European Communities (Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 64 of 2001). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Internal trade Standards Food additives Special dietary uses Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations lay down compositional and labelling requirements, and general provisions for the sale in Ireland of dietary foods for special medical purposes. Dietary foods for special medical purposes may be placed on the market only if they comply with the provisions laid down in these Regulations and the Directive. Dietary foods for special medical purposes are classified in three categories as specified in regulation 4. These Regulations shall be enforced by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Commission Directive 1999/21/EC on dietary foods for special medical purposes. Legislation | European Union | 1999 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Special dietary uses Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 89/398/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses. Legislation | European Union | 1989 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Special dietary uses, Internal trade, Fraud, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998. Legislation | Ireland | 1998 (2000) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Institution, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by European Communities (Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes) (Amendment) Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 241 of 2007). Legislation | Ireland | 2007 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Special dietary uses, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Communities (Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes) (Amendment) Regulations, 2002 (S.I. No. 150 of 2002). Legislation | Ireland | 2002 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Special dietary uses, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by European Communities (Dietary Foods For Special Medical Purposes) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 187 of 2009). Legislation | Ireland | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Special dietary uses, Classification/declassification, Standards, Breastfeeding/infant food, Offences/penalties, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX