Food, England PART 1 Introduction Citation, commencement, extent and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Food Additives and Novel Foods (Authorisations and Miscellaneous Amendments) and Food Flavourings (Removal of Authorisations) (England) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 28th June 2024. 2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales, but apply in relation to England only. PART 2 Food Additives Amendment of Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 Food Flavourings Amendment of Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008 4 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 In Part A, Section 2, Table 1 (the domestic list), the entries for the following are omitted in full— a FL No. “07.030” chemical name “1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)pent-1-en-3-one”; b FL No. “07.046” chemical name “Vanillylidene acetone”; c FL No. “07.049” chemical name “1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-4-methylpent-1-en-3-one”; d FL No. “07.206” chemical name “4-(2,3,6-Trimethylphenyl)but-3-en-2-one”; e FL No. “07.258” chemical name “6-Methyl-3-hepten-2-one”; f FL No. “10.034” chemical name “5,6-Dihydro-3,6-dimethylbenzofuran-2(4H)-one”; g FL No. “10.036” chemical name “5,6,7,7a-Tetrahydro-3,6-dimethylbenzofuran-2(4H)-one”; h FL No. “10.042” chemical name “3,4-Dimethyl-5-pentylidenefuran-2(5H)-one”; i FL No. “10.043” chemical name “2,7-Dimethylocta-5(trans),7-dieno-1,4-lactone”; j FL No. “10.046” chemical name “Hex-2-eno-1,4-lactone”; k FL No. “10.054” chemical name “Non-2-eno-1,4-lactone”; l FL No. “10.060” chemical name “2-Decen-1,4-lactone”; m FL No. “10.170” chemical name “5-Pentyl-3H-furan-2-one”; n FL No. “13.004” chemical name “Allyl 2-furoate”; o FL No. “13.034” chemical name “3-(2-furyl)acrylaldehyde”; p FL No. “13.043” chemical name “Furfurylidene-2-butanal”; q FL No. “13.044” chemical name “4-(2-Furyl)but-3-en-2-one”; r FL No. “13.046” chemical name “3-(2-Furyl)-2-methylprop-2-enal”; s FL No. “13.066” chemical name “3-Acetyl-2,5-dimethylfuran”; t FL No. “13.103” chemical name “2-Butylfuran”; u FL No. “13.137” chemical name “3-(2-Furyl)-2-phenylprop-2-enal”; and v FL No. “13.150” chemical name “3-(5-Methyl-2-furyl)prop-2-enal”. Transitional provision 5 1 The flavouring substances referred to in regulation 4(2)(a) to (v), and foods containing them may, until their date of minimum durability of a food or ‘use by’ date, be placed on the market and, as the case may be, added to other foods, if — a present in the United Kingdom and were, or could have been, lawfully placed on the market in Great Britain before the end of 27th June 2024; or b in transit to Great Britain before the end of 27th June 2024, and could have lawfully been imported, or moved into Great Britain, and placed on the market as at the date of dispatch. 2 Foods containing one or more flavouring substances to which regulation 5(1)(a) or (b) applies may, until their date of minimum durability of a food or ‘use by’ date, be placed on the market and, as the case may be, added to other foods. 3 The following expressions have the same meaning as they bear in Regulation (EU) No.1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers etc — a “date of minimum durability of a food”; and b “‘use by’ date”. 4 Any expression used in both this regulation and Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods etc has the meaning it bears in that Regulation. PART 4 Novel Foods Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Leadsom Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department of Health and Social Care 22nd May 2024