The Food Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 1998

Other amendments

18.—(1) In the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981(1) and the Jam and Similar Products (Scotland) Regulations 1981(2) there shall be inserted after the final regulation the following regulation numbered sequentially—

“Defence in relation to quantitative ingredient labelling

In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations where it is alleged that any food described at item 7, 8, 9 or 10 in column 2 of Schedule 1 was sold in con-travention of regulation 8(1), 8(2) or 9, it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that the requirements of regulation 19 of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 (indication of quantities of certain ingredients or categories of ingredients) were met in respect of the food concerned.”.

(2) In the Meat Products and Spreadable Fish Products Regulations 1984(3) and the Meat Products and Spreadable Fish Products (Scotland) Regulations 1984(4) there shall be inserted after regulation 22 the following regulation—

“Defence in relation to quantitative ingredient labelling

23.   In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations in respect of an alleged contravention of, or failure to comply with, any provision of regulation 7, 8 or 10, it shall, in so far as that provision conflicts with regulation 19 of the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 (indication of quantities of certain ingredients or categories of ingredients), be a defence for the person charged to prove that the requirements of the latter regulation were met in respect of the product concerned.”.

(3) In the Food Safety (Temperature Control) Regulations 1995(5), in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) there shall be inserted in the definition of “shelf life” after paragraph (b) the following paragraph—

“(c) in relation to food which is not required to bear an indication of minimum durability or a “use by” date, the period for which the food can be expected to remain fit for sale if it is kept in a manner which is consistent with food safety;”.

(1)

S.I. 1981/1063; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1982/1700, 1990/2085, 1991/1476, 1996/1499.

(2)

S.I. 1981/1320; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1982/1779, 1990/2180, 1991/1476, 1996/1499.

(3)

S.I. 1984/1566; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1986/987, 1991/1476, 1996/1499.

(4)

S.I. 1984/1714; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1986/1288, 1991/1476, 1996/1499.

(5)

S.I. 1995/2200; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1996/1499.