The Food Supplements and Food for Specific Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023 No. 28), Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Breastfeeding/infant food Food additives Food quality control/food safety Novel food Pesticides Residues Special dietary uses Nutrition Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations contain amendments related to vitamins and minerals in the manufacture of food supplements and certain categories of food. Regulation 2 amends Schedule 4 to the Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (England) Regulations 2003 to allow the addition of calcium-L-methylfolate, ferrous bisglycinate and zinc chloride to processed cereal-based foods and baby foods. Regulation 3 amends the Annex (‘Great Britain List’) to the retained EU Regulation No 609/2013 to permit the addition of calcium-L-methylfolate to infant formula and follow-on formula. Regulation 4 amends the definition of pesticide residue in the retained Article 4 of the EU Commission Delegated Regulation 2016/127. Regulation 5 amends the definition of pesticide residue in the retained Article 3 of the EU Commission Delegated Regulation 2016/128. Regulation 6 amends Schedule 2 to the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 to permit the addition of nicotinamide riboside chloride and magnesium citrate malate as permitted forms of vitamins and mineral substances which may be used in the manufacture of food supplements. Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 3207 of 2003). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 Keyword: Breastfeeding/infant food, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Standards, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX