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Coffee Extracts and Chicory Extracts Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. No. 45 of 2001).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Coffee/cocoa/tea Packaging/labelling Beverages
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Coming into force 19 March 2001.
Abstract

These Regulations implement Directive 1999/4/EC of the European Parliament and the Council relating to coffee extracts and chicory extracts. They: (a) prescribe definitions and reserved descriptions for coffee extracts and chicory extracts (reg. 2 and the Schedule); (b) provide for the Regulations to apply to coffee extracts and chicory extracts ready for delivery to the ultimate consumer or to a catering establishment, except for the product known as café torrefacto soluble (reg. 3); (c) restrict the sale of foods labelled with a reserved description (reg. 4); (d) require reserved descriptions and specified declarations to be applied to designated products, and prescribe the manner of marking or labelling to be employed; certain provisions of the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, which govern the labelling of coffee extracts and chicory extracts except so far as specifically provided for in these Regulations, are applied to these specific requirements (regs. 5 and 6); (e) provide for penalties and enforcement, include a transitional provision, and a defence in relation to exports (in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of Council Directive 89/397/EEC on the official control of foodstuffs), apply various provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and make amendments and revocations (regs. 7 to 11).

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amended by

Food Information Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. No. 223 of 2014).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Consumer protection, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX