Prohibitions on sale relating to composition of food supplementsE+W
5.—(1) F1... No person shall sell a food supplement in the manufacture of which a vitamin or mineral has been used unless that vitamin or mineral —
(a)is listed in [F2Annex I to Directive 2002/46]; and
(b)is in a form which —
(i)is listed in [F3Annex II to Directive 2002/46], and
(ii)meets the relevant purity criteria.
(2) The relevant purity criteria for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b)(ii) are —
(a)the purity criteria, if any, specified by [F4EU] legislation for the use of the substance in question in the manufacture of food for purposes other than those covered by Directive 2002/46; or
(b)in the absence of such purity criteria, generally acceptable purity criteria for the substance in question recommended by international bodies.
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 5(1) omitted (1.1.2010) by virtue of The Food Supplements (Wales) and Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3252), regs. 1, 2(5)(a)
F2Words in reg. 5(1)(a) substituted (1.1.2010) by The Food Supplements (Wales) and Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3252), regs. 1, 2(5)(b)
F3Words in reg. 5(1)(b)(i) substituted (1.1.2010) by The Food Supplements (Wales) and Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3252), regs. 1, 2(5)(c)
F4Word in reg. 5(2)(a) substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 8-10
F5Reg. 5(3) omitted (1.1.2010) by virtue of The Food Supplements (Wales) and Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3252), regs. 1, 2(5)(d)