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S.I. No. 330/2015 - European Union (Food Additives) Regulations 2015.
4. Prohibition of non-compliant food additives or non-compliant food.
5. Placing on the market of food additives.
6. Placing on the market of food additives in food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings.
7. Use of food additives in unprocessed foods.
8. Use of food additives in foods for infants and young children.
9. Use of colours for markings.
10. Labelling of food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer.
11. Labelling of food additives intended for sale to the final consumer.
12. Labelling requirements for foods containing certain food colours.
13. Information obligation.
14. Monitoring of food additive intake.
15. Enforcement generally.
16. Taking of food samples.
17. Division of food samples.
18. Taking of relevant things.
19. Analysis of food samples and relevant things.
20. Report on official controls.
21. Powers of authorised officers.
22. Seizure, removal, detention and destruction.
23. Designation of official laboratories and approved examiners.
25. Bodies corporate.
26. Prosecution of offences.
27. Transitional measures.
S.I. No. 330 of 2015
EUROPEAN UNION (FOOD ADDITIVES) REGULATIONS 2015
I, LEO VARADKAR, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 20081 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 238/2010 of 22 March 20102 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 257/2010 of 25 March 20103 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1129/2011 of 11 November 20114 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1130/2011 of 11 November 20115 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1131/2011 of 11 November 20116 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012 of 9 March 20127 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 232/2012 of 16 March 20128 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 380/2012 of 3 May 20129 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 470/2012 of 4 June 201210 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 471/2012 of 4 June 201211 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 472/2012 of 4 June 201212 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 570/2012 of 28 June 201213 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 583/2012 of 2 July 201214 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 675/2012 of 23 July 201215 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1049/2012 of 8 November 201216 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1050/2012 of 8 November 201217 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1057/2012 of 12 November 201218 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1147/2012 of 4 December 201219 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1148/2012 of 4 December 201220 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1149/2012 of 4 December 201221 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1166/2012 of 7 December 201222 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 25/2013 of 16 January 201323 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 244/2013 of 19 March 201324 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 256/2013 of 20 March 201325 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 438/2013 of 13 May 201326 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 497/2013 of 29 May 201327 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 509/2013 of 3 June 201328 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 510/2013 of 3 June 201329 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 723/2013 of 26 July 201330 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 724/2013 of 26 July 201331 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 738/2013 of 30 July 201332 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 739/2013 of 30 July 201333 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 816/2013 of 28 August 201334 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 817/2013 of 28 August 201335 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 818/2013 of 28 August 201336 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 913/2013 of 23 September 201337 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1068/2013 of 30 October 201338 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1069/2013 of 30 October 201339 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1274/2013 of 6 December 201340 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 59/2014 of 23 January 201441 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 264/2014 of 14 March 201442 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 298/2014 of 21 March 201443 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 497/2014 of 14 May 201444 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 505/2014 of 15 May 201445 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 506/2014 of 15 May 201446 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 601/2014 of 4 June 201447 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 685/2014 of 20 June 201448 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 923/2014 of 25 August 201449 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 957/2014 of 10 September 201450 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 966/2014 of 12 September 201451 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 969/2014 of 12 September 201452 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1084/2014 of 15 October 201453 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1092/2014 of 16 October 201454 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1093/2014 of 16 October 201455 , Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/463 of 19 March 201556 , Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/537 of 31 March 201557 , Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/538 of 31 March 201558 , Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/639 of 23 April 201559 , Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/647 of 24 April 201560 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/649 of 24 April 201561 , hereby make the following regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Food Additives) Regulations 2015.
“Annex to Commission Regulation 231/2012” means Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012 of 9 March 20127 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 20081 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1050/2012 of 8 November 201217, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 25/2013 of 16 January 201323, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 497/2013 of 29 May 201327, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 724/2013 of 26 July 201331, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 739/2013 of 30 July 201333, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 816/2013 of 28 August 201334, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 817/2013 of 28 August 201335, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1274/2013 of 6 December 201340, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 264/2014 of 14 March 201442, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 298/2014 of 21 March 201443, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 497/2014 of 14 May 201444, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 506/2014 of 15 May 201446, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 685/2014 of 20 June 201448, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 923/2014 of 25 August 201449, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 957/2014 of 10 September 201450, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 966/2014 of 12 September 201451 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/463 of 19 March 201556;
“Annex II to EC Regulation 1333/2008” means Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 20081 on food additives as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1129/2011 of 11 November 20114, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1131/2011 of 11 November 20116, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 232/2012 of 16 March 20128, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 380/2012 of 3 May 20129, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 470/2012 of 4 June 201210, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 471/2012 of 4 June 201211, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 472/2012 of 4 June 201212, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 570/2012 of 28 June 201213, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 583/2012 of 2 July 201214, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 675/2012 of 23 July 201215, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1049/2012 of 8 November 201216, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1057/2012 of 12 November 201218, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1147/2012 of 4 December 201219, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1148/2012 of 4 December 201220, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1149/2012 of 4 December 201221, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1166/2012 of 7 December 201222, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 25/2013 of 16 January 201323, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 438/2013 of 13 May 201326, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 509/2013 of 3 June 201328, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 510/2013 of 3 June 201329, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 723/2013 of 26 July 201330, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 738/2013 of 30 July 201332, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 739/2013 of 30 July 201333, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 816/2013 of 28 August 201334, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 817/2013 of 28 August 201335, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 913/2013 of 23 September 201337, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1068/2013 of 30 October 201338, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1069/2013 of 30 October 201339, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1274/2013 of 6 December 201340, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 59/2014 of 23 January 201441, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 264/2014 of 14 March 201442, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 298/2014 of 21 March 201443, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 497/2014 of 14 May 201444, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 505/2014 of 15 May 201445, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 506/2014 of 15 May 201446, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 601/2014 of 4 June 201447, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 685/2014 of 20 June 201448, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 923/2014 of 25 August 201449, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 957/2014 of 10 September 201450, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 969/2014 of 12 September 201452, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1084/2014 of 15 October 201453, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1092/2014 of 16 October 201454, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1093/2014 of 16 October 201455, Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/537 of 31 March 201557, Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/538 of 31 March 201558, Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/647 of 24 April 201560 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/649 of 24 April 201561;
“Annex III to EC Regulation 1333/2008” means Annex III to Regulation (EC) 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 20081 on food additives as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1130/2011 of 11 November 20115, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 25/2013 of 16 January 201323, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 244/2013 of 19 March 201324, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 256/2013 of 20 March 201325, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 510/2013 of 3 June 201329, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 818/2013 of 28 August 201336, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1274/2013 of 6 December 201340, Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/639 of 23 April 201559 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/649 of 24 April 201561;
“Annex V to EC Regulation 1333/2008” means Annex V to Regulation (EC) 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 20081 on food additives as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 238/2010 of 22 March 20102;
“Commission Regulation 231/2012” means Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012 of 9 March 201244 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 20081, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1050/2012 of 8 November 201217, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 25/2013 of 16 January 201323, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 497/2013 of 29 May 201327, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 724/2013 of 26 July 201331, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 739/2013 of 30 July 201333, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 816/2013 of 28 August 201334, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 817/2013 of 28 August 201335, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1274/2013 of 6 December 201340, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 264/2014 of 14 March 201442, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 298/2014 of 21 March 201443, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 497/2014 of 14 May 201444, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 506/2014 of 15 May 201446, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 685/2014 of 20 June 201448, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 923/2014 of 25 August 201449, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 957/2014 of 10 September 201450, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 966/2014 of 12 September 201451 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/463 of 19 March 201556;
“Commission” means the European Commission as referred to in Article 13(1) of the Treaty on European Union;
“EC Regulation 1333/2008” means Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 20081 on food additives as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 238/2010 of 22 March 20102, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 257/2010 of 25 March 20103, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1129/2011 of 11 November 20114, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1130/2011 of 11 November 20115, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1131/2011 of 11 November 20116, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 232/2012 of 16 March 20128, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 380/2012 of 3 May 20129, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 470/2012 of 4 June 201210, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 471/2012 of 4 June 201211, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 472/2012 of 4 June 201212, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 570/2012 of 28 June 201213, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 583/2012 of 2 July 201214, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 675/2012 of 23 July 201215, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1049/2012 of 8 November 201216, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1057/2012 of 12 November 201218, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1147/2012 of 4 December 201219, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1148/2012 of 4 December 201220, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1149/2012 of 4 December 201221, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1166/2012 of 7 December 201222, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 25/2013 of 16 January 201323, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 244/2013 of 19 March 201324, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 256/2013 of 20 March 201325, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 438/2013 of 13 May 201326, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 509/2013 of 3 June 201328, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 510/2013 of 3 June 201329, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 723/2013 of 26 July 201330, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 738/2013 of 30 July 201332, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 739/2013 of 30 July 201333, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 816/2013 of 28 August 201334, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 817/2013 of 28 August 201335, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 818/2013 of 28 August 201336, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 913/2013 of 23 September 201337, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1068/2013 of 30 October 201338, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1069/2013 of 30 October 201339, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1274/2013 of 6 December 201340, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 59/2014 of 23 January 201441, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 264/2014 of 14 March 201442, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 298/2014 of 21 March 201443, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 497/2014 of 14 May 201444, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 505/2014 of 15 May 201445, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 506/2014 of 15 May 201446, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 601/2014 of 4 June 201447, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 685/2014 of 20 June 201448, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 923/2014 of 25 August 201449, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 957/2014 of 10 September 201450, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 969/2014 of 12 September 201452, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1084/2014 of 15 October 201453, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1092/2014 of 16 October 201454, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1093/2014 of 16 October 201455, Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/537 of 31 March 201557, Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/538 of 31 March 201558, Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/639 of 23 April 201559, Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/647 of 24 April 201560 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/649 of 24 April 201561;
“EU Regulations” means EC Regulation 1333/2008 and Commission Regulation 231/2012;
“food additive” means any substance not normally consumed as a food in itself and not normally used as a characteristic ingredient of food, whether or not it has nutritive value, the intentional addition of which to food for a technological purpose in the manufacture, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transport or storage of such food results, or may be reasonably expected to result, in it or its by-products becoming directly or indirectly a component of such foods;
“General Food Law Regulation” means Regulation (EC) 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 200262 ;
“Official Controls Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 200463 , as affected by the Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of 28 May 200464 , as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1029/2008 of 20 October 200865 , Regulation (EC) No. 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 200966 , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 208/2011 of 2 March 201167 (as corrected by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 880/2011 of 2 September 201168 ), Commission Regulation (EU) No. 563/2012 of 27 June 201269 , Council Regulation (EU) No. 517/2013 of 13 May 201370 and Regulation (EU) No. 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 201471 ;
(d) a laboratory designated by the Minister pursuant to Regulation 23;
“quantum satis” shall mean that no maximum numerical level is specified and substances shall be used in accordance with good manufacturing practice, at a level not higher than is necessary to achieve the intended purpose and provided the consumer is not misled;
“relevant thing” means a label, labelling, packaging, container or documents;
(2) A word or expression which is used in these Regulations and which is also used in the EU Regulations or in the General Food Law Regulation has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning in these Regulations as it has in the EU Regulations or in the General Food Law Regulation.
3. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the requirements of these Regulations shall apply to food additives.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the substances referred to in Article 2(2) of EC Regulation 1333/2008 unless they are used as food additives.
(3) The requirements of these Regulations shall apply to food enzymes falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) 1332/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 200872 , until a Community list of food enzymes is adopted pursuant to Article 17 of that Regulation, whereupon the aforesaid requirements shall only apply to such food enzymes where and insofar as they are used in the production of food additives falling within the scope of EC Regulation 1333/2008.
Prohibition of non-compliant food additives or non-compliant food
4. A food business operator is guilty of an offence if he or she places on the market a food additive or any food in which a food additive is present, if the use of the food additive does not comply with these Regulations or with the EU Regulations.
Placing on the market of food additives
5. A food business operator is guilty of an offence if he or she fails to ensure that food additives that he or she places on the market—
(a) are included in the Community list in Annex II to EC Regulation 1333/2008 and that where included in the said list, the food additive concerned is not considered a different additive requiring a new entry in the Community list before being placed on the market, in accordance with Article 12 of EC Regulation 1333/2008,
(b) are used in foods under the conditions of use and in accordance with the level of use specified in Annex II to EC Regulation 1333/2008, including where no maximum numerical level is specified in accordance with the principle of quantum satis referred to in Article 11(2) of EC Regulation 1333/2008,
(c) comply with any restrictions on sales directly to the consumer in accordance with Article 10(2)(d) of EC Regulation 1333/2008,
(d) comply with the ‘carry-over principle’ in accordance with Article 18 of EC Regulation 1333/2008, and
(e) comply with the specifications as laid down in the Annex to Commission Regulation 231/2012.
Placing on the market of food additives in food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings
6. A food business operator is guilty of an offence if he or she fails to ensure that the additives used in food additives, in food enzymes and in food flavourings that he or she places on the market—
(a) are included in the Community list in Annex III to EC Regulation 1333/2008 and that where included in the said list, the food additive concerned is not considered a different additive requiring a new entry in the Community list before being placed on the market, in accordance with Article 12 of EC Regulation 1333/2008,
(b) are used in foods under the conditions of use and in accordance with the level of use specified in Annex III to EC Regulation 1333/2008, including where no maximum numerical level is specified in accordance with the principle of quantum satis referred to in Article 11(2) of EC Regulation 1333/2008,
7. A food business operator is guilty of an offence if he or she uses a food additive in unprocessed foods, except where such use is specifically provided for in Annex II to EC Regulation 1333/2008.
8. A food business operator is guilty of an offence if he or she uses a food additive in foods for infants and young children as referred to in Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 200973 , including dietary foods for infants and young children for special medical purposes, except where specifically provided for in Annex II to EC Regulation 1333/2008.
9. A food business operator is guilty of an offence if he or she uses a food colour other than those colours listed in Annex II to EC Regulation 1333/2008—
(a) for the purpose of health markings or other markings applied directly to fresh meats or meat products, and
(b) for the decorative colouring of eggshells and for the stamping of eggshells,
and in accordance with Article 17 of EC Regulation 1333/2008.
10. (1) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), a food business operator is guilty of an offence if he or she markets food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer, whether such food additives are sold:
(i) singly;
(ii) mixed with each other;
(iii) mixed with other food ingredients;
(iv) mixed with other substances added to them;
(v) mixed with each other and with other food ingredients; or sold
(vi) mixed with each other and with other substances added to them,
where the packaging or containers of such food additives fail to bear the following labelling information:
(a) the name and at least one of the following:
(i) the E-number laid down in EC Regulation 1333/2008 in respect of each food additive, or
(ii) a sales description which includes the name or E-number of each food additive;
(c) the special conditions of storage or use, or both if necessary;
(g) one or both, if necessary, of the following:
(i) an indication of the maximum quantity of each component or group of components subject to quantitative limitation in food;
(ii) appropriate information in clear and easily understandable terms, enabling the purchaser to comply with EC Regulation 1333/2008 and other relevant European Union law provided, for the purpose of (i) above, that, where the same limit on quantity applies to a group of components used singly or in combination, the combined percentage may be given as a single figure, and that all limits on quantity shall be expressed either numerically or by the quantum satis principle;
(i) the date of minimum durability or use-by date;
(j) where relevant, information on a food additive or other substances referred to in Article 22 of EC Regulation 1333/2008 and listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 201174 as regards the indication of the ingredients present in foodstuffs.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), a food business operator is guilty of an offence if he or she sells food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer, whether such food additives are sold:
(i) mixed with each other;
(ii) mixed with other food ingredients; or sold
(iii) mixed with each other and with other food ingredients
and the packaging or containers of such food additives fail to bear a list of all ingredients in descending order of their percentage by weight of the total.
(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), a food business operator is guilty of an offence if substances, including food additives or other food ingredients, are added to food additives, not intended for sale to the final consumer, to facilitate their storage, sale, standardisation, dilution or dissolution and their packaging or containers fail to bear a list of all such substances in descending order of their percentage by weight of the total.
(4) The information required in paragraphs (1)(e) to (1)(g) and paragraphs (2) and (3) may be provided on the documents relating to the consignment which are to be supplied with or prior to the delivery, provided that the indication ‘not for retail sale’ appears on an easily visible part of the packaging or container of the product in question.
(5) Where food additives, not intended for sale to the final consumer, are supplied in tankers, the information required in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) may be provided on the accompanying documents relating to the consignment which are to be supplied with the delivery.
(6) A food business operator is guilty of an offence if he or she fails to ensure that—
(a) the labelling required in paragraphs (1) to (3) is easily visible, clearly legible and indelible, or,
(b) where no labelling is required because paragraphs (4) or (5) apply, the documents referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5) are clearly legible and indelible, and
(c) the information required under (a) and (b) is provided in at least the English language, or in the Irish and the English languages.
11. (1).Subject to paragraph (2) and without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 201153, Council Directive 89/396/ EEC of 14 June 198975 , and Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 200376 , a food business operator is guilty of an offence if he or she markets food additives intended for sale to the final consumer, whether such food additives are sold:
(iii) mixed with other food ingredients; or sold
(iv) mixed with each other and with other food ingredients,
(a) the name and E-number laid down in EC Regulation 1333/2008 in respect of each food additive or a sales description which includes the name and E-number of each food additive, and
(b) a statement ‘for food’ or a statement ‘restricted use in food’ or a more specific reference to its intended food use.
(2) A food business operator is guilty of an offence if he or she fails to ensure that the sales description of a table-top sweetener includes the term ‘ —based table-top sweetener’, using the name of the sweetener used in the composition of that table-top sweetener.
(3) A food business operator is guilty of an offence if he or she fails to ensure that the labelling of a table-top sweetener containing polyols or aspartame or aspartame-acesulfame salt bears one, or where polyols and aspartame or polyols and aspartame-acesulfame salt or polyols and aspartame and aspartame-acesulfame salt are present, both of the following warnings:
(4) Manufacturers of table-top sweeteners are guilty of an offence if they fail to make available by appropriate means the necessary information to allow their safe use by consumers.
(5) In relation to the information provided for in paragraphs (1) to (3) of this Regulation, it shall be marked in accordance with the requirements of Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 201153.
12. (1) A food business operator is guilty of an offence if he or she fails to ensure that the labelling of food containing the food colours listed in Annex V to EC Regulation 1333/2008 include the additional information set out in that Annex.
(2) In relation to the information provided for in paragraph (1), it shall be marked in accordance with the requirements of Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 201153.
13. A producer or user of a food additive is guilty of an offence if he or she fails to inform the Commission immediately of—
(a) any new scientific or technical information which might affect the assessment of the safety of the food additive, or
(b) the actual use of the food additive if so requested,
in accordance with Article 26 of EC Regulation 1333/2008.
14. The Authority shall be responsible for ensuring that the functions of the State referred to in Article 27 of EC Regulation 1333/2008 are performed.
15. (1) The enforcement of these Regulations and of EC Regulation 1333/2008, shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.
16. (1) An authorised officer may, for the purposes of these Regulations, purchase or take without payment a sample of food.
17. (1) Where a sample of food is taken pursuant to these Regulations, for the purposes of official analysis and where the division of the sample is reasonably practicable, the authorised officer concerned shall divide the sample into three approximately equal parts (enforcement, trade (defence) and referee), each of which he or she shall mark in such a way as to identify it as a part of the sample taken by the officer.
(2) Where an authorised officer divides a sample in accordance with paragraph (1), he or she shall—
(a) in the presence of the food business operator, or the person in apparent charge or control of such food, mark seal and fasten each part in such a manner as its nature will permit, and in such a way that the integrity of the sample is not compromised,
18. (1) An authorised officer may, for the purposes of these Regulations, inspect, take or make copies, whether in writing, by photography, electronically or otherwise, of a relevant thing.
(2) Where a sample of a relevant thing, related to a food sample taken in accordance with Regulation 16, is taken pursuant to these Regulations, for the purposes of official analysis, the authorised officer shall obtain three identical such relevant things, or take three copies or photographs of such relevant thing.
(3) Where an authorised officer takes a relevant thing related to a food sample taken in accordance with Regulation 16, or a copy or photograph thereof, with the intention of having it analysed, he or she shall:
(a) forthwith notify the food business operator, or the person in apparent charge or control of the relevant thing, of his or her intention of having the relevant thing, copy or photograph analysed;
(b) mark, seal and fasten each relevant thing, or copy or photograph of the relevant thing, in such a manner as its nature will permit, and in such a way that the integrity of the sample is not compromised;
(c) forward one of the relevant things, or one of the copies or photographs of the relevant thing, to the approved examiner in an official laboratory for analysis;
(5) Where an authorised officer takes a relevant thing, or a copy or photograph thereof, with the intention of having it inspected, he or she shall:
(a) forthwith notify the food business operator, or the person in apparent charge or control of the relevant thing, of his or her intention of having the relevant thing, copy or photograph inspected;
(c) give or send one of the relevant things, or one of the copies or photographs of the relevant thing, to the food business operator;
(d) retain one of the relevant things, or one of the copies or photographs of the relevant thing, for the purpose of inspection; and
(6) In proceedings for an offence under these Regulations, the result of any test, examination or analysis of, or report on, a sample of a relevant thing taken pursuant to these Regulations shall not be adduced unless before the proceedings were instituted the sample was divided as specified in this Regulation. The relevant thing or the copy or photograph of the relevant thing retained by the authorised officer shall be produced at the hearing.
19. (1) The approved examiner or a person under his or her direction shall analyse as soon as possible any sample of food, relevant thing or copy or photograph of a relevant thing submitted to him or her in pursuance of these Regulations and the approved examiner shall certify to the person who submitted the sample to him or her the result of such analysis.
20. (1) Where a sample of food or relevant thing or a copy or photograph of a relevant thing is taken by an authorised officer in pursuance of these Regulations for inspection or analysis, the Authority, or an official agency as the case may be, shall draw up a report in accordance with Article 9 of the Official Controls Regulation.
(2) Where the certificate given in accordance with Regulation 19(1) indicates that there has been non-compliance with these Regulations, the Authority, or the official agency, as the case may be, shall provide the food business operator or person in apparent charge or control of such food or relevant thing, with a copy of the report referred to in paragraph (1).
21. An authorised officer may, for the purposes of these Regulations—
22. (1) An authorised officer may seize, remove or detain food or a relevant thing which is suspected by him or her of failing to comply with the provisions of these Regulations.
24. (1) The offences provided for in these Regulations shall not apply to an authorised officer or an approved examiner, or to a person acting under such an officer’s or examiner’s express direction, acting in the course of his or her duties pursuant to these Regulations.
26. (1) A person who is guilty of an offence under these Regulations is liable—
(5) Notwithstanding section 57 of the Act of 1998, a summary offence under these Regulations may be prosecuted by:
27. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with Article 22(1)(i) and (4) of EC Regulation 1333/2008 in respect of foods placed on the market or labelled prior to 20 January 2010, which may continue to be marketed after that date until their date of minimum durability or use-by date, provided that, in all such cases, such foods were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with Article 24 of EC Regulation 1333/2008 in respect of foods placed on the market or labelled prior to 20 July 2010, which may continue to be marketed after that date until their date of minimum durability or use-by date, provided that, in all such cases, such foods were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with Annex II to EC Regulation 1333/2008 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1129/2011 of 11 November 20114, in respect of foods placed on the market prior to 1 June 2013, which may continue to be marketed after that date until their date of minimal durability or use-by date, provided that, in all such cases, such foods were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with Annex II to EC Regulation 1333/2008 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 232/2012 of 16 March 20128, in respect of foods containing Quinoline Yellow (E 104), Sunset Yellow FCF/ Orange Yellow S (E 110) and Ponceau 4R, Cochineal Red A (E 124) placed on the market prior to 1 June 2013, which may continue to be marketed after that date until stocks are exhausted, provided that, in all such cases, such foods were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
(5) Subject to paragraph (6) and notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with Annex II to EC Regulation 1333/2008 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 380/2012 of 3 May 20129, in respect of foods placed on the market prior to 1 February 2014, which may continue to be marketed after that date until their date of minimum durability or use-by date, provided that, in all such cases, such foods were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with Annex II to EC Regulation 1333/2008 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 380/2012 of 3 May 20129 in respect of foods containing aluminium lakes, placed on the market prior to 1 August 2014, which may continue to be marketed after that date until their date of minimum durability or use-by date, provided that, in all such cases, such foods were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with Annex II to EC Regulation 1333/2008 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1274/2013 of 6 December 201340 in respect of the food additives ‘Brilliant Black BN, Black PN’ (E 151) or ‘Carboxy methyl cellulose, Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum’ (E 466) and foods containing those food additives, labelled or placed on the market prior to 27 December 2015, which may continue to be marketed after that date until stocks are exhausted, provided that, in all such cases, such foods were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with Annex II to EC Regulation 1333/2008 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 957/2014 of 10 September 201450 in respect of foods containing the food additive montan acid esters (E 912) placed on the market prior to 1 October 2014, which may continue to be marketed after that date until stocks are exhausted, provided that, in all such cases, such foods were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with Annex III to EC Regulation 1333/2008, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1130/2011 of of 11 November 20115, in respect of preparations not complying with Parts 2, 3 or Section A of Part 5 of Annex III to EC Regulation 1333/2008, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1130/2011 of 11 November 20115, placed on the market prior to 2 December 2013, which may continue to be marketed after that date until stocks are exhausted, provided that, in all such cases, foods containing such preparations were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
(10) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with Annex III to EC Regulation 1333/2008 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1130/2011 of 11 November 20115 in respect of preparations not complying with Parts 1 and 4 of Annex III to EC Regulation 1333/2008, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1130/2011 of 11 November 20115, placed on the market prior to 31 May 2013, which may continue to be marketed after that date until stocks are exhausted, provided that, in all such cases, foods containing such preparations were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
(11) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with Annex III to EC Regulation 1333/2008 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1274/2013 of 6 December 201340 in respect of the food additives ‘Carboxy methyl cellulose, Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum’ (E 466) and foods containing those food additives, labelled or placed on the market prior to 27 December 2015, which may continue to be marketed after that date until stocks are exhausted, provided that, in all such cases, such foods were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
(12) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012 of 9 March 20127 in respect of foodstuffs containing food additives placed on the market prior to 1 December 2012, which may continue to be marketed after that date until stocks are exhausted, provided that, in all such cases, such foods were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
(13) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with Commission Regulation 231/2012 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1274/2013 of 6 December 201340 in respect of the food additives ‘Brilliant Black BN, Black PN’ (E 151) or ‘Carboxy methyl cellulose, Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, Cellulose gum’ (E 466) and foods containing those food additives, labelled or placed on the market prior to 27 December 2015, which may continue to be marketed after that date until stocks are exhausted, provided that, in all such cases, such foods were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
(14) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part 2, a food business operator is not guilty of an offence under these Regulations for failure to comply with the Annex to Commission Regulation 231/2012 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 957/2014 of 10 September 201450 in respect of foods containing the food additive montan acid esters (E 912) placed on the market prior to 1 October 2014, which may continue to be marketed after that date until stocks are exhausted, provided that, in all such cases, such foods were placed on the market in conformity with the provisions applicable thereto at the date of their placing on the market.
28. (1) The following are revoked:
(a) the European Communities (Food Additives) (Purity Criteria Verification) Regulations 1983 ( S.I. No. 60 of 1983 );
(b) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 437 of 2000 );
(c) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 342 of 2001 );
(d) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 344 of 2002 );
(e) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 380 of 2002 );
(f) the European Communities (Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No. 58 of 2004 );
(g) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 61 of 2005 );
(h) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 192 of 2005 );
(i) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 193 of 2005 );
(j) the European Communities (Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 ( S.I. No. 369 of 2005 );
(k) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 171 of 2007 );
(l) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 34 of 2008 );
(m) the European Communities (Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 40 of 2008 );
(n) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 59 of 2008 );
(o) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2008 ( S.I. No. 369 of 2008 );
(p) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 126 of 2009 );
(q) the European Communities (Purity Criteria on Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 277 of 2009 );
(r) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 522 of 2010 );
(s) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 534 of 2010 );
(t) the European Communities (Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 93 of 2011 );
(u) the European Communities (Purity Criteria on Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 128 of 2011 ); and
(v) the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 130 of 2011 ).
(2) References in any other instrument to the Regulations revoked under paragraph (1) shall be construed as references to these Regulations or the EU Regulations, as appropriate.
European Union (Food Additives) Regulations 2015.
being an approved examiner for the purpose of the above Regulations certifythat on
the .........................day of .......................... 20 ......
Weight or Measure(4) ..................................
Observations:(7) I further certify that the sample has undergone no change which would affect my opinion/observations expressed above.
Certified by me this ..................... day of ............................... 20 .....
At(8) .....................................
These Regulations revoke and replace the European Communities (Food Additives) (Purity Criteria Verification) Regulations 1983, ( S.I. No. 60 of 1983 ), the European Communities (Purity Criteria on Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners) Regulations 2009 and 2011, the European Communities (Additives, Colours and Sweeteners in Foodstuffs) Regulations 2000 to 2011 and the European Communities (Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners) Regulations 2004 to 2011. They provide for a number of very specific transitional measures.
These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Food Additives) Regulations 2015 and they come into effect on the date they are signed.
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