation to a food (other than a natural mineral water or other water intended for human consumption or any food supplement) means any information appearing on labelling (other than where such appears solely as part of a list of ingredients) and relating to energy value or any nutrient or to energy value and any nutrient, including any information relating to any substance which belongs to, or is a component of, a nutrient;
“nutrition properties” means either or both of—
the provision (including provision at a reduced or increased rate), or the lack of provision, of energy,
the content (including content in a reduced or increased proportion), or the lack of content, of any nutrient (including any substance which belongs to, or is a component of, a nutrient);
“polyunsaturates” means fatty acids with cis, cis-methylene interrupted double bonds;”;
(d)after the definition of presentation there shall be inserted the following definitions—
““protein” means the protein content calculated using the formula: protein = total Kjeldahl nitrogen x 6.25;
“saturates” means fatty acids without double bond;”;
(e)after the definition of sparkling wine there shall be inserted the following definition—
““sugars”, in the context of nutrition labelling, means all monosaccharides and disaccharides present in food, but excludes polyols;”.