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2010 NO.2817食品调味料(英国)法规(The Flavourings in Food (England) Regulations 2010)

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发布文号 2010 NO.2817
发布日期 2010-11-23 生效日期 2011-01-20
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备注 该法规是针对食品中的调味料,对各食品领域和港口卫生强制实施的。其具体内容是对相关术语解释以及如果不遵守该法规会作出相应的惩罚。还对1996年关于食品调味料标签进行修改和取消了1992年和1994年食品调味料的法规。

  2010 No. 2817

  Food, England

  The Flavourings in Food (England) Regulations 2010

  Made

  23rd November 2010

  Laid before Parliament

  26th November 2010

  Coming into force

  20th January 2011

  The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a), (e) and (f), 17(2), 26(1)(a) and (b) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1) and now vested in him(2)。

  In accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, he has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.

  As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety(3), there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations

  Title, application and commencement

  This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

  1.  These Regulations —

  (a)may be cited as the Flavourings in Food (England) Regulations 2010;

  (b)apply in relation to England only; and

  (c)come into force on 20th January 2011.

  Interpretation

  This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

  2.—(1) In these Regulations —

  “the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;

  “the EU Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No.1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No.2232/96 and (EC) No. 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC(1);

  “authorised officer” means any person who is authorised in writing, either generally or specifically, by a food authority or as the case may be a port health authority to act in matters arising under these Regulations;

  “food authority” does not include the appropriate Treasurer referred to in section 5(1)(c) of the Act (which deals with the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple) nor a port health authority;

  “port health authority” means —

  (a)in relation to the London port health district (within the meaning given to that phrase for the purposes of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984(2) by section 7(1) of that Act), the Common Council of the City of London; and

  (b)in relation to any port health district constituted by order under section 2(3) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, a port health authority for that district constituted by order under section 2(4) of that Act.

  (2) Any other expression used in these Regulations and in the EU Regulation has the same meaning in these Regulations as it bears in the EU Regulation.

  (3) Any reference in regulation 3 to a numbered Article is a reference to the Article so numbered in the EU Regulation.

  Offences and penalties

  This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

  3.—(1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the EU provisions specified in paragraph (2) as read with the transitional arrangements contained in Article 30 is guilty of an offence.

  (2) The EU provisions are —

  (a)Article 4 (general conditions of use of flavourings or food ingredients with flavouring properties);

  (b)Article 5 (prohibition of non-compliant flavourings or non-compliant food);

  (c)Article 6(1) and (2) (restrictions on the presence of certain substances);

  (d)Article 7 (restrictions on the use of certain source materials);

  (e)Article 10 (restriction relating to the Community list of flavourings and source materials);

  (f)Article 14(1) (labelling of flavourings not intended for sale to the final consumer);

  (g)Article 17 (labelling of flavourings intended for sale to the final consumer); and

  (h)Article 19(2) and (3) (reporting obligations on food business operators)。

  (3) Anyone convicted of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

  Enforcement authorities

  This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

  4.  It is the duty of each food authority within its area and each port health authority within its district to execute and enforce these Regulations and the EU Regulation.

  Application of various sections of the Food Safety Act 1990

  This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

  5.—(1) The following provisions of the Act apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the modification that any reference in those provisions to the Act or Part of it is to be construed as a reference to these Regulations —

  (a)section 20 (offences due to fault of another person);

  (b)section 21 (defence of due diligence)(1) with the modification that —

  (i)subsections (2) to (4) shall apply in relation to an offence of contravening regulation 3(2)(a) to (g) as they apply in relation to an offence under section 14 or 15, and

  (ii)in subsection (4) the references to “sale” are deemed to include references to “placing on the market”;

  (c)section 30(8) (which relates to documentary evidence);

  (d)section 35(1) (punishment of offences)(2), in so far as it relates to offences under section 33(1) as applied by paragraph (3)(b);

  (e)section 35(2) and (3)(3), in so far as it relates to offences under section 33(2) as applied by paragraph (3)(c);

  (f)section 36 (offences by bodies corporate); and

  (g)section 36A (offences by Scottish partnerships)(4)。

  (2) In the application of section 32 of the Act (powers of entry) for the purposes of these Regulations, the references in subsection (1) to the Act are to be construed as including references to the EU Regulation.

  (3) The following provisions of the Act apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the modification that any reference in those provisions to the Act is to be construed as including a reference to the EU Regulation and these Regulations —

  (a)section 3 (presumption that food is intended for human consumption) with the modification that the references to “sold” and “sale” are deemed to include references to “placed on the market” and “placing on the market” respectively;

  (b)section 33(1) (obstruction etc. of officers);

  (c)section 33(2), with the modification that the reference to “any such requirement as is mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above” is deemed to be a reference to any such requirement as is mentioned in that subsection as applied by sub-paragraph (b); and

  (d)section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith)。

  (4) Section 34 of the Act (time limit for prosecutions) applies to offences under regulation 3 as it applies to offences punishable under section 35(2) of the Act.

  Condemnation of Food

  This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

  6.  Where any food is certified by a food analyst as being food which it is an offence under these Regulations to place on the market, that food shall be treated for the purposes of section 9 of the Act (under which a food may be seized and destroyed under an order of a justice of the peace) as failing to comply with food safety requirements.

  Amendments to the Food Labelling Regulations 1996

  This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

  7.—(1) The Food Labelling Regulations 1996(1) are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)。

  (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) —

  (a)for the definition of “the additives regulations” substitute the following —

  ““the additives regulations” means the Food Additives (England) Regulations 2009, Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives and Regulation 1334/2008 on food flavourings;”;

  (b)for the definition of “flavouring” when used as a noun substitute the following —

  “the noun “flavouring” bears the same meaning as “flavourings” as defined in Article 3(2)(a) of Regulation 1334/2008 on food flavourings;”;

  (c)the definitions of “flavouring preparation”, “flavouring substance”, “process flavouring” and “smoke flavouring” are omitted; and

  (d)after the definition of “recommended daily allowance” insert the following definition —

  ““Regulation 1334/2008 on food flavourings” means Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No. 2232/96 and (EC) No. 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC;”。

  (3) In regulation 14 (names of ingredients) —

  (a)for paragraph (5) substitute the following —

  “(5) Subject to paragraph (5A) and to regulation 34B, where an ingredient being a flavouring is added to or used in a food it shall be identified by either —

  (a)the word “flavouring” or, where more than one such ingredient is used, “flavourings”, or

  (b)a more specific name or description of the flavouring; or

  (c)the expression “smoke flavouring(s)” or “smoke flavouring(s) produced from (insert name of food or food category or source)” if the flavouring component contains smoke flavouring as defined by Article 3(2)(f) of Regulation 1334/2008 on food flavourings and imparts a smoky flavour to the food.”;

  (b)for paragraph (6) substitute the following —

  “(6) The word “natural” to describe an ingredient being a flavouring may only be used in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation 1334/2008 on food flavourings as read with Article 30 of that Regulation.”; and

  (c)paragraphs (7) and (8) are omitted.

  Revocations

  This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

  8.  The Flavourings in Food Regulations 1992(1) and the Flavourings in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1994(2) are revoked in so far as they apply in relation to England.

  Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

  Anne Milton

  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,

  Department of Health

  23rd November 2010

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