Food Labelling (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. No. 159 of 2003). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Meat Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These Regulations enter into force on 21 April 2003. Abstract These Regulations allow use of the generic name "meat" with the name of the animal species from which it comes (or equivalent terms such as "pork" or "beef") for skeletal muscles of mammalian and bird species in ingredients lists, subject to certain conditions (regs. 2, 3 and 5). The rules in regulation 19 of the principal Regulations on indications of quantities of certain ingredients or categories of ingredients apply in respect of that generic name. These Regulations also insert a transitional provision in respect of that generic name in implementation of Directive 2002/86/EC for food sold before 1 July 2003 (reg. 4). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Commission Directive 2001/101/EC amending Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 2001 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. No. 383 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX