Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 11U.K.Specific compositional and information requirements

1.F1... Taking into account relevant technical and scientific progress, [F2and having regard to such scientific opinion as an appropriate authority considers appropriate, the appropriate authority may make regulations], with respect to the following:

(a)the specific compositional requirements applicable to food referred to in Article 1(1), with the exception of requirements as set out in the Annex;

(b)the specific requirements on the use of pesticides in products intended for the production of food referred to in Article 1(1) and on pesticide residues in such food. F3...

(c)the specific requirements on labelling, presentation and advertising of food referred to in Article 1(1), including the authorisation of nutrition and health claims in relation thereto;

(d)the notification requirements for the placing on the market of food referred to in Article 1(1), in order to facilitate the efficient official monitoring of such food, F4...;

(e)the requirements concerning promotional and commercial practices relating to infant formula;

(f)the requirements concerning information to be provided in relation to infant and young child feeding in order to ensure adequate information on appropriate feeding practices;

(g)the specific requirements for food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants, including compositional requirements and requirements on the use of pesticides in products intended for the production of such food, pesticide residues, labelling, presentation, advertising, and promotional and commercial practices, as appropriate.

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