Colours in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations, 2005 (W.S.I. No. 1628 (W.122) of 2005). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Wales Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Food additives Standards 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 on 24 June 2005. Abstract These Regulations, which apply to Wales only, implement Commission Directive 2004/47/EC amending Directive 95/45/EC. They do so by further amending the Colours in Food Regulations 1995. The Regulations: (a) provide amended purity criteria for mixed carotenes E160 a (i) and beta carotene E160 a (ii); (b) insert a transitional defence provision for products put on the market or labelled before which otherwise comply with the Colours in Food Regulations 1995, allowing current stocks to be exhausted. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Commission Directive 2004/47/EC amending Directive 95/45/EC as regards mixed carotenes (E 160 a (i)) and beta-carotene (E 160 a (ii)). Legislation | European Union | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Colours in Food Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 3124 of 1995). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX