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Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 90 of 2004).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Special dietary uses Data collection/reporting
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 31 March 2004.
Abstract

These Regulations: (a) allow for a specified period, subject to conditions, the sale of designated PNU foods to which there has been added a substance listed in new Schedule 3 to the principal Regulations (regs. 4(c) and 7 and Schedule 2); (b) add another substance to the list of substances in the category carnitine and taurine which may be added for specific nutritional purposes in designated PNU foods (reg. 5); (c) add six substances to the list of substances in the category amino acids which may be added for specific nutritional purposes in foods for specific medical purposes (reg. 6 and Schedule 1); impose a condition of use in the case of one of these substances (reg. 4(a) and Schedule 1); (d) in implementation of the Annex to Directive 2001/15/EC provide that for amino acids also the sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium salts, as well as their hydrochlorides may be used (reg. 6 and Schedule 1).

Full text
English
Website
www.scotland-legislation.hmso.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Directive 2004/5/EC amending Directive 2001/15/EC to include certain substances in the Annex.

Legislation | European Union | 2004

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Special dietary uses

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. No. 397 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Special dietary uses, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX