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2002 No. 330 (W.43)

FOOD, WALES

The Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002

  Made 13th February 2002 
  Coming into force 1st March 2002 

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a) and (e), 17(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990[1], and now vested in the National Assembly for Wales[2], the National Assembly for Wales, having had regard, in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act, to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of that Act, makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
     1.  - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002, shall come into force on 1st March 2002 and shall extend to Wales only.

    (2) In these Regulations "the principal Regulations" ("y prif Reoliadau") means the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995[
3].

Amendment of the principal Regulations
     2.  - (1) The principal Regulations shall be amended, insofar as they extend to Wales, in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) below.

    (2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2(interpretation) - 

    (3) In Schedule 1 (permitted sweeteners and the foods in or on which they may be used) there shall be added at the end, in columns 2 to 4, the provisions specified in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Consequential amendments
     3.  - (1) Paragraph (2) of regulation 4 (consequential amendments) of the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001[5] shall cease to have effect.

    (2) In the provisions specified in paragraph (3) below, insofar as they extend to Wales, references to the principal Regulations shall be construed as references to those Regulations as amended up to and including the amendments effected by these Regulations.

    (3) The provisions to which paragraph (2) above refers are - 



Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[11]


John Marek
The Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

13th February 2002



SCHEDULE
Regulation 2(3)


PROVISIONS ADDED TO COLUMNS 2 TO 4 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE PRINCIPAL REGULATIONS


Sucralose[12] Non-alcoholic     
     Water-based flavoured drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 300 mg/1
     Milk-and milk-derivative-based or fruit-juice-based drinks, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 300 mg/1
     Desserts and similar products     
     Water-based flavoured desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 400 mg/kg
     Milk-and milk-derivative-based preparations, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 400 mg/kg
     Fruit-and vegetable-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 400 mg/kg
     Egg-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 400 mg/kg
     Cereal-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 400 mg/kg
     Breakfast cereals with a fibre content of more than 15%, and containing at least 20% bran, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 400 mg/kg
     Fat-based desserts, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 400 mg/kg
     Confectionery     
     Confectionery with no added sugar 1000 mg/kg
     Breath-freshening micro-sweets, with no added sugar 2400 mg/kg
     Tablet-form confectionery, energy-reduced 200 mg/kg
     Cocoa-or dried-fruit-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 800 mg/kg
     Starch-based confectionery, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 1000 mg/kg
     Chewing gum with no added sugar 3000 mg/kg
     Strongly flavoured freshening throat pastilles with no added sugar 1000 mg/kg
     Miscellaneous     
     "Snacks": certain flavours of ready to eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts 400mg/kg
     Cornets and wafers, for ice-cream, with no added sugar 800mg/kg
     Essoblaten 800mg/kg
     Cocoa-, milk-, dried-fruit- or fat-based sandwich spreads, engery- reduced or with no added sugar 400mg/kg
     Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine 250mg/l
     Cider and perry 250mg/l
     Alcohol-free beer or with an alcohol content not exceeding 1.2% vol 250mg/l
     "Bière de table/Tafelbier/Table beer" (original wort content less than 6%) except for "Obergäriges Einfachbier" 250mg/l
     Beers with a minimum acidity of 30 milli-equivalents expressed as NaOH 250mg/l
     Brown beers of the "oud bruin" type 250mg/l
     Energy-reduced beer 10mg/l
     Spirit drinks containing less than 15% alcohol by volume 250mg/l
     Edible ices, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 320mg/kg
     Canned or bottled fruit, energy-reduced or with no added sugar 400mg/kg
     Energy-reduced jams, jellies and marmalades 400mg/kg
     Energy-reduced fruit and vegetable preparations 400mg/kg
     Feinkostsalat 140mg/kg
     Sweet-sour preserves of fruit and vegetables 180mg/kg
     Sweet-sour preserves and semi-preserves of fish and marinades of fish, crustaceans and molluscs 120mg/kg
     Sauces 450mg/kg
     Energy-reduced soups 45mg/l
  Mustard 140mg/kg
     Fine bakery products: energy-reduced or with no added sugar 700mg/kg
     Complete formulae for weight control intended to replace total daily food intake or an individual meal 320mg/kg
     Complete formulae and nutritional supplements for use under medical supervision 400mg/kg
     Liquid food supplements/dietary integrators 240mg/kg
     Solid food supplements/dietary integrators 800mg/kg
     Food supplements/diet integrators based on vitamins and/or mineral elements, syrup-type or chewable 2400mg/kg



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations, which extend to Wales only, further amend the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/3123 as already amended) which extend to Great Britain, by - 

Copies of the document referred to in regulation 2(2)(b) may be obtained from:

Alternatively, copies may be obtained online from www.thestationeryoffice.com.


Notes:

[1] 1990 c.16.back

[2] Functions of "the Ministers" under the Food Safety Act 1990, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).back

[3] S.I. 1995/3123; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/1477, 1997/814, 1999/982 and 2001/2679.back

[4] The reference for Directive 2001/52/EC is OJ No. L190, 12.7.2001, p.18.back

[5] S.I. 2001/2679.back

[6] S.I. 1981/1063; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1983/1211 and 1995/3123.back

[7] S.I. 1984/1566; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1995/3123, 1995/3124 and 1995/3187.back

[8] S.I. 1992/1978; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1995/3123.back

[9] S.I. 1995/3187 to which there is an amendment not relevant to these Regulations.back

[10] S.I. 1996/1499 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.back

[11] 1998 c.38.back

[12] Authorised until 29 February 2004 in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 89/107/EEC (OJ No. L40, 11.2.89, p.27) pending consideration for inclusion in Directive 94/35/EC (OJ No. L237, 10.9.94, p.2).back



Cymraeg (Welsh)



ISBN 0 11090435 4


  Prepared 6 March 2002


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