Purity Criteria for Colours, Sweeteners and Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. No. 167 of 2009). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Food additives Standards 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 implementation of three new Commission Directives which consolidate existing European Community rules governing the purity criteria for colours, sweeteners and other miscellaneous additives used in foods. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Commission Directive 2008/128/EC laying down specific purity criteria concerning colours for use in foodstuffs (Codified version). Legislation | European Union | 2008 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 2008/60/EC laying down specific purity criteria concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 2008 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commission Directive 2008/84/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners (Codified version). Legislation | European Union | 2008 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Colours in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. No. 49 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (S.R. No. 50 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Sweeteners in Food (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1996 (S.R. No. 48 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards, Breastfeeding/infant food, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX