2010 No. 1886

Food, England

The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a), (e) and (f), 17(2), 26(1)(a) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901, and now vested in him2, as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 19723.

In accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990 he has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references to the EU instrument mentioned in regulation 3 to be construed as references to that instrument as Annexes I and II to it may be amended from time to time.

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 safety4, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

Title and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 1st October 2010.

Amendment to the Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (England) Regulations 2007

2

The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (England) Regulations 20075 are amended in accordance with regulation 3.

3

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “the EC Regulation” substitute the following definition —

  • “the EC Regulation” means 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, as Annex I or II to that Regulation may be amended from time to time6;

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Anne MiltonParliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department of Health
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1

These Regulations amend the Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1631) to the effect that where those Regulations mention “the EC Regulation”, that reference will be ambulatory to a specified extent. Any such reference will be to 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 (OJNo. L404, 30.12.2006, p.26) as that Regulation may be amended from time to time by changes made to its Annexes I or II. These Annexes have been previously amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1170/2009 (OJNo. L314, 1.12.2009, p.36).

2

A full impact assessment has not been prepared for these Regulations as no impact on the voluntary or private sectors is foreseen.