S.I. No. 263/1989:

HEALTH (PRESERVATIVES IN FOOD) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1989.

HEALTH (PRESERVATIVES IN FOOD) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1989.

The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 , 54 , 56 and 59 of the Health Act, 1947 (No. 28 of 1947), subsection (3) of section 38 of the Health Act, 1953 (No. 26 of 1953) and section 6 of the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970 ), after consultation with the Minister for Industry and Commerce and the Minister for Agriculture and Food hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health (Preservatives in Food) (Amendment) Regulations, 1989.

2. Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Health (Preservatives in Food) Regulations, 1981 (S.I. No. 337 of 1981) is hereby amended by the insertion between the reference to E220 in column 1 and the matters relating thereto in columns 2 to 5 and the reference to E230 in column 1 and the matters relating thereto in columns 2 to 5 of the following matter:--

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 13th day of October, 1989.

RORY O'HANLON,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of these Regulations is to designate the preservative, Potassium Acid Sulphite (Potassium Bisulphite) Serial No. E228 a permitted preservative and thereby to give effect to EEC Council Directive 85/585 of 20 December 1985.