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European Union (Food Intended for Infants and Young Children, Food for Special Medical Purposes, and Total Diet Replacement for Weight Control) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 425 of 2019).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Special dietary uses Classification/declassification Standards Packaging/labelling Breastfeeding/infant food Food additives Residues Inspection Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Nutrition
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations give effect to EU legislation food for special medical purposes and foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses and lay down general compositional requirements and packaging and labelling requirements for such foods. They apply to the following foods— (1) infant formula and follow-on formula, (2) processed cereal-based food and baby food, (3) food for special medical purposes, and (4) total diet replacement for weight control. A food business operator who places on the retail market such food other than in the form of prepacked food, is guilty of an offence. the Regulations also prohibit adding a substance belonging to one of the specified categories if such substance is not included in the Union list, or the particular requirements set out in the Union list for the addition of that substance are not complied with. The Regulations also set out requirements on pesticides in food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants and young children and provide for enforcement of these Regulations, of EU Regulation 609/2013 and EU Regulation 2016/128.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Implements

Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998.

Legislation | Ireland | 1998 (2000)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Institution, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EU) No. 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control.

Legislation | European Union | 2013

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Food additives, Special dietary uses, Standards, Nutrition

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for food for special medical purposes.

Legislation | European Union | 2015

Keyword: Special dietary uses, Standards, MRL-maximum residue limit, Packaging/labelling, Food quality control/food safety, Pesticides

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

European Union (Foodstuffs Intended for Particular Nutritional Uses) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 169 of 2012).

Legislation | Ireland | 2012

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Food additives, Special dietary uses, Inspection, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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

Amended by

European Union (Food Intended for Infants and Young Children, Food for Special Medical Purposes, and Total Diet Replacement for Weight Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 111/2022).

Legislation | Ireland | 2022

Keyword: Breastfeeding/infant food, Residues, Cereals/grains/rice, Consumer protection, MRL-maximum residue limit, Nutrition, Pesticides, Public health, Special dietary uses, Food quality control/food safety, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

European Union (Food Intended for Infants and Young Children, Food for Special Medical Purposes, and Total Diet Replacement for Weight Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 490 of 2023).

Legislation | Ireland | 2023

Keyword: Breastfeeding/infant food, Business/industry/corporations, Milk/dairy products, Food quality control/food safety, Internal trade, Nutrition, Offences/penalties, Pesticides, Residues, Special dietary uses, Youth, MRL-maximum residue limit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX