The Food Additives, Food Flavourings and Novel Foods (Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

Made: 14th March 2023

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 16th March 2023

Coming into force: 15th May 2023

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PART 1 — Introduction

Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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PART 2 — Food Additives Authorisations

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008

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Amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012

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Transitional provision

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PART 3 — Food Flavourings Authorisations

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008

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PART 4 — Novel Foods Authorisations

Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470

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SCHEDULE 1 — Amendments to the domestic list of food additives approved for use in foods in Annex 2 to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 concerning steviol glycosides from Stevia (E 960a) (formerly steviol glycosides (E 960)) and for the addition of rebaudioside M produced by enzyme modification of steviol glycosides from Stevia (E 960c)

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SCHEDULE 2 — Amendments to the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012 concerning the specification of steviol glycosides (E 960a) (formerly E 960) and for the addition of a specification for rebaudioside M produced via enzyme modification of steviol glycosides from Stevia (E 960c)

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SCHEDULE 3 — Amendment to the domestic list of flavourings and source materials in Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008 for the addition of 3-(1-((3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1-(3-hydroxybenzyl)imidazolidine-2,4-dione

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SCHEDULE 4 — Amendments to the list of novel foods in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 for the authorisation of UV-treated baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as a novel food

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SCHEDULE 5 — Amendments to the list of novel foods in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 for the authorisation of vitamin D₂ mushroom powder as a novel food

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Signed

MAREE TODD — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 14th March 2023

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: Article 2 makes provision as to how the regulation-making power in Article 7(5) is to be exercised.

[^f00002]: EUR 2008/1331, as relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/860. The terms “domestic list”, “authority”, “prescribe” and “appropriate authority” are defined in Article 2. In relation to Part 2 of these Regulations, Articles 7(5) and 14(2)(b) of EUR 2008/1331 are applied by Articles 10(3), 14 and 30(4) of Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives as relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/860. In relation to Part 3 of these Regulations, Articles 7(5) and 14(2)(b) of EUR 2008/1331 are applied by Article 11(3) of 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 as relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/860.

[^f00003]: Article 9 makes provision as regards how the regulation-making power in Article 12(1) is to be exercised and Article 27(1) lays down requirements as regards the information to be included in the entry for a novel food on the list set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 where it is authorised based on proprietary scientific evidence or scientific data. In accordance with Article 12(1), the appropriate authority must prescribe updates to that list within seven months of the date of publication of the Food Safety Authority’s opinion.

[^f00004]: EUR 2015/2283, as relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/702. The terms “list”, “prescribe” and “appropriate authority” are defined in Article 3.

[^f00005]: EUR 2002/178, as relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/641 and 2020/1504.

[^f00006]: EUR 2008/1333, as amended by S.I. 2019/860.

[^f00007]: EUR 2008/1334, as amended by S.I. 2019/860.

[^f00008]: EUR 2012/231, as amended by S.I. 2019/860.

[^f00009]: EUR 2017/2470, as amended by S.I. 2019/702.

[^f00010]: “Quantum satis” is defined in Article 3(2)(h) of EUR 2008/1333 to mean that no maximum numerical level is specified and substances shall be used in accordance with good manufacturing practice, at a level not higher than is necessary to achieve the intended purpose and provided the consumer is not misled.

[^f00011]: “Authority” is defined in Article 3(2)(l) of EUR 2008/1334 to mean Food Standards Scotland as regards Scotland. The definition of “Authority” was inserted by S.I. 2019/860.

[^f00012]: S.S.I. 2003/278, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00013]: S.I. 2019/651, as relevantly amended by S.I. 2020/1476.

[^f00014]: EUR 2013/609, as relevantly amended by S.I. 2019/651.

Editorial notes

[^key-039783e11c1ceda51df13fd46121cdbe]: Regulations revoked (1.4.2025) by The Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/361), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. (e) (with reg. 23)