The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1.  These Regulations amend the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations 1995 in relation to England, in implementation of Commission Directive 1999/50/EC amending Directive 91/321/EEC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae.

2.  The Regulations extend the prohibitions in the 1995 Regulations on sale, or export to third countries, to food of that nature containing individual pesticide residues above a level of 0.01 mg/kg, measured when ready for use or when reconstituted according to the manufacturer’s instructions (regulation 2(b)), and make consequential amendments (regulation 2(a)).

3.  A regulatory impact assessment, which includes a compliance cost assessment of the effect that these Regulations have on business costs, has been prepared and placed in the Library of each House of Parliament. Copies may be obtained from Branch A of the Food Labelling, Standards and Consumer Protection Division of the Food Standards Agency, PO Box 31037, Ergon House, c/o 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3WG.