LegalizeThe Flavourings in Food Regulations 1992
Made: 6th August 1992
Laid before Parliament: 24th August 1992
Coming into force: 13th September 1992
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Title and commencement
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Interpretation
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Sale etc of food containing flavourings
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Sale, advertisement and labelling of flavourings
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Use of the word “natural” and similar expressions
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Condemnation of food
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Penalties and enforcement
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Defence in relation to exports
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Application of various sections of the Food Safety Act 1990
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Amendment of the Arsenic in Food Regulations 1959 and the Arsenic in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1959
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Amendment of the Lead in Food Regulations 1979 and the Lead in Food (Scotland) Regulations 1979
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Amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations 1984 and the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984
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SCHEDULE 1 — GENERAL PURITY CRITERIA APPLICABLE TO PERMITTED FLAVOURINGS
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SCHEDULE 2 — SPECIFIED SUBSTANCES
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| Specified substance | Standard permitted proportion | Permitted proportion in the case of particular descriptions of food |
| Agaric acid. | 20 mg/kg. | a Alcoholic drinks: 100 mg/kg. b Food (other than drinks) containing mushrooms: 100 mg/kg. |
| Aloin. | 0.1 mg/kg. | Alcoholic drinks: 50 mg/kg. |
| Beta asarone. | 0.1 mg/kg. | a Alcoholic drinks: 1 mg/kg. b Seasonings used in snack foods: 1 mg/kg. |
| Berberine. | 0.1 mg/kg. | Alcoholic drinks: 10 mg/kg. |
| Coumarin. | 2 mg/kg. | a Chewing gum: 50 mg/kg. b Alcoholic drinks: 10 mg/kg. c Caramel confectionery: 10 mg/kg. |
| Hydrocyanic acid. | 1 mg/kg. | a Nougat, marzipan, a nougat or marzipan substitute or a similar product: 50 mg/kg. b Tinned stone fruit: 5 mg/kg. c Alcoholic drinks: 1 mg/kg for each percentage of alcohol by volume therein. |
| Hypericine. | 0.1 mg/kg. | a Alcoholic drinks: 10 mg/kg. b Confectionery: 1 mg/kg. |
| Pulegone. | 25 mg/kg. | a Mint confectionery: 350 mg/kg. b Mint or peppermint flavoured drinks: 250 mg/kg. c Other drinks: 100 mg/kg. |
| Quassine. | 5 mg/kg. | a Alcoholic drinks: 50 mg/kg. b Confectionery in pastille form: 10 mg/kg. |
| Safrole, isosafrole or any combination of safrole and isosafrole. | 1 mg/kg. | a Food containing mace, nutmeg or both: 15 mg/kg. b Alcoholic drinks containing more than 25% of alcohol by volume: 5 mg/kg. c Other alcoholic drinks: 2 mg/kg. |
| Santonin. | 0.1 mg/kg. | Alcoholic drinks containing more than 25% of alcohol by volume: 1 mg/kg. |
| Thuyone (alpha), thuyone (beta) or any combination of thuyone (alpha) and thuyone (beta) | 0.5 mg/kg. | a Bitters: 35 mg/kg. b Food (other than drinks) containing preparations based on sage: 25 mg/kg. c Alcoholic drinks containing more than 25% of alcohol by volume: 10 mg/kg. d Other alcoholic drinks: 5 mg/kg. |
SCHEDULE 3 — REQUIREMENTS FOR SALES
PART I
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PART II
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Signed
In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on
Derek Andrews — Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food — 4th August 1992
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health:
Tom Sackville — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department of Health — 6th August 1992
David Hunt — Secretary of State for Wales — 5th August 1992
Hector Monro — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 6th August 1992
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1990 c. 16.
[^f00002]: S.I. 1981/833.
[^f00003]: 1972 c. 68.
[^f00005]: S.I. 1959/831, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
[^f00006]: S.I. 1959/928, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
Editorial notes
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