Health (Mineral Hydrocarbons in Food) Regulations, 1972.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Health (Mineral Hydrocarbons in Food) Regulations, 1972.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of September, 1972.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations—
"authorised officer" means an authorised officer for the purposes of Part IX of the Health Act, 1947 ;
"chewing gum" includes any product similar in its composition and use to chewing gum;
"mineral hydrocarbon" means any liquid, semi-liquid or solid hydrocarbon product derived from any substance of mineral origin and includes hard paraffin, liquid paraffin, microcrystalline wax, petroleum jelly and white oil.
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paragraphs: Any reference in these Regulations to an owner or to a person in apparent charge or control of food shall in the case of food purchased from an automatic machine be construed as a reference—
(a) where the name and address of the proprietor is stated on the machine and such address is in the State, to the proprietor of the machine;
(b) in other cases, to the occupier of the premises at or on which the machine stands or to which it is affixed.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall not apply in the case of any food which is intended to be exported or re-exported.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall be enforced and executed by health boards in their functional areas.
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paragraphs: (1) Where a sample of any food has been certified under the provisions of the Health (Sampling of Food) Regulations, 1970 ( S.I. No. 50 of 1970 ), not to comply with these Regulations, an authorised officer may seize, remove and detain such food as being food which is unfit for human consumption.
(2) With the consent in writing of the owner or person in apparent charge or control of such food an authorised officer may destroy or otherwise dispose of it so as to prevent its use for human consumption.
(3) An authorised officer who has seized any food in pursuance of the provisions of this article may, on giving notice in writing to the owner or person in apparent charge or control of such food of his intention to do so, apply to a Justice of the District Court for an order directing that such food be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as being food which is unfit for human consumption.
(4) A Justice of the District Court to whom the application is made for an order under sub-article (3) of this article shall, if satisfied that such food does not comply with these Regulations, order that it be destroyed or otherwise disposed of after such period, not exceeding fourteen days, as may be specified in such order, as being food which is unfit for human consumption and an authorised officer shall destroy or dispose of it accordingly.
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paragraphs: A person shall give to any authorised officer all reasonable assistance that the officer may require in the performance of his duties under these Regulations and such assistance shall include the giving of information relating to the composition and use of any food and the identity of the person from whom or the place from which any such food has been obtained and the person to whom and the place to which it has been consigned or the manner in which it has otherwise been disposed of.
PART II. SALE, ETC. OF FOOD CONTAINING MINERAL HYDROCARBONS.
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paragraphs: Subject to the provisions of these Regulations a person shall not—
(a) import, distribute, sell or expose for sale any food which contains any mineral hydrocarbon;
(b) use or permit to be used any mineral hydrocarbon in the manufacture or preparation of food intended for sale for human consumption.
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paragraphs: (1) Currants, prunes, raisins and sultanas may contain not more than 0·5 part by weight of mineral hydrocarbon per 100 parts by weight of such fruit.
(2) Citrus fruit may contain not more than 0·1 part by weight of mineral hydrocarbon per 100 parts by weight of such fruit.
(3) Sugar confectionery may contain mineral hydrocarbon by reason only of the use of mineral hydrocarbon as a polishing or glazing agent for confectionery if such confectionery contains not more than 0·2 part by weight of mineral hydrocarbon per 100 parts by weight of such confectionery.
(4) Any food may contain mineral hydrocarbon—
(i) by reason only of the use in the manufacture or preparation of such food of currants, prunes, raisins, sultanas, citrus fruit or sugar confectionery, or any two or more of these commodities, containing mineral hydrocarbon not in excess of the relevant quantities permitted for such fruit or confectionery in accordance with sub-articles (1), (2) and (3) of this article;
(ii) by reason only of the use of mineral hydrocarbon as a lubricant or greasing agent on some surface with which such food has necessarily to come into contact during the course of preparation if such food contains by reason thereof not more than 0·2 part by weight of mineral hydrocarbon per 100 parts by weight of the food.