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Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (W.S.I. No. 832 (W. 202) of 2017).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Wales
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Packaging/labelling Standards Residues Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012 so as to - (a) provide for the continuing enforcement of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/752 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food by— (i) replacing the definition of Regulation 10/2011 in the principal Regulations in order for references to Regulation 10/2011 to be references to that Regulation as amended (regulation 3); and (ii) amending references to Regulation 10/2011 in the table in the Schedule to the principal Regulations to enforce amendments made to Regulation 10/2011; (b) apply certain provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 (1990 c. 16, with modifications, to the principal Regulations. Section 10 of the 1990 Act is applied (with modifications) to enable improvement notices to be served to require compliance with any of the provisions listed in regulation 27(1)(a) of the principal Regulations as amended by these Regulations.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/752 amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.

Legislation | European Union | 2017

Keyword: Packaging/labelling, Food quality control/food safety, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012 (W.S.I. No. 2705 (W.291) of 2012).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2012

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Standards, Residues, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX