The Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2013

Controls on erucic acidS

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4.—(1) No person may place on the market, for consumption by the final consumer, a product to which this Part applies in which the level of erucic acid exceeds 5%, calculated on the total level of fatty acids in the fat component.

(2) The level of erucic acid in a food is to be determined according to the methods of screening and analysis prescribed in Article 2 of and the Annex to Directive 80/891.

(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) is guilty of an offence.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 4 in force at 1.10.2013, see reg. 1