2003 No. 3295
FOOD, ENGLAND

The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2003

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 16(1)(a), 17(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 19901 and now vested in him2 and having had regard in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after 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 safety3 and in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of that Act, makes the following Regulations:

Title, commencement and application1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2003, shall apply in relation to England only and shall come into force on 16th January 2004.

Amendment of the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 19952.

In Schedule 3 to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 19954, in the entry for E425 for the words in the third column of that entry, there shall be substituted the words “Foods in general (except those referred to in Schedules 6, 7 and 8, and jelly confectionery, including jelly mini–cups)”.

Consequential amendments3.

(1)

Paragraph (2) of regulation 3 (consequential amendments) of the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (England) Regulations 20035 shall be omitted.

(2)

In the Regulations listed below, in so far as they apply in relation to England, references to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995 shall be construed as references to those Regulations as amended by the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 19976, the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 19997, the Coffee Extracts and Chicory Extracts Regulations 20008, the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (England) Regulations 20019, the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 200110, the Colours in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 200111, the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 200112, the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 200213, the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (England) Regulations 200314, the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 200315, the Specified Sugar Products Regulations 200316, the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (England) Regulations 200317, the Condensed Milk and Dried Milk (England) Regulations 200318, the Cocoa and Chocolate Products (England) Regulations 200319, the Honey (England) Regulations 200320, the Jam and Similar Products (England) Regulations 200321 and these Regulations.
  • the Mineral Hydrocarbons in Food Regulations 196622;
  • the Food Additives Labelling Regulations 199223;
  • the Food Labelling Regulations 199624;
  • the Meat Products (England) Regulations 200325.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Melanie Johnson
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
1.

These Regulations, which apply to England only, amend the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995, as already amended (“the principal Regulations”) which apply to the whole of Great Britain.

2.
These Regulations implement European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/52/EC26 amending Directive 95/2/EC27 as regards the conditions of use for a food additive E425 Konjac.
3.

These Regulations provide for E425 Konjac to be used in Foodstuffs in general (except in certain foods as are specified in the principal Regulations) but not in jelly confectionery. Jelly confectionery includes jelly mini–cups.

4.

A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared in respect of these Regulations as the instrument will have no effect on the costs of business. A transposition note setting out how the main elements of Directive 2003/52 are transposed into domestic law has been prepared and placed in the library of each House of Parliament. Copies may be obtained from the Food Additives Branch, Chemical Safety and Toxicology Division of the Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH.