LegalizeThe Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Addition of Substances for Specific Nutritional Purposes) (England) Regulations 2002
Made: 14th July 2002
Laid before Parliament: 15th July 2002
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)
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Title, extent and commencement
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Interpretation
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Restrictions on sale
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Verification of regulation 3(4)
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Notification requirement
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Enforcement
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Offences and penalties
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Defence in relation to exports
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Application of various provisions of the Act
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Amendment of the Tryptophan in Food Regulations 1990
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SCHEDULE 1 — SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY BE ADDED FOR SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL PURPOSES IN DESIGNATED PNU FOODS
| VITAMIN A: | VITAMIN A: |
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| — | retinol |
| — | retinyl acetate |
| — | retinyl palmitate |
| — | beta-carotene |
| VITAMIN D: | VITAMIN D: |
| — | cholecalciferol |
| — | ergocalciferol |
| VITAMIN E: | VITAMIN E: |
| — | D-alpha-tocopherol |
| — | DL-alpha-tocopherol |
| — | D-alpha-tocopheryl acetate |
| — | DL-alpha-tocopheryl acetate |
| — | D-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate |
| VITAMIN K: | VITAMIN K: |
| — | phylloquinone (phytomenadione) |
| VITAMIN B1: | VITAMIN B1: |
| — | thiamin hydrochloride |
| — | thiamin mononitrate |
| VITAMIN B2: | VITAMIN B2: |
| — | riboflavin |
| — | riboflavin 5'-phosphate, sodium |
| NIACIN: | NIACIN: |
| — | nicotinic acid |
| — | nicotinamide |
| PANTOTHENIC ACID: | PANTOTHENIC ACID: |
| — | D-pantothenate, calcium |
| — | D-pantothenate, sodium |
| — | dexpanthenol |
| VITAMIN B6: | VITAMIN B6: |
| — | pyridoxine hydrochloride |
| — | pyridoxine 5'-phosphate |
| — | pyridoxine dipalmitate |
| FOLIC ACID: | FOLIC ACID: |
| — | pteroylmonoglutamic acid |
| VITAMIN B12: | VITAMIN B12: |
| — | cyanocobalamin |
| — | hydroxocobalamin |
| BIOTIN: | BIOTIN: |
| — | D-biotin |
| VITAMIN C: | VITAMIN C: |
| — | L-ascorbic acid |
| — | sodium-L-ascorbate |
| — | calcium-L-ascorbate |
| — | potassium-L-ascorbate |
| — | L-ascorbyl 6–palmitate |
| CALCIUM: | CALCIUM: |
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| — | carbonate |
| — | chloride |
| — | salts of citric acid |
| — | gluconate |
| — | glycerophosphate |
| — | lactate |
| — | salts of orthophosphoric acid |
| — | hydroxide |
| — | oxide |
| MAGNESIUM: | MAGNESIUM: |
| — | acetate |
| — | carbonate |
| — | chloride |
| — | salts of citric acid |
| — | gluconate |
| — | glycerophosphate |
| — | salts of orthophosphoric acid |
| — | lactate |
| — | hydroxide |
| — | oxide |
| — | sulphate |
| IRON: | IRON: |
| — | ferrous carbonate |
| — | ferrous citrate |
| — | ferric ammonium citrate |
| — | ferrous gluconate |
| — | ferrous fumarate |
| — | ferric sodium diphosphate |
| — | ferrous lactate |
| — | ferrous sulphate |
| — | ferric diphosphate (ferric pyrophosphate) |
| — | ferric saccharate |
| — | elemental iron (carbonyl + electrolytic + hydrogen reduced) |
| COPPER: | COPPER: |
| — | cupric carbonate |
| — | cupric citrate |
| — | cupric gluconate |
| — | cupric sulphate |
| — | copper lysine complex |
| IODINE: | IODINE: |
| — | potassium iodide |
| — | potassium iodate |
| — | sodium iodide |
| — | sodium iodate |
| ZINC: | ZINC: |
| — | acetate |
| — | chloride |
| — | citrate |
| — | gluconate |
| — | lactate |
| — | oxide |
| — | carbonate |
| — | sulphate |
| MANGANESE: | MANGANESE: |
| — | carbonate |
| — | chloride |
| — | citrate |
| — | gluconate |
| — | glycerophosphate |
| — | sulphate |
| SODIUM: | SODIUM: |
| — | bicarbonate |
| — | carbonate |
| — | chloride |
| — | citrate |
| — | gluconate |
| — | lactate |
| — | hydroxide |
| — | salts of orthophosphoric acid |
| POTASSIUM: | POTASSIUM: |
| — | bicarbonate |
| — | carbonate |
| — | chloride |
| — | citrate |
| — | gluconate |
| — | glycerophosphate |
| — | lactate |
| — | hydroxide |
| — | salts of orthophosphoric acid |
| SELENIUM: | SELENIUM: |
| — | sodium selenate |
| — | sodium hydrogen selentine |
| — | sodium selenite |
| CHROMIUM (III) and their hexahydrates: | CHROMIUM (III) and their hexahydrates: |
| — | chloride |
| — | sulphate |
| MOLYBDENUM (VI): | MOLYBDENUM (VI): |
| — | ammonium molybdate |
| — | sodium molybdate |
| FLUORINE: | FLUORINE: |
| — | potassium fluoride |
| — | sodium fluoride |
| For amino acids, as far as applicable, also the sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium salts as well as their hydrochlorides may be used | For amino acids, as far as applicable, also the sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium salts as well as their hydrochlorides may be used |
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| — | L-alanine |
| — | L-arginine |
| — | L-cysteine |
| — | Cystine |
| — | L-histidine |
| — | L-glutamic acid |
| — | L-glutamine |
| — | L-isoleucine |
| — | L-leucine |
| — | L-lysine |
| — | L-lysine acetate |
| — | L-methionine |
| — | L-ornithine |
| — | L-phenylalanine |
| — | L-threonine |
| — | L-tryptophan |
| — | L-tyrosine |
| — | L-valine |
| — | L-carnitine |
| --- | --- |
| — | L-carnitine hydrochloride |
| — | taurine |
| — | adenosine 5'-phosphoric acid (AMP) |
| --- | --- |
| — | sodium salts of AMP |
| — | cytidine 5'-monophosphoric acid (CMP) |
| — | sodium salts of CMP |
| — | guanosine 5'-phosphoric acid (GMP) |
| — | sodium salts of GMP |
| — | insosine 5'-phosphoric acid (IMP) |
| — | sodium salts of IMP |
| — | uridine 5'-phosphoric acid (UMP) |
| — | sodium salts of UMP |
| — | choline |
| --- | --- |
| — | choline chloride |
| — | choline bitartrate |
| — | choline citrate |
| — | inositol |
SCHEDULE 2 — ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCES WHICH MAY BE ADDED FOR SPECIFIC NUTRITIONAL PURPOSES IN FOODS FOR SPECIAL MEDICAL PURPOSES
| Substance | Conditions of use |
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| For amino acids, as far as applicable, also the sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium salts as well as their hydrochlorides may be used. | For amino acids, as far as applicable, also the sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium salts as well as their hydrochlorides may be used. |
| L-arginine-L-aspartate | |
| L-aspartic acid | |
| L-citrulline | |
| glycine | |
| L-lysine-L-aspartate | |
| L-lysine-L-glutamate | |
| L-proline | |
| L-serine | |
| N-acetyl-L-cysteine | |
| N-acetyl-L-methionine | Shall not be used except in foods intended for persons over 1 year of age. |
Signed
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Hazel Blears — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department of Health — 2002-07-14
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1990 c. 16.
[^f00002]: Functions formerly exercisable by “the Ministers” (being, in relation to England and Wales and acting jointly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England and food and health in Wales and, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State) are now exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28), and paragraphs 12 and 21 of that Schedule amend respectively sections 17(1) and 48 of the 1990 Act. Functions of “the Ministers” 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) as read with section 40(3) of the 1999 Act, and those functions so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46) as read with section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. Regulation 13(4) of S.I. 2000/656 expressly authorises the Secretary of State to amend existing Regulations made or having effect as if made by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (whether with others or not) under the Food Safety Act 1990.
[^f00003]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1.
[^f00004]: OJ No. L186, 30.6.89, p.27.
[^f00005]: OJ No. L172, 8.7.1999, p.38.
[^f00006]: OJ No. L52, 22.2.2001, p.19.
[^f00007]: OJ No. L253, 21.9.2001, p.34.
[^f00008]: S.I. 1990/1728, to which there is an amendment not relevant to these Regulations.
[^f00009]: OJ No. L52, 22.2.2001, p.19.
[^f00010]: OJ No. L253, 21.9.2001, p.34.
[^f00011]: S.I. 1995/77, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
[^f00012]: S.I. 1997/2042, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
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