[F1 SCHEDULE 4 E+W Regulation of infant formula and follow-on formula manufactured from protein hydrolysates until 22 February 2022

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 4 inserted (16.9.2021) by The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/955), reg. 1(2), Sch.

Pesticide residues (infant formula and follow-on formula) E+W

13.— (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), infant formula and follow-on formula must not contain residues of individual pesticides at levels exceeding 0.01 mg/kg.

(2) Infant formula and follow-on formula must not contain any pesticide residue of a pesticide listed in Table 1 or Table 2 of Annex VIII at a level exceeding 0.003 mg/kg.

(3) Infant formula and follow-on formula must not contain any pesticide residue of a pesticide listed in Annex IX at a level exceeding the maximum residue level specified in that Annex.

(4) The levels referred to in sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) apply to the infant formula or follow-on formula—

(a) manufactured in a form that is ready for consumption; or

(b) if it is not so manufactured, as reconstituted according to the manufacturers’ instructions.

(5) Analytical methods for determining levels of pesticide residues for the purposes of this paragraph must be generally acceptable standardised methods.]