Jam and Similar Products (Wales) Regulations 2018 (W.S.I. No. 274 (W. 50) of 2018).

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Fruits/edible nuts Food additives Packaging/labelling Enforcement/compliance

Geographical area

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

Abstract

These Regulations, which apply to Wales, implement Council Directive 2001/113/EC concerning fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption. They, among other things: T retain existing national measures relating to curds, lemon cheese, and mincemeat; prescribe definitions and reserved descriptions for certain specified jam products; restrict the use of reserved descriptions to the specified jam and similar products to which they relate; prescribe labelling requirements for such products; impose an obligation on food authorities to enforce the Regulations; apply certain provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990, with modifications. This includes the application, with modifications, of section 10(1), enabling an improvement notice to be served to require compliance with specified provisions of these Regulations, and the application of section 10(2), making the failure to comply with an improvement notice an offence.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption.

Legislation | European Union | 2001

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Processing/handling, Fruits/edible nuts, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Jam and Similar Products (Wales) Regulations 2004 (W.S.I. No. 553 (W.56) of 2004).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Fruits/edible nuts, Food additives, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX