2011 No. 655 (W.93)

FOOD, WALES

The Food Additives (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Made

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

Coming into force

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a) and (f), 17(1) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901 which are now vested in them2.

In accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, they have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety3, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

Title and commencement1

The title of these Regulations is The Food Additives (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and they come into force on 31 March 2011.

Amendment of the Food Additives (Wales) Regulations 20092

1

The Food Additives (Wales) Regulations 20094 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

2

In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)—

a

at the end of the definition of “Directive 08/60” add the expression “as amended by Commission Directive 2010/37/EU amending Directive 2008/60 laying down specific purity criteria on sweeteners”; and

b

at the end of the definition of “Directive 08/84” add the expression “as amended by Commission Directive 2010/67/EU amending Directive 2008/84 laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners”.

Gwenda ThomasDeputy Minister for Social Services under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1

These Regulations implement in Wales two European Directives concerned with the purity criteria for certain food additives (“the amending Directives”). The amending Directives are—

a

Commission Directive 2010/37/EU amending Directive 2008/60/EC laying down specific purity criteria on sweeteners (OJNo. L152, 18.6.2010, p.12); and

b

Commission Directive 2010/67/EU amending Directive 2008/84/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (OJNo. L277, 21.10.2010, p.17).

2

These Regulations implement the amending Directives by making amendments to regulation 2 of the Food Additives (Wales) Regulations 2009 (S.I.2009/3378 (W.300)) so that the definitions of Directive 08/60 and Directive 08/84 in that regulation include reference to the relevant amending Directive (regulation 2(2)).