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The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Wales) Regulations 2013
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PART 3E+WExtraction solvents
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 3 applied in part (with modifications) (N.I.) (1.10.2023) by The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Public Health, Marketing and Organic Product Standards and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/959), regs. 1(2), 4(b), Sch. 2 (with regs. 7, 8)
Controls on extraction solventsE+W
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Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 9 omitted (31.12.2022) by virtue of The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1362), regs. 1, 3(3)
10. The provisions of this Part do not apply to any extraction solvent —
(a)used in the production of any food additives, vitamins or any other nutritional additives, unless such food additives, vitamins or other nutritional additives are listed in [F2Schedule 4A]; or
(b)intended for export outside [F3 Great Britain].
Textual Amendments
F2Words in reg. 10(a) substituted (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1362), regs. 1, 3(4)
F3Words in reg. 10(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Saving Provision) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1581), regs. 1(3), 13(2)
11. In this Part “permitted extraction solvent” means —
(a)an extraction solvent that —
(i)is listed in [F4Schedule 4A],
(ii)is used in accordance with the conditions of use and within any maximum residue limits specified in [F5Schedule 4A],
(iii)does not contain a toxicologically dangerous amount of any element or substance, [F6and]
(iv)subject to any exceptions deriving from specific purity criteria, does not contain more than 1 mg/kg of arsenic or more than 1 mg/kg lead, and [F7; or]
F8(v). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)water to which substances regulating acidity or alkalinity may have been added; or
(c)food substances which possess solvent properties.
Textual Amendments
F4Words in reg. 11(a)(i) substituted (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1362), regs. 1, 3(5)(a)
F5Words in reg. 11(a)(ii) substituted (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1362), regs. 1, 3(5)(b)
F6Word in reg. 11(a) inserted (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1362), regs. 1, 3(5)(c)
F7Word in reg. 11(a) substituted (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1362), regs. 1, 3(5)(d)
F8Reg. 11(a)(v) omitted (31.12.2022) by virtue of The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1362), regs. 1, 3(5)(e)
12. No person may use as an extraction solvent in the production of food any extraction solvent that is not a permitted extraction solvent.
13.—(1) No person may place on the market —
(a)an extraction solvent that is not a permitted extraction solvent; or
(b)any food having in it or on it an added extraction solvent that is not a permitted extraction solvent.
(2) No person may place on the market an extraction solvent that does not meet the requirements of regulation 14.
14.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following information must appear on the packaging, container or label —
(a)the commercial name as indicated in [F9Schedule 4A];
(b)a clear indication that the material is of a quality suitable for use for the extraction of food or food ingredients;
(c)a reference by which the batch or lot may be identified;
(d)the name or business name and address of the manufacturer or packer or of a seller established in the [F10United Kingdom];
(e)the net quantity given as units of volume; and
(f)if necessary, the special storage conditions or conditions of use.
(2) The particulars specified in subparagraphs (c), (d), (e) and (f) of paragraph (1) may alternatively appear on the trade documents relating to the batch or lot which are to be supplied with, or prior to, the delivery.
(3) The information specified in paragraph (1) must be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible.
(4) The information specified in paragraph (1) may be provided in more than one language, but at least one of those languages must be easily understood by the purchaser unless other measures have been taken to ensure that the purchaser is informed of the specified information.
Textual Amendments
F9Words in reg. 14(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2022) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1362), regs. 1, 3(6)
F10Words in reg. 14(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Saving Provision) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1581), regs. 1(3), 13(3)
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