Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations further amend the Sweeteners in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. 1996 No. 48 as already amended) by—

(a) bringing up to date the definition of “Directive 95/31/EC” (which relates to specific purity criteria) so as to cover its amendment by Directive 2000/51/EC (O.J. No. L198, 4.8.2000, p. 41) in so far as that Directive substituted new specifications for maltitol syrup and by Directive 2001/52/EC (O.J. No. l190, 12.7.2001, p. 18) to substitute new purity criteria for mannitol and acesulfame K (regulation 3(a)(i));

(b) granting provisional authorisation for the marketing and use as a sweetener of sucralose, as permitted by Article 5 of Directive 89/107/EEC on the approximation of the laws of member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption (O.J. No. L140, 11.2.1989, p. 27) (regulations 3(a)(ii) and 4); and

(c) correcting a typographical error (regulation 3(b)).

Copies of the document referred to in regulation 3(a)(ii) may be obtained from:

The Stationery Office Bookshop

16 Arthur Street

Belfast

BT1 4GD

Alternatively, copies may be obtained online from www.thestationeryoffice.com.