European Communities (Purity Criteria on Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 260 of 2002). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Food additives Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations implement Commission Directive 2001/30/EC amending Commission Directive 96/77/EC. Regulation 3 now reads: “Products put on the market or labelled before 1 June 2002 which do not comply with Commission Directive 2001/30/EC of 2 May 2001 may be marketed until stocks are exhausted and Commission Directive 2001/30/EC shall not apply to such stocks." Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Commission Directive 2001/30/EC amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners. Legislation | European Union | 2001 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends European Communities (Purity Criteria on Food Additives other than Colours and Sweeteners) Regulations, 1998. Legislation | Ireland | 1998 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives Source: FAO, FAOLEX