Food (Control of Irradiation) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. No. 284 of 2002). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Treated food Packaging/labelling 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 1 July 2002. Abstract These Regulations: (a) remove two definitions from the principal Regulations which were found to be unnecessary (reg. 3); (b) re-enact provisions in a clarified format for the documents which are required to accompany foods which have been treated with ionising radiation by insertion of new provisions in Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the principal Regulations and make additional provision in relation to such foods which are not intended for sale to the ultimate consumer or catering establishments with a view to clarifying responsibility for compliance with the documentation requirements (regs. 4, 5, 6 and 7); (c) make four minor amendments to clarify ambiguities in the wording of the principal Regulations. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionizing radiation. Legislation | European Union | 1999 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Treated food, Radiation, Standards, Inspection, International trade, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Community list of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation. Legislation | European Union | 1999 Keyword: Treated food, Radiation, Standards, Inspection, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Food (Control of Irradiation) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 2490 of 1990). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1990 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Treated food, Standards, Inspection, Radiation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Food Irradiation (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. No. 261 of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Treated food, Packaging/labelling, International trade, Standards, Radiation Source: FAO, FAOLEX