Offerynnau Statudol Cymru
BWYD, CYMRU
Wedi'u gwneud
12 Ebrill 2005
Yn dod i rym
30 Ebrill 2005
Mae Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru, drwy arfer y pwerau a roddwyd gan adrannau 16(1)(a) ac (e), 17(1), 26(1) a (3) a 48(1) o Ddeddf Diogelwch Bwyd 1990 a pharagraff 1 o Atodlen 1 iddi(1) ac sydd bellach wedi'u breinio ynddo(2) ac wedi rhoi sylw yn unol ag adran 48(4A) o'r Ddeddf honno at gyngor perthnasol a roddwyd gan yr Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd ac ar ôl ymgynghori fel sy'n ofynnol gan Erthygl 9 o Reoliad (EC) Rhif 178/2002 Senedd Ewrop a'r Cyngor, sy'n pennu egwyddorion cyffredinol a gofynion cyfraith bwyd, yn sefydlu Awdurdod Diogelwch Bwyd Ewrop ac yn pennu gweithdrefnau o ran materion diogelwch bwyd(3) yn gwneud y Rheoliadau a ganlyn:
1. O ran y Rheoliadau hyn —
(a)eu henw yw Rheoliadau Melysyddion mewn Bwyd (Diwygio) (Cymru) 2005;
(b) deuant i rym ar 30 Ebrill 2005; ac
(c) maent yn gymwys o ran Cymru yn unig.
2. Diwygir Rheoliadau Melysyddion mewn Bwyd 1995(4) i'r graddau y maent yn gymwys o ran Cymru yn unol â rheoliadau 3 i 7.
3.—(1) Yn rheoliad 2 (dehongli) paragraff (1) —
(a)yn y diffiniad o “Directive 94/35/EC” ar ôl y geiriau “Directive 96/83/EC of the European Parliament and Council” mewnosoder —
“and by Directive 2003/115/EC(5)”;
(b)yn y diffiniad o “Directive 95/31/EC”, yn lle'r geiriau “Directive 2001/52/EC” mewnosoder —
“and by Directive 2004/46/EC(6)”; ac
(c)yn lle'r diffiniad o “permitted sweetener” rhodder y diffiniad canlynol —
““permitted sweetener” means any sweetener specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1 which satisfies the specific purity criteria for that sweetener specified in the Annex to Directive 95/31/EC;”.
(2) Yn rheoliad 2 paragraff (3) —
(a)yn is-baragraff (c)(i) hepgorer y geiriau —
“and salt of aspartame-acesulfame”;
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(b)yn is-baragraff (c)(ii) ar ôl y geiriau “as the case may be” lle'r ymddengys y geiriau hynny gyntaf yn yr is-baragraff hwnnw, mewnosoder y geiriau canlynol —
“the maximum amount of free imide contained in the”.
4. Yn rheoliad 3 (gwerthu a defnyddio melysyddion) —
(a)ym mharagraff (3) ychwaneger ar y diwedd y geiriau “as read with the notes to that Schedule”; a
(b)hepgorer paragraff (5).
5. Yn rheoliad 4 (gwerthu melysyddion y bwrdd bwyd) ym mharagraff (b)(iii), ar ôl y geiriau “where it contains aspartame” mewnosoder y geiriau canlynol —
“or salt of aspartame-acesulfame”.
6. Yn rheoliad 11 (darpariaeth drosiannol ac esemptiad) ar ôl paragraff (1A) mewnosoder y paragraff canlynol —
“(1B) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations which allege a contravention of regulations 3, 4 or 5 it is a defence to prove that —
(a)the act was committed before 29th January 2006;
(b)the act was that of —
(i)selling a sweetener or food,
(ii)using a sweetener in or on food,
which in either case was placed on the market before 29th July 2005; and
(c)the matter constituting the offence would not have constituted an offence under these Regulations if the amendments made by regulations 3(1)(c) or (2), or 4 to 7 of the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2005 had not been made when the act was committed.”.
7. Yn Atodlen 1 (melysyddion a ganiateir a'r bwydydd y caniateir eu defnyddio ynddynt neu arnynt) —
(a)yn y cofnodion yng Ngholofn 3 ynghylch “E951 Asbartame” ar ôl y geiriau ““snacks”: certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts” mewnosoder y cofnod canlynol —
“Essoblaten”
ac yn y lle cyfatebol yng ngholofn 4 mewnosoder y cofnod canlynol —
“1000mg/kg”;
(b)yn y cofnodion yngylch “E952 Cyclamic Acid and its Na and Ca salts”—
(i)yn y cofnod o dan y pennawd “non-alcoholic drinks” ynghylch “Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar” yn lle'r cofnod “400 mg/l” yng Ngholofn 4 rhodder y cofnod canlynol—
“250 mg/l”,
(ii)yn y cofnod o dan y pennawd ynghylch “Milk and milk-derivative based or fruit juice-based energy-reduced or with no added sugar”, yn lle'r cofnod “400 mg/l” yng Ngholofn 4 rhodder y cofnod canlynol —
“250 mg/l”,
(iii)hepgorer y cofnodion a restrir yng Ngholofn 3 a 4 o dan y pennawd “Confectionery” , a
(iv)hepgorer y cofnod yng Ngholofnau 3 a 4 o dan y pennawd “Miscellaneous” ynghylch “Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar”;
(c)ar ôl y cofnodion ynghylch “E954 Saccharin and its Na, K and Ca salts”, mewnosoder y cofnodion canlynol —
| “E955 | Sucralose | Non-alcoholic drinks | |
| — Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 300 mg/l | ||
| — Milk and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 300 mg/l | ||
| Desserts and similar products | |||
| — Water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | ||
| — Milk and milk-derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | ||
| — Fruit and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | ||
| — Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | ||
| — Cereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | ||
| — Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15% and containing at least 20% bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | ||
| — Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | ||
| Confectionery | |||
| — Confectionery with no added sugar | 1000 mg/kg | ||
| — Cocoa or dried-fruit based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 800 mg/kg | ||
| — Starch-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 1000 mg/kg | ||
| — Cornets and wafers, for ice cream, with no added sugar | 800 mg/kg | ||
| — Breath freshening micro-sweets with no added sugar | 2400 mg/kg | ||
| — Strongly flavoured freshening throat pastilles with no added sugar | 1000 mg/kg | ||
| — Chewing gum with no added sugar | 3000 mg/kg | ||
| — Energy-reduced tablet form confectionery | 200 mg/kg | ||
| Miscellaneous | |||
| — “Snacks”: certain flavours of ready to eat, pre-packed, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts | 200 mg/kg | ||
| — Essoblaten | 800 mg/kg | ||
| — Cocoa, milk, dried fruit or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | ||
| — Cider and Perry | 50 mg/l | ||
| — Drinks consisting of a mixture of non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine | 250 mg/l | ||
| — Spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol by volume | 250 mg/l | ||
| — Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1.2% vol | 250 mg/l | ||
| — Biere de table/Tafelbier/Table beer (original wort content less than 6% except for “Obergariges Einfachbier” | 250 mg/l | ||
| — Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH | 250 mg/l | ||
| — Brown beer of the “oud bruin” type | 250 mg/l | ||
| — Energy-reduced beer | 10 mg/l | ||
| — Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 320 mg/kg | ||
| — Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 400 mg/kg | ||
| — Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades | 400 mg/kg | ||
| — Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations | 400 mg/kg | ||
| — Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables | 180mg/kg | ||
| — Feinkostsalat | 140 mg/kg | ||
| — Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs | 120 mg/kg | ||
| — Energy-reduced soups | 45 mg/l | ||
| — Sauces | 450 mg/kg | ||
| — Mustard | 140 mg/kg | ||
| — Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses | 700 mg/kg | ||
| — Foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 1996/8/EC | 320 mg/kg | ||
| — Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC | 400 mg/kg | ||
| — Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a liquid form | 240 mg/l | ||
| — Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form | 800 mg/kg | ||
| — Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form | 2400 mg/kg” |
(ch)ar ôl y cofnodion ynghylch “E959 Neohesperidine DC”, mewnosoder y cofnodion canlynol —
| “E962 | Salt of aspartame-acesulfame | Non-alcoholic drinks | |
| — Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 350 mg/l(a) | ||
| — Milk and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 350 mg/l(a) | ||
| Desserts and similar products | |||
| — Water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 350 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Milk and milk-derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 350 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Fruit and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 350 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 350 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Cereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 350 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15% and containing at least 20% bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 1000 mg/kg(b) | ||
| — Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 350 mg/kg(a) | ||
| Confectionery | |||
| — Confectionery with no added sugar500 mg/kg(a) | |||
| — Cocoa or dried-fruit-based confectionery, 500 mg/kg(a) energy-reduced or with no added sugar | |||
| — Starch-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with 1000 no added sugarmg/kg(a) | |||
| — Breath freshening micro-sweeets with no added sugar | 2500 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Chewing gum with no added sugar | 2000 mg/kg(a) | ||
| Miscellaneous | |||
| “Snacks”: certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts | 500 mg/kg(b) | ||
| — Essoblaten | 1000 mg/kg(b) | ||
| — Cocoa, milk, dried-fruit or fat-based sandwich spreads, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 1000 mg/kg(b) | ||
| — Cider and perry | 350 mg/l(a) | ||
| — Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine | 350 mg/l(a) | ||
| — Spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol by volume | 350 mg/l(a) | ||
| — Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1.2% vol | 350 mg/l(a) | ||
| — “Biere de table/Tafelbier/Table beer” (original wort content less than 6%) except for “Obergariges Einfachbier” | 350 mg/l(a) | ||
| — Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH | 350 mg/l(a) | ||
| — Brown beers of the “oud bruin” type | 350 mg/l(a) | ||
| — Energy-reduced beer | 25 mg/l(b) | ||
| — Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 800 mg/kg(b) | ||
| — Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar | 350 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades | 1000 mg/kg(b) | ||
| — Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations | 350 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables | 200 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Feinkostsalat | 350 mg/kg(b) | ||
| — Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs | 200 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Energy-reduced soups | 110 mg/l(b) | ||
| — Sauces | 350 mg/kg(b) | ||
| — Mustard | 350 mg/kg(b) | ||
| — Fine bakery products for special nutritional uses | 1000 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 1996/8/EC | 450 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC | 450 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a liquid form | 350 mg/l(a) | ||
| — Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form | 500 mg/kg(a) | ||
| — Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form | 2000 mg/kg(a)” |
(d)hepgorer y cofnodion ynghylch “Sucralose” a restrir ar ddiwedd y Tabl yng Ngholofnau 2 i 4;
(dd)yn lle'r geiriau “Complete formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal”, ym mha le bynnag y digwyddant, rhodder y geiriau canlynol —
“Foods intended for use in energy-restricted diets for weight reduction as referred to in Directive 96/8/EC”(7);
(e)yn lle'r geiriau “Complete formulae and nutritional supplements for use under medical supervision”, ym mha le bynnag y digwyddant, rhodder y geiriau canlynol —
“Dietary foods for special medical purposes as defined in Directive 1999/21/EC”(8);
(f)yn lle'r geiriau “Liquid food supplements/dietary integrators”, ym mha le bynnag y digwyddant, rhodder y geiriau canlynol —
“Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a liquid form”(9);
(ff)yn lle'r geiriau “Solid food supplements/dietary integrators”, ym mha le bynnag y digwyddant, rhodder y geiriau canlynol —
“Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC supplied in a solid form”;
(g)yn lle'r geiriau “Food supplements/diet integrators based on vitamins and/or mineral elements, syrup-type or chewable”, ym mha le bynnag y digwyddant, rhodder y geiriau canlynol —
“Food supplements as defined in Directive 2002/46/EC based on vitamins and/or mineral elements and supplied in a syrup-type or chewable form”; ac
(ng)ar ôl nodiadau 1 a 2 ychwaneger y nodiadau canlynol —
“3. The maximum usable doses in Column 4 relating to salt of aspartame-acesulfame are derived from the maximum usable doses for its constituent parts, aspartame (E951) and acesulfame-K (E950). The maximum usable doses for both aspartame (E951) and acesulfame-K (E950) are not to be exceeded by use of the salt of aspartame-acesulfame, either alone or in combination with E950 or E951.
4. The maximum usable doses in Column 4 relating to E962 salt of aspartame-acesulfame are expressed either as(a) acesulfame-K equivalents or(b) aspartame equivalents.”.
Llofnodwyd ar ran y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru o dan adran 66(1) o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 1998(10)
D. Elis-Thomas
Llywydd y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol
12 Ebrill 2005
(Nid yw'r nodyn hwn yn rhan o'r Rheoliadau)
1. Mae'r Rheoliadau hyn yn gymwys o ran Cymru yn unig, ac maent yn diwygio ymhellach Reoliadau Melysyddion mewn Bwyd 1995 (O.S.1995/3123 a ddiwygiwyd eisoes), ac maent yn rhychwantu Prydain Fawr, ac yn rhoi ar waith —
(a)Cyfarwyddeb 2003/115/EC o Senedd Ewrop a'r Cyngor sy'n diwygio Cyfarwyddeb 94/35/EC ar felysyddion y ceir eu defnyddio mewn bwydydd (OJ Rhif L24, 29.1.2004, t.65); a
(b)Cyfarwyddeb y Comisiwn 2004/46/EC sy'n diwygio Cyfarwyddeb 95/31/EC o ran E955 swcralos a E962 halwyn o asbartâm-aseswlffâm (OJ Rhif L114, 21.4.2004, t.15).
2. Mae'r Rheoliadau hyn yn diwygio Rheoliadau Melysyddion mewn Bwyd 1995 o ran Cymru drwy —
(a)diweddaru'r diffiniad o “Directive 94/35/EC” er mwyn cynnwys y diwygiad o'r Gyfarwyddeb honno gan Gyfarwyddeb 2003/115/EC (rheoliad 3(1)(a));
(b)diweddaru'r diffiniad o “Directive 95/31/EC” (mae'r Gyfarwyddeb yn ymwneud â meini prawf purdeb penodedig i felysyddion sydd i'w defnyddio mewn bwydydd) er mwyn cynnwys y diwygiad iddo gan Gyfarwyddeb 2004/46/EC (rheoliad 3(1)(b));
(c)rhoi diffiniad newydd yn lle'r diffiniad o'r term “permitted sweetener” i adlewyrchu'r ffaith bod swcralos a halwyn asbartâm-aseswlffâm bellach yn felysyddion a ganiateir (rheoliad 3(1)(c));
(ch)gwneud mân ddiwygiadau i'r diffiniad o'r term “maximum usable dose” fel y'i cymhwysir i'r melysyddion hynny y caniateir eu defnyddio mewn bwydydd penodedig o dan y Rheoliadau (rheoliad 3(2));
(d)dangos yn bendant bod Atodlen 1 (melysyddion a ganiateir a'r bwydydd y caniateir eu defnyddio ynddynt neu arnynt) i'w darllen ar y cyd â'r nodiadau sydd wrthynt (rheoliad 4(a));
(dd)dileu'r ddarpariaeth a oedd yn mynnu bod rheolaethau ar ddefnyddio bwydydd penodedig o asbartâm ac aseswlffâm-K a geir yn Atodlen 1 yn gymwys hefyd i halwyn o asbartâm-aseswlffâm yn y bwydydd hynny (rheoliad 4(b));
(e)ymestyn i halwyn o asbartâm-aseswlffâm y gofyniad presennol bod melysyddion ar y bwrdd bwyd sy'n cynnwys asbartâm i'w marcio neu eu labelu fel a bennir yn y Rheoliadau (rheoliad 5);
(f)cynnwys darpariaethau trosiannol (rheoliad 6);
(ff)ychwanegu categori pellach o fwyd at y categorïau y caniateir defnyddio'r melysydd E951 asbartâm a'i ddefnyddio'n gyfreithlon a phennu mwyafswm y dogn y gellir ei ddefnyddio sy'n gymwys i'r defnydd hwnnw (rheoliad 7(a));
(g)o ran y melysydd a ganiateir E952 asid seiclamig a'i halwynau Na a Ca, lleihau mwyafswm y dogn y gellir ei ddefnyddio o'r melysydd hwnnw sy'n gymwys o ran bwydydd penodedig, a'i gwneud yn anghyfreithlon i ddefnyddio'r melysydd hwnnw mewn eitemau penodedig o gyffaith ac mewn iaoedd bwytadwy penodol (rheoliad 7(b));
(ng)mewnosod cofnodion newydd yn Atodlen 1 sy'n ymwneud â melysyddion a ganiateir E955 swcralos ac i E962 halwyn o asbartâm-aseswlffâm (rheoliad 7(c) a (ch) yn eu trefn);
(h)hepgor y cofnodion ynghylch swcralos a gafwyd yn flaenorol yn Atodlen 1 (rheoliad 7(d));
(i)yn unol â Chyfarwyddeb 2003/115/EC, rhoi disgrifiadau newydd yn lle'r disgrifiadau o gategorïau bwyd penodedig yng ngholofn 3 o Atodlen 1 (rheoliad 7(dd) i (g)); a
(j)ychwanegu troednodiadau pellach at Atodlen 1 sy'n ymwneud â'r melysydd a ganiateir halwyn o asbartâm-aseswlffâm (rheoliad 7(ng)).
3. Paratowyd arfarniad rheoliadol ar gyfer y Rheoliadau hyn a'i osod yn llyfrgell Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru, ynghyd â nodyn trosi sy'n nodi sut y mae prif elfennau'r Cyfarwyddebau y cyfeirir atynt ym mharagraff 1 uchod yn cael eu trosi i'r gyfraith ddomestig gan y Rheoliadau hyn. Gellir cael copïau gan yr Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd, Llawr 11, Southgate House, Wood Street, Caerdydd, CF10 1EW.
Trosglwyddwyd swyddogaethau'r Ysgrifennydd Gwladol o dan Ddeddf Diogelwch Bwyd 1990, i'r graddau y maent yn arferadwy o ran Cymru, i Gynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru gan Orchymyn Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru (Trosglwyddo Swyddogaethau) 1999 (O.S. 1999/672).
OJ Rhif L31, 1.2.2001, t.1. Diwygiwyd y Rheoliad hwnnw ddiwethaf gan Reoliad (EC) Rhif 1642/2003 Senedd Ewrop a'r Cyngor (OJ Rhif L245, 29.9.2003, t.4). Yn rhinwedd Rheoliad 5 o Reoliadau Deddf Diogelwch Bwyd 1990 (Diwygio) 2004 (O.S. 2004/2990) gydag effaith o 7 Rhagfyr 2004 ymlaen datgymhwysir y gofyniad i ymgynghori a geir yn adran 48(4) o Ddeddf 1990 mewn unrhyw achos lle mae ymgynghori yn ofynnol gan Erthygl 9 o Reoliad (EC) Rhif 178/2002.
O.S. 1995/3123, fel y'i diwygiwyd gan O.S. 1996/1477, O.S. 1997/814, O.S. 1999/982, O.S. 2001/2679 (Cy.220), O.S. 2002/330 (Cy.43) ac O.S. 2003/1713 (Cy.181).
OJ Rhif L24, 29.1.2004, t.65.
OJ Rhif L114, 21.4.2004, t.15.
OJ Rhif L55, 6.3.1966, t.22.
OJ Rhif L91, 7.4.1999, t.29.
OJ Rhif L183, 12.7.2002, t.51.