Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations amend the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 in implementation of Commission Directive 1999/50/EC amending Directive 91/321/EC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae.
The Regulations extend the prohibitions in the 1995 Regulations on sale, or export to third countries, to food of that nature containing individual pesticide residues above a level of 0.01 mg/kg, measured when ready for use or when reconstituted according to manufacturer’s instructions (regulation 2(b)), and make consequential amendments (regulation 2(a)).