Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1.  These Regulations, which apply in relation to Wales and amend the Contaminants in Food (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/364 (W.31)) (“the principal Regulations”), provide for the enforcement of the requirements of —

(a)Commission Regulation (EC) No 655/2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 (OJ No L77, 16.3.2001, p.1) as regards nitrate in foods for infants and young children; and

(b)Commission Regulation (EC) No 683/2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 as regards aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in foods for infants and young children.

2.  A regulatory appraisal has been prepared for these Regulations and has been placed in the Library of the National Assembly for Wales together with a transposition note setting out how the main elements of the Commission Regulations referred to in paragraph 1 above are transposed into domestic law by these Regulations. Copies may be obtained from the Food Standards Agency, 11th Floor, Southgate House, Cardiff, CF10 1EW.