The Food Supplements and Food for Specific Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2023/28 |
| Year | 2023 |
2023 No. 28
Food
The Food Supplements and Food for Specific Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023
Made 11th January 2023
Laid before Parliament 13th January 2023
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901, Articles 11(1)(b) and (g), 16(1)(a) and 16A(2) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control2and regulation 2(2) of the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 20193.
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety4.
In accordance with Article 16A of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 and regulation 5(2) of the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, these Regulations are made with the consent of the Scottish and Welsh Ministers.
The Secretary of State has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Food Supplements and Food for Specific Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations come into force on:
(a)
(a) 10th August 2024 in respect of this regulation, regulation 6(1) (insofar as it relates to regulation 6(2)(a)) and regulation 6(2)(a); and
(b)
(b) 10th February 2023 for all other purposes.
(3) Any amendment made by these Regulations has the same extent as the provision amended.
Amendment to the Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (England) Regulations 2003
2.—(1) The Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (England) Regulations 20035are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 4 (Nutritional Substances)—
(a)
(a) in paragraph 1 (Vitamins) after “Folic acid” insert “Calcium-L-methylfolate”; and
(b)
(b) in paragraph 4 (Salts of minerals and trace elements) after—
(i) “Ferrous carbonate” insert “Ferrous bisglycinate”; and
(ii) “Zinc acetate” insert “Zinc chloride”.
Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 609/2013
3.—(1) Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control is amended as follows.
(2) In the Annex, in the section of the table entitled “Vitamins”, under the substance “Folate”, for the entry in respect of “calcium-L-methylfolate”, substitute—
“
calcium-L-methylfolate |
X |
X |
X |
”
Amendment to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127
4.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 of 25 September 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formula and as regards requirements on information relating to infant and young child feeding6is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 4 (requirements on pesticides), for paragraph 1, substitute—
“
1 For the purposes of this Article, ‘residue’ means pesticide residue as referred to in sub-paragraph (c) of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005.
Amendment to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128
5.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 of 25 September 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European...
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