The Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (Scotland) Regulations 2004

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation, commencement and extent

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Exemption

  5. 4.Restrictions on the sale of processed CEREAL-BASED foods and baby foods

  6. 5.General requirements as to manufacture and composition

  7. 6.Added nutritional substances and nutrients

  8. 7.Pesticide residues

  9. 8.Labelling

  10. 9.Enforcement

  11. 10.Offence and penalty

  12. 11.Defence in relation to exports

  13. 12.Application of various provisions of the Act

  14. 13.Amendment of the Tryptophan in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1990

  15. 14.Revocations

  16. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS

      1. PART I Categories of processed CEREAL-BASED foods

        1. 1.Simple cereals which are or have to be reconstituted with...

        2. 2.Cereals with an added high protein food which are or...

        3. 3.Pastas which are to be used after cooking in boiling...

        4. 4.Rusks and biscuits which are to be used either directly...

      2. PART II Essential composition of processed CEREAL-BASED foods

        1. The requirements concerning nutrients refer to the products ready for...

        2. 1.Cereal content Processed cereal-based foods are prepared primarily from one...

        3. 2.Protein

        4. 2.1.For products mentioned in paragraphs 2 and 4 of Part...

        5. 2.2.For products mentioned in paragraph 2 of Part I, the...

        6. 2.3.For biscuits mentioned in paragraph 4 of Part I made...

        7. 2.4.The chemical index of the added protein shall be equal...

        8. 3.Carbohydrates

        9. 3.1.If sucrose, fructose, glucose, glucose syrups or honey are added...

        10. 3.2.If sucrose, fructose, glucose syrups or honey are added to...

        11. 4.Fat

        12. 4.1.For products mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 4 of Part...

        13. 4.2.For products mentioned in paragraph 2 of Part I, the...

        14. 5.Minerals

        15. 5.1.Sodium – sodium salts may only be added to processed...

        16. 5.2.Calcium

        17. 5.2.1.For products mentioned in paragraph 2 of Part I, the...

        18. 5.2.2.For products mentioned in paragraph 4 of Part I manufactured...

        19. 6.Vitamins

        20. 6.1.For processed CEREAL-BASED foods the amount of thiamin shall not...

        21. 6.2.For products mentioned in paragraph 2 of Part I:  ...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      AMINO ACID COMPOSITION OF CASEIN

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      ESSENTIAL COMPOSITION OF BABY FOODS

      1. The requirements concerning nutrients refer to the products ready for...

      2. 1.Protein

      3. 1.1.If meat, poultry, fish, offal or other traditional source of...

      4. 1.2.If meat, poultry, fish, offal or other traditional source of...

      5. 1.3.If meat, poultry, fish, offal or other traditional source of...

      6. 1.4.If cheese is mentioned together with other ingredients in the...

      7. 1.5.If the product is designated on the label as a...

      8. 1.6.Sauces presented as an accompaniment to a meal are exempt...

      9. 1.7.Sweet dishes that mention dairy products as the first or...

      10. 1.8.The addition of amino acids is permitted solely for the...

      11. 2.Carbohydrates The quantities of total carbohydrates present in fruit and...

      12. 3.Fat

      13. 3.1.For products referred to in paragraph 1.1 if meat or...

      14. 3.2.For all other products the total fat in the product...

      15. 4.Sodium

      16. 4.1.The final sodium content in the product shall be either...

      17. 4.2.Sodium salts may not be added to products based on...

      18. 5.Vitamins Vitamin C– In a fruit juice, nectar, or vegetable...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      NUTRITIONAL SUBSTANCES

      1. 1.Vitamins

      2. 2.Amino acids

      3. 3.Others

      4. 4.Salts of minerals and trace elements

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      MAXIMUM LIMITS FOR VITAMINS, MINERALS AND TRACE ELEMENTS, IF ADDED, IN PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS AND BABY FOODS

      1. PART I General

      2. PART II Specified foods

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      PESTICIDES WHOSE RESIDUES MUST NOT BE PRESENT IN PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS OR BABY FOODS AT A LEVEL EXCEEDING 0.003 mg/kg

      1. Chemical name

      2. Aldrin and dieldrin, expressed as dieldrin

      3. Disulfoton (sum of disulfoton, disulfoton sulfoxide and disulfoton sulfone expressed...

      4. Endrin

      5. Fensulfothion (sum of fensulfothion, its oxygen analogue and their sulfones,...

      6. Fentin, expressed as triphenyltin cation

      7. Haloxyfop (sum of haloxyfop, its salts and esters including conjugates,...

      8. Heptachlor and trans-heptachlor epoxide, expressed as heptachlor

      9. Hexachlorobenzene

      10. Nitrofen

      11. Omethoate

      12. Terbufos (sum of terbufos, its sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      SPECIFIC MAXIMUM RESIDUE LEVELS OF CERTAIN PESTICIDES IN PROCESSED CEREAL-BASED FOODS OR BABY FOODS

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      REFERENCE VALUES FOR NUTRITION LABELLING FOR FOODS INTENDED FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN

  18. Explanatory Note