Foodstuffs Suitable for People Intolerant to Gluten Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. No. 338 of 2010).

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Special dietary uses Offences/penalties

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

These Regulations provide for the execution and enforcement in Northern Ireland of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten. The Commission Regulation imposes requirements on the composition and labelling of foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten and other foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten, in particular as regards the use of the terms “very low gluten” and “gluten-free. The Regulations provide that a person who contravenes specified provisions of the Commission Regulation is guilty of an offence.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991 No. 762 (N.I. 7)).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1991 (2013)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Inspection, Institution, Residues, Drugs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten.

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Cereals/grains/rice, Processing/handling, Packaging/labelling, Agricultural commodities

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Food Information (Northern Ireland) Amendment Regulations 2016 (S.R. No. 294 of 2016).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2016

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Consumer protection, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX