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Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. No. 530 of 2003).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Breastfeeding/infant food Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Standards Nutrition
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations implement Commission Directive 96/5/EC on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children. The Regulations: (a) exempt from their application any baby food which is a milk intended for young children; (b) prohibit the sale of any processed cereal-based food or baby food unless it complies with the labelling requirements in regulation 4 and the manufacturing and compositional requirements in regulation 5; (c) prescribe labelling requirements; (d) prescribe manufacturing and compositional requirements; (e) create offences and prescribe penalties; (f) specify the enforcement authorities; (g) provide a defence in relation to exports in accordance with specified Community legislation; and (h) apply various sections of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 including those relating to enforcement and defences.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Directive 96/5/EC, Euratom on processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children.

Legislation | European Union | 1996 (2003)

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Plant Protection Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. No. 295 of 2011).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2011

Keyword: Plant protection, Biosecurity, Pesticides, Institution, Biological control agents, Offences/penalties, Environmental fees/charges

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. No. 408 of 2007).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Breastfeeding/infant food, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties, Nutrition

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Food Information Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. No. 223 of 2014).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Consumer protection, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX