Novel Foods (Wales) Regulations 2017 (W.S.I. No. 1103 (W. 279) 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 Novel food Enforcement/compliance 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 Wales of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council. They, among other things, make food authorities responsible for the enforcement of the Regulations within their area, define offences, and apply certain provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 with modifications (section 9, enabling an authorised officer, if he or she considers that Article 6(2) of the Novel Foods Regulation is being or has been contravened, to give notice to the person in charge of the food that it is not to be used for human consumption or is not to be removed except to some place specified in the notice, or to seize the food in order to have it dealt with by a justice of the peace, and section 10(1), enabling an improvement notice to be served requiring the person in charge of the food to comply with the provisions of the Novel Foods Regulation specified in Schedule 1 to these Regulations). The provisions, as applied, make the failure to comply with an improvement notice an offence. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods, amending Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No. 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1852/2001. Legislation | European Union | 2015 Keyword: Novel food, Internal trade, International trade, Food quality control/food safety, Consumer protection, Public health Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Food Enzymes (Wales) Regulations 2009 (W.S.I. No. 3377 (W.299) of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Novel Foods and Novel Food Ingredients Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 1335 of 1997). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Novel food Source: FAO, FAOLEX