The Cocoa and Chocolate Products (Scotland) Regulations 2003
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2003/291 |
| Year | 2003 |
(2) These Regulations shall extend to Scotland only.In these Regulations– (1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, the vegetable fats, other than cocoa butter, specified in Schedule 2 may be added to those designated chocolate products specified in column 2 of items 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of Schedule 1.(2) An addition in accordance with paragraph (1) above may not exceed 5 per cent of the finished product, after deduction of the total weight of any other edible substances used in accordance with Note 1 to Schedule 1, without reducing the minimum content of cocoa butter or total dry cocoa solids.These Regulations apply to designated products, which are intended for human consumption and ready for delivery to the ultimate consumer or to a catering establishment. such food is the designated product to which the reserved description relates; such description, derivative or word is used in such a context as to indicate explicitly or by clear implication that the substance to which it relates is only an ingredient of that food;
such description, derivative or word is used in such a context as to indicate explicitly or by clear implication that such food is not and does not contain a designated product the use of such description, derivative or word to designate the food is in accordance with the customs applicable in the United Kingdom and the food cannot be confused with a product listed in column 1 of Schedule 1. subject to paragraphs (2) (a) and (3) , a reserved description of the product;subject to regulation 7(2) , in the case of a designated chocolate product which, pursuant to regulation 3, contains vegetable fats other than cocoa butter, the conspicuous and clearly legible statement “contains vegetable fats in addition to cocoa butter”;as regards a designated chocolate product specified in column 2 of item 4(a) of Schedule 1, the dry milk solids content indicated is not less than 14 per cent; andas regards a designated chocolate product specified in column 2 of item 5 of Schedule 1, the dry milk solids content indicated is not less than 20 per cent;subject to paragraph (4) below, in the case of a designated product specified in column 2 of item 2(c) , 2(d) , 2(e) , 3, 4, 5, 8 or 9 of Schedule 1, an indication of the total dry cocoa solids content in the form “cocoa solids... % minimum”;in the case of a designated cocoa product specified in column 2 of item 2(b) or 2(e) , an indication of the cocoa butter content.the reserved description may be replaced by “assorted chocolates” or “assorted filled chocolates” or a similar name; andthe list of ingredients with which food is required by F31Article 9(1) (b) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 to be marked or labelled may be a single list of ingredients for all the products in the assortment.(3) The reserved descriptions “chocolate”, “milk chocolate” and “couverture chocolate” may be supplemented by information or descriptions relating to quality criteria:in the case of the reserved description “chocolate”, not less than 43 per cent total dry cocoa solids, including not less than 26 per cent cocoa butter; in the case of the reserved description “milk chocolate”, not less than 30 per cent total dry cocoa solids and not less than 18 per cent dry milk solids obtained by partly or wholly dehydrating whole milk, semi-skimmed or skimmed milk, cream, or from partly or wholly dehydrated cream, butter or milk fat, including not less than 4.5 per cent milk fat; in the case of the reserved description “couverture chocolate”, not less than 16 per cent dry non-fat cocoa solids. (4) The total dry cocoa solids content with which a designated product is required by paragraph (1) (d) above to be marked or labelled shall be calculated after deduction of the weight of other edible substances provided for in Note 1 to Schedule 1 but not the weight of any ingredient specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 as an ingredient of that product or of any vegetable fat added in accordance with regulation 3.(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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