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Caseins and Caseinates Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R.I. No. 415 of 2016).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Milk/dairy products Food quality control/food safety Residues Standards Packaging/labelling Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations concern placing on the market of a product mentioned in Article 2 of the Directive (EU) 2015/2203 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to caseins and caseinates intended for human consumption. These Regulations— (a) implement Directive (EU) 2015/2203; (b) prescribe definitions and standards for certain casein products; (c) prohibit the use of any casein or caseinate in the preparation of food if it does not comply with the particular standards; (d) subject to specified exceptions, prohibit the labelling or advertisement of food with the names of casein products unless the food is or contains a casein product; (e) impose additional requirements as to the labelling of casein products); (g) apply certain provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (with modifications. This includes the application (with modifications) of Article 9(1), enabling an improvement notice to be served to require compliance with regulations. The provisions, as applied, make the failure to comply with an improvement notice an offence.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Implements

Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991 No. 762 (N.I. 7)).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1991 (2013)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Inspection, Institution, Residues, Drugs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive (EU) 2015/2203 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to caseins and caseinates intended for human consumption and repealing Council Directive 83/417/EEC.

Legislation | European Union | 2015

Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Packaging/labelling, Codex Alimentarius

Source: FAO, FAOLEX