Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 1 REVISED SCHEDULE 2 TO BE SUBSTITUTED IN THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

Regulation 3(1)(a)

“SCHEDULE 2 ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY BE ADDED FOR SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL PURPOSES IN FOODS FOR SPECIAL MEDICAL PURPOSES

Category 3. Amino acids

Substance	Conditions of use
For amino acids, as far as applicable, also the sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium salts as well as their hydrochlorides may be used.”
L-arginine-L-aspartate
L-aspartic acid
L-citrulline
glycine
L-lysine-L-aspartate
L-lysine-L-glutamate
L-proline
L-serine
N-acetyl-L-cysteine
N-acetyl-L-methionine	Shall not be used except in foods intended for persons over 1 year of age.

Regulation 7

SCHEDULE 2 NEW SCHEDULE 3 TO BE INSERTED IN THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS

Regulation 3(5)

“SCHEDULE 3 SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY BE ADDED FOR SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL PURPOSES IN DESIGNATED PNU FOODS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEROGATION IN REGULATION 3(5)

• Category 1. Vitamins

  • VITAMIN E:

    • D-alpha tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate

• Category 2. Minerals

  • BORON:

    • boric acid

    • sodium borate

  • CALCIUM:

    • amino acid chelate

    • pidolate

  • MAGNESIUM:

    • amino acid chelate

    • pidolate

  • IRON:

    • ferrous hydroxide

    • ferrous pidolate

    • amino acid chelate

  • COPPER:

    • amino acid chelate

  • ZINC:

    • amino acid chelate

  • MANGANESE:

    • amino acid chelate

  • SELENIUM:

    • enriched yeast

  • CHROMIUM:

    • amino acid chelate”