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

Made: 15th March 2023

Laid before Parliament: 16th March 2023

Coming into force: 15th May 2023

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety[^f00003], there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

PART 1 — Introduction

Citation, commencement extent and application

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Food Additives, Food Flavourings and Novel Foods (Authorisations) (England) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 15th May 2023.

• (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, but apply in relation to England only.

PART 2 — Food Additives

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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• (1) The food additive E 960a Steviol glycosides from Stevia, and any foods containing it, labelled before the end of 14th November 2024 may continue to be labelled as E 960 Steviol glycosides and placed on the market, and used, until stocks are exhausted.

• (2) Any expression used in both paragraph (1) and Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives has the meaning it bears in that Regulation.

PART 3 — Food Flavourings

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008

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PART 4 — Novel Foods

Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470

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SCHEDULE 1 — Amendment of the table in Part E of Annex 2 to Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008

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SCHEDULE 2 — Amendment of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012

SCHEDULE 3 — Amendment of Table 1 in Part A, Section 2 of Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008

SCHEDULE 4 — Substitution of entry in Table 1 in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470

SCHEDULE 5 — Insertion of entry in Table 1 in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470

SCHEDULE 6 — Substitution of entry in Table 2 in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470

SCHEDULE 7 — Insertion of entry in Table 2 in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470

Signed

Neil O’Brien — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — Department of Health and Social Care — 15th March 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Regulation 2 amends Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives to amend the name and E number for an existing food additive, correct the E number for another food additive, and add a new food additive to the list of authorised additives.

Regulation 3 amends Commission Regulation (EU) No. 231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III of Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council to amend the heading of the specification for an existing food additive and add a specification for a new food additive.

Regulation 4 creates a transitional measure to allow stocks of an amended food additive labelled with the existing name or E number to be exhausted.

Regulation 5 amends 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 etc. to add a new food flavouring to the list of authorised flavourings.

Regulation 6 amends Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 establishing the Union list of novel foods in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods to add one novel food and amend the conditions of use and specifications of one novel food on the list of authorised novel foods.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the public, private or voluntary sector is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: EUR 2008/1331, amended by S.I. 2019/860; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant. The terms “domestic list”, “prescribe” and “appropriate authority” are defined in Article 2.

[^f00002]: EUR 2015/2283, amended by S.I. 2019/702; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant. The terms “prescribe”, “appropriate authority”, and “list” are defined in Article 3. Article 12(1) applies in accordance with Articles 9 and 27(1).

[^f00003]: EUR 2002/178, amended by S.I. 2019/641; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.

Editorial notes

[^key-4de3a4b65339dc3b3eb6a6f36707b274]: Reg. 4 in force at 15.5.2023, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-17a19be8d72cd59cbc920e88388e3523]: Reg. 1 in force at 15.5.2023, see reg. 1(1)

[^key-ec7a64cf41534ef749155758c9430db5]: Regulations revoked (except for reg. 4 and reg. 1 so far as it relates to reg. 4) (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. 3 para. (f) (with reg. 23)

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