Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation (c. 2)

Article 6 U.K.

The labelling of foodstuffs treated with ionising radiation shall be governed by the following provisions:

1.

in the case of products intended for the ultimate consumer and mass caterers:

(a)

if the products are sold as items, the words ‘irradiated’ or ‘treated with ionising radiation’ shall appear on the label as provided for in Article 5(3) of Directive 79/112/EEC.

In the case of products sold in bulk, these words shall appear together with the name of the product on a display or notice above or beside the container in which the products are placed;

(b)

if an irradiated product is used as an ingredient, the same words shall accompany its designation in the list of ingredients.

In the case of products sold in bulk, these words shall appear together with the name of the product on a display or notice above or beside the container in which the products are placed;

(c)

by way of derogation from Article 6(7) of Directive 79/112/EEC, the same words shall be required in order to indicate the irradiated ingredients used in compound ingredients in foodstuffs, even if these constitute less than 25 % of the finished product;

2.

in the case of products not intended for the ultimate consumer and mass caterers:

(a)

the words provided for in the previous paragraph shall be used to indicate treatment of both the foods and the ingredients contained in a non-irradiated foodstuff;

(b)

either the identity and address of the facility which carried out the irradiation or its reference number as provided for in Article 7 shall be indicated;

3.

the indication of treatment shall in all cases be given on the documents which accompany or refer to irradiated foodstuffs.