Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. No. 50 of 1996). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Food additives Standards Internal trade Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations implement European Parliament and Council Directive 95/2/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorized for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption. The principal provisions of the Regulations: (1) prohibit the use in or on any food of any miscellaneous additive; (2) prohibit the use in or on any food of any permitted miscellaneous additive otherwise than in accordance with the Regulations (reg. 3); (3) restrict the use of miscellaneous additives primarily as a carrier or carrier solvent (reg. 3) and the presence of such additives in certain food (reg. 3); (4) prohibit the sale for use in or on food, or the sale direct to the consumer, of any miscellaneous additive other than a permitted miscellaneous additive (reg. 5); (5) restrict the sale of miscellaneous additives for use primarily as a carrier or carrier solvent (reg. 5) and the sale of food additives in combination with miscellaneous additives which have been so used (reg. 5); (6) prohibit the sale of any food containing any added miscellaneous additive other than a permitted miscellaneous additive used or present in accordance with regulation 3 (reg. 5); specify purity criteria, etc. 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 Amended by Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. No. 325 of 2007). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Condensed Milk and Dried Milk (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. No. 42 of 2008). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2008 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Milk/dairy products, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. No. 14 of 2008). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2008 Keyword: Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Purity Criteria for Colours, Sweeteners and Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. No. 167 of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. No. 46 of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. No. 419 of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. No. 158 of 2003). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 Keyword: Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. No. 244 of 1999). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. No. 340 of 1997). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. No. 416 of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards, Internal trade, Breastfeeding/infant food, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX