The Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations, implement Commission Directive 2003/95/EC(1) and Commission Directive 2004/45/EC(2), both of which amend Commission Directive 96/77/EC(3) laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners. Directive 96/77/EC was implemented by amendment(4) to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996(5).

In particular these Regulations provide for purity criteria as outlined in the Annexes to Commission Directives 2003/95/EC and 2004/45/EC in relation to the following additives:

• E251 Sodium Nitrate

• E431 Polyoxyethylene (40) Stearate

• E432 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monolaurate (Polysorbate 20)

• E433 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monooleate (Polysorbate 80)

• E434 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monopalmitate (Polysorbate 40)

• E435 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monostearate (Polysorbate 60)

• E436 Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Tristearate (Polysorbate 65)

• E459 Beta-Cyclodextrin

• Polyethylene Glycol 6000

• E407 Carrageenan

• E407a Processed Eucheuma seaweed

• E907 Hydrogenated Poly-1-decene

• E1517 Glyceryl Diacetate

• E1519 Benzyl Alcohol

(1)

O.J. No. L283, 31.10.2003, p. 71

(2)

O.J. No. L113, 20.4.2004, p. 19

(3)

O.J. No. L339, 30.12.1996, p. 1

(4)

In S.R. 1997 No. 340

(5)

S.R. 1996 No. 50, relevant amendments are S.R. 1997 No. 340, S.R. 1999 No. 244, S.R. 2001 No. 46 and S.R. 2001 No. 419