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Health (Colouring Agents in Food) Regulations, 1973.

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
1973
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Food additives Packaging/labelling
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations prescribe the colouring agents which may be added to food which is imported, distributed, sold or exposed for sale and limit the use of such colouring agents in or on certain named foods. They regulate the specifications of purity for permitted colouring agents. They also prescribe labelling requirements for colouring agents. Where a sample of food has been certified not to comply with the Regulations, an authorized officer may seize, remove and detain such food as being food which isunfit for human consumption and, in certain circumstances, destroy it. These Regulations shall not apply to any colouring agent or any food having any colouring agent in it or on it: (a) which is intended to be exported or re-exported; or(b) which is sold for the purpose of scientific laboratory testing, if the container of any such colouring agent or food bears a label stating clearly that such colouring agent or food, as the case may be, is sold only for such purpose. The Regulations shall be enforced and executed by health boards in their functional areas.

Full text
English
Website
www.bailii.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Health Act 1947.

Legislation | Ireland | 1947 (2020)

Keyword: Public health, Hazards, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Water supply, Governance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Health (Colouring Agents in Food) (Amendment) Regulations, 1978.

Legislation | Ireland | 1978

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Health (Colouring Agents in Food) (Amendment) Regulations, 1992.

Legislation | Ireland | 1992

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Fraud

Source: FAO, FAOLEX