The Food for Specific Groups (Food for Special Medical Purposes for Infants, Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula) (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Amendment etc.) (England) Regulations 2020

Amendment of regulation 8 of the 2016 Regulations E+W

3.  For regulation 8 of the 2016 Regulations (transitional arrangements) substitute—

“Transitional arrangements

8.   Food for special medical purposes that does not comply with any specified provision of the Delegated Regulation specified in Schedule 1 may continue to be marketed until stocks of such food are exhausted provided that—

(a) it complies with the provisions of the EU Regulation specified in Schedule 1;

(b) it was placed on the market or labelled—

(i) before 22nd February 2019; or

(ii) before 22nd February 2020 in the case of food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants; and

(c) the requirements specified in regulation 3(1) and (2) of the Medical Food (England) Regulations 2000 M1 (restrictions on sale) are met.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 3 in force at 22.2.2020, see reg. 1(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 2000/845, the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2011/3012.