Statutory Instruments
1998 No. 141
FOOD
The Bread and Flour Regulations 1998
Made
22nd January 1998
Laid before Parliament
28th January 1998
Coming into force
19th February 1998
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in relation to England and Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 6(4), 16(1), 18(1)(c), 26(1)(a) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation in accordance with section 48(4) of that Act with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be substantially affected by the Regulations, hereby make the following Regulations:
Title and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 19th February 1998.
Interpretation
2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Act" means the Food Safety Act 1990;
“bread" means a food of any size, shape or form which—
(a)is usually known as bread, and
(b)consists of a dough made from flour and water, with or without other ingredients, which has been fermented by yeast or otherwise leavened and subsequently baked or partly baked,
but does not include buns, bunloaves, chapatis, chollas, pitta bread, potato bread or bread specially prepared for coeliac sufferers;
“common wheat” means Triticum aestivum L.;
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“enzyme preparation" means any food additive which consists of one or more enzymes with or without the addition of supplementary material to facilitate the storage, sale, standardisation, dilution or dissolution of the enzyme or enzymes;
“flour" means the product which is derived from, or separated during, the milling or grinding of cleaned cereal whether or not the cereal has been malted or subjected to any other process, and includes meal, but does not include other cereal products, such as separated cereal bran, separated cereal germ, semolina or grits;
“flour bleaching agent" means any food additive primarily used to remove colour from flour;
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“food additive" has the meaning assigned to it by Article 3(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additivesArticle 3(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1497 ;
“food authority" does not include—
(a)the council of a district in a non-metropolitan county in England except where the county functions have been transferred to that council pursuant to a structural change;
(b)the appropriate Treasurer referred to in section 5(1)(c) of the Act (which deals with the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple);
“ingredient" has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(2)(f) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 ;
“labelling" has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(2)(j) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 ;
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“Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011” means Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004, as last amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods;
“sell" includes offer or expose for sale and includes have in possession for sale, and “sale" shall be construed accordingly.
“third country” means any country, other than the United Kingdom, and includes—
(a)the Bailiwick of Guernsey;
(b)the Bailiwick of Jersey;
(c)the Isle of Man.
“wholemeal flour” means the flour consisting of the whole of the product obtained from the milling or grinding of cleaned cereals.
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation or Schedule shall, unless the reference is to a regulation of, or Schedule to, specified regulations, be construed as a reference to the regulation or Schedule so numbered in these Regulations.
Exemptions
3.—(1) These Regulations, except in so far as they relate to advertising, shall not apply to any food which is not intended for sale for human consumption.
(2)These Regulations do not apply in respect of—
(a)any bread produced in England which is to be exported to a third country;
(b)any flour produced in England which is—
(i)to be exported to a third country, or
(ii)for use in the production of food that is to be exported to a third country;
(c)any flour imported into England from a third country (directly or indirectly) which—
(i)was lawfully produced and sold in that third country, and
(ii)is for use in England for the production of food that is to be exported to a third country,
which is suitably labelled to give the nature of the bread or flour.
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(4)These Regulations do not apply to the following bread or flour if the nature of that bread or flour is clearly indicated on the labelling—
(a)any bread produced in Wales that is to be exported to a third country;
(b)any flour produced in Wales that is—
(i)to be exported to a third country, or
(ii)for use in the production of food that is to be exported to a third country;
(c)any flour imported or moved into Wales that is for use in Wales for the production of food that is to be exported to a third country.
Exemptions
3.—(1) These Regulations, except in so far as they relate to advertising, shall not apply to any food which is not intended for sale for human consumption.
(2)These Regulations do not apply in respect of—
(a)any bread produced in Scotland which is to be exported to a third country,
(b)any flour produced in Scotland which is—
(i)to be exported to a third country or
(ii)for use in the production of food that is to be exported to a third country,
(c)any flour imported into Scotland from a third country (directly or indirectly) which—
(i)was lawfully produced and sold in that third country, and
(ii)is for use in Scotland, for the production of food that is to be exported to a third country,
and is suitably labelled to describe the nature of the bread or flour.
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Composition of flour
4.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (1A) and (2) below, flour derived from common wheat and from no other cereal, whether or not mixed with other flour, shall contain the substances specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 in accordance with the proportions and conditions prescribed in column 2 of that Schedule and with Schedule 2.
(1A)The requirements specified in paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
(a)wholemeal flour; or
(b)flour produced by a small mill which is a production site which has—
(i)a maximum annual production capacity of 500 metric tonnes of flour, and
(ii)produced less than 500 metric tonnes of flour for each of the last three calendar years.
(2) The requirements specified for item 1 in column 2 of Schedule 1 shall not apply in the case of—
(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)self-raising flour which has a calcium content of not less than 0.2 per cent, and
(c)wheat malt flour.
(3)The substances specified in items 2-4 of Schedule 1 shall be added where such addition is necessary in accordance with the conditions prescribed in column 2 of that Schedule.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5) below—
(a)no manufacturer of flour shall sell any flour which does not comply with this regulation; and
(b)person shall—
(i)import or move into England any flour, or
(ii)sell any flour imported or moved by him,
which does not comply with this regulation.
(5) Paragraph (4) above shall not apply as respects any saleimportation or movement into England of flour for use in the manufacture of communion wafers, matzos, gluten, starch or any concentrated preparation for use for the purpose of facilitating the addition to flour of the substances referred to in Schedule 1.
Composition of flour
4.—(1)Subject to paragraphs (1A) and (2) below, flour derived from common wheat and from no other cereal, whether or not mixed with other flour, shall contain the substances specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 in accordance with the proportions and conditions prescribed in column 2 of that Schedule and with Schedule 2.
(1A)The requirements specified in paragraph (1) do not apply in the case of—
(a)wholemeal flour,
(b)flour produced by a small mill.
(1B)For the purposes of paragraph (1A), a “small mill” is a production site which has a maximum annual production capacity of 500 metric tonnes of flour, and has produced less than 500 metric tonnes of flour for each of the last three calendar years.
(2) The requirements specified for item 1 in column 2 of Schedule 1 shall not apply in the case of—
(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)self-raising flour which has a calcium content of not less than 0.2 per cent, and
(c)wheat malt flour.
(3)The substances specified in items 2-4 of Schedule 1 must be added where such addition is necessary in accordance with the conditions prescribed in column 2 of that Schedule.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5) below—
(a)no manufacturer of flour shall sell any flour which does not comply with this regulation; and
(b)person shall—
(i)import or move into Scotland any flour, or
(ii)sell any flour imported or moved by him,
which does not comply with this regulation.
(5) Paragraph (4) above shall not apply as respects any saleimportation or movement into Scotland of flour for use in the manufacture of communion wafers, matzos, gluten, starch or any concentrated preparation for use for the purpose of facilitating the addition to flour of the substances referred to in Schedule 1.
Composition of flour
4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, flour derived from wheat and from no other cereal, whether or not mixed with other flour, shall contain the substances specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 in accordance with the proportions and conditions prescribed in column 2 of that Schedule and with Schedule 2.
(2) The requirements specified for item 1 in column 2 of Schedule 1 shall not apply in the case of—
(a)wholemeal flour,
(b)self-raising flour which has a calcium content of not less than 0.2 per cent, and
(c)wheat malt flour.
(3) The substances specified in items 2-4 of Schedule 1 shall, in the case of—
(a)wholemeal flour, be naturally present in the quantities specified in column 2 of that Schedule, and not added;
(b)flour other than wholemeal, be added where such addition is necessary in accordance with the conditions prescribed in column 2 of that Schedule.
(4) Subject to paragraph (5) below—
(a)no manufacturer of flour shall sell any flour which does not comply with this regulation; and
(b)no person shall import or move into Wales any flour, or sell any flour imported or moved into Wales by them, which does not comply with this regulation.
(5) Paragraph (4) above shall not apply as respects any sale, importation or movement into Wales of flour for use in the manufacture of communion wafers, matzos, gluten, starch or any concentrated preparation for use for the purpose of facilitating the addition to flour of the substances referred to in Schedule 1.
Additional ingredients
5.—(1)No person shall use as an ingredient in the preparation of flour or bread any flour bleaching agent.
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Restrictions on the use of the words 'wholemeal’ and 'wheat germ’
6.—(1) There shall not be used in the labelling or advertising of bread, as part of the name of the bread, whether or not qualified by other words—
(a)the word 'wholemeal’ unless all the flour used as an ingredient in the preparation of the bread is wholemeal;
(b)the word 'wheat germ’ unless the bread has an added processed wheat germ content of not less than 10 per cent calculated on the dry matter of the bread.
(2) No person shall sell or advertise for sale any bread in contravention of this regulation.
Offences and penalties
7.—(1)If any person contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 4(4), 5 or 6(2) he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(2)Where an offence under these Regulations is committed in Scotland by a Scottish partnership and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, a partner, he as well as the partnership shall be guilty of the offence and be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Offences and penalties
7.—(1) If any person contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 4(4), 5 or 6(2) he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(2) Where an offence under these Regulations is committed in Scotland by a Scottish partnership and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, a partner, he as well as the partnership shall be guilty of the offence and be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(3)Bread or flour which was, or would have been, exempted from these Regulations by virtue of regulation 3(2), as it had effect immediately before 22 February 2022, is not subject to these Regulations until 1 October 2022.
Enforcement
8. Each food authority shall enforce and execute these Regulations in its area.
Defence in relation to exports
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Application of various sections of the Act
10. The following provisions of the Act shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations and unless the context otherwise requires any reference in them to the Act or Part thereof shall be construed as a reference to these Regulations—
(a)section 2 (extended meaning of 'sale’ etc.);
(b)section 3 (presumption that food is intended for human consumption);
(c)section 20 (offences due to fault of another person);
(d)section 21 (defence of due diligence) as it applies for the purposes of section 8, 14 or 15;
(e)section 22 (defence of publication in the course of business);
(f)section 30(8) (which relates to documentary evidence);
(g)section 33 (obstruction etc. of officers);
(h)section 35(1) to (3) (punishment of offences) in so far as it relates to offences under section 33(1) and (2) as applied by paragraph (g) above;
(i)section 36 (offences by bodies corporate); and
(j)section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith).
Application and modification of provisions of the Act
10.For the purposes of these Regulations, the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in Schedule 5 apply and are to have effect subject to the modifications specified in column 2 of that table.
Transitional provisions
10A.An authorised officer of a food authority must not serve an improvement notice under section 10(1) of the Act, as applied and modified by regulation 10 and Schedule 5, if—
(a)the improvement notice would relate to a product that was placed on the market or labelled before 13th December 2026; and
(b)the matters constituting the alleged contravention would not have constituted an offence under the Bread and Flour Regulations as they applied immediately before 13th December 2026.
Amendments
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Revocations
12. The Regulations specified in column 1 of Schedule 4 are hereby revoked to the extent specified in column 3 of that Schedule.
Jeff Rooker
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
Tessa Jowell
Minister of State for Public Health,
Department of Health
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Win Griffiths
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office
Sewel
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
Regulation 4(1) to (3)
SCHEDULE 1 ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS OF FLOUR
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Substance | Required quantity, in milligrams per hundred grams of flour, and conditions of use |
1.Calcium carbonate | (a)not less than 235, and (b)not more than 390, (c)conforming to the following— |
| Description....................Fine white microcrystalline or amorphous powder | |
| Content....................Not less than 97 per cent of CaCO3 on a volatile matter-free basis | |
| Volatile matter....................Not more than 1 per cent (determined by drying at 105°C to constant weight) | |
Matter insoluble in hydrochloric acid Shall comply with the requirement for aluminium, iron, phosphate and matter insoluble in hydrochloric acid in the monograph for chalk in the British Pharmacopoeia 1973 at page 93 | |
| Arsenic....................Not more than 5 mg per kg | |
| Lead....................Not more than 20 mg per kg | |
| Other inorganic impurities....................Not more than 100 mg per kg of any of the following substances, namely antimony, copper, chromium, zinc or barium sulphate, or more than 200 mg per kg of any combination of those substances | |
| Particle size....................Not more than 0.1 per cent to remain on a sieve of nominal aperture size 150μm and not more than 0.2 per cent to remain on a sieve of nominal aperture size 63μm. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Substance | Required quantity, in milligrams per hundred grams of flour, and conditions of use |
2.Iron | (a)not less than 1.65 (b)in the form of any, or any combination of two or more, of the following— (i)ferric ammonium citrate conforming to the criteria in the monograph for ferric ammonium citrate contained in the British Pharmacopoeia 1973 at page 201; (ii)green ferric ammonium citrate conforming to the criteria for ammonium ferric citrate contained in the British Pharmaceutical Codex 1973 at page 194; (iii)ferrous sulphate conforming to the criteria in the monograph for ferrous sulphate contained in the British Pharmacopoeia 1988 at page 245; (iv)dried ferrous sulphate conforming to the criteria in the monograph for dried ferrous sulphate contained in the British Pharmacopoeia 1988 at page 245; (v)iron powder conforming to the description, specification and requirements contained in Schedule 2. |
3.Thiamin (Vitamin B1) | (a)not less than 0.24 (b)in a form conforming to the criteria in the monograph for thiamine hydrochloride contained in the British Pharmacopoeia 1980 at page 451. |
4.Nicotinic acid | (a)not less than 1.60 (b)in a form conforming to the criteria in the monograph for nicotinic acid contained in the British Pharmacopoeia 1973 at page 318 |
or Nicotinamide | (a)not less than 1.60 (b)in a form conforming to the criteria in the monograph for nicotinamide contained in the British Pharmacopoeia 1980 at page 303. |
Regulation 4(1) to (3)
SCHEDULE 1Essential Ingredients of Flour
Column 1 Substance | Column 2 Required quantity, in milligrams per hundred grams of flour, and conditions of use | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) | Calcium carbonate | (a) not less than 300, and (b) not more than 455, (c) conforming with the criteria for E 170 calcium carbonate in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU)231/2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes 2 and 3 to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council. |
| (2) | Iron | (a) not less than 2.10, (b) in the form of any, or any combination of two or more, of the following— (i) ferric ammonium citrate conforming to the criteria in the monograph for ferric ammonium citrate contained in the British Pharmacopoeia 1973 at page 201; (ii) ferrous sulphate conforming to the criteria in the monograph for ferrous sulphate heptahydrate contained in the British Pharmacopoeia 2023 at page I-1037; (iii) dried ferrous sulphate conforming to the criteria in the monograph for dried ferrous sulphate contained in the British Pharmacopoeia 2023 at page I-1036; (iv) iron powder conforming to the description, specification and requirements contained in Schedule 2. |
| (3) | Thiamin (Vitamin B1) | (a) not less than 0.24, (b) in a form conforming to the criteria in the monograph for thiamin hydrochloride contained in the British Pharmacopoeia 2023 at page II-1129. |
| (4) | Niacin | (a) not less than 2.40, (b) in a form conforming to the criteria in the monograph for nicotinic acid contained in the British Pharmacopoeia 2023 at page II-404, or in a form conforming to the criteria in the monograph for nicotinamide contained in the British Pharmacopoeia 2023 at page II-399. |
| (5) | Folic Acid | (a) 0.250, (b) in the form of pteroylmonoglutamic acid conforming to the criteria in the monograph for folic acid hydrate contained in the British Pharmacopoeia 2023 at page I-1110 |
Regulation 4(1)
SCHEDULE 2 SPECIFICATION FOR IRON POWDER
Definition
Iron powder shall consist essentially of finely-divided metallic iron containing not less than 90 per cent by weight of iron and conform to the following requirements.
| Chemical name | Iron |
| Symbol | Fe |
Description
Fine greyish-black powder of such granularity that not more than 0.1 per cent by weight shall remain on a British Standard 410:1969 wire sieve nominal aperture size 150μm and not more than 5 per cent by weight on a British Standard 410:1969 wire sieve nominal aperture size 53μm.
Assay
Accurately weigh 0.25 g of sample into a stoppered flask. Add a hot solution of 1.25 g of copper sulphate pentahydrate in 20 ml of water and shake for ten minutes. Filter rapidly and wash the filter with water; acidify the mixed filtrate and washings with sulphuric acid, and titrate with N/10 potassium permanganate. Each ml of N/10 potassium permanganate is equivalent to 0.005585 g of iron.
Solubility
Not less than 95 per cent of the iron content when determined by the following method.
Accurately weigh 0.1 g of sample into a 750 ml conical flask. Add 450 ml 0.2 per cent weight in weight hydrocholoric acid previously warmed to 37°C. Stir continuously for three hours, maintaining the temperature at 37°C. Cool to room temperature and dilute to 500 ml with distilled water. Filter; determine the iron content of the filtrate by a suitable method. Calculate the total iron in solution as a percentage of the metallic iron content of the sample taken.
Regulation 5
SCHEDULE 3 INGREDIENTS PERMITTED IN FLOUR AND BREAD
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Regulation 12
SCHEDULE 4 REVOCATIONS
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Regulations Revoked | References | Extent of Revocation |
| The Bread and Flour Regulations 1995 | S.I. 1995/3202 | The whole Regulations |
| The Food Labelling Regulations 1996 | S.I. 1996/1499 | Paragraph (22) of regulation 49 |
| The Bread and Flour (Amendment) Regulations 1996 | S.I. 1996/1501 | The whole Regulations |
Regulation 10
SCHEDULE 5Application and modification of provisions of the Act
Column 1 Provision of the Act | Column 2 Modifications |
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| Section 3 (presumptions that food intended for human consumption) | In subsection (1), for “this Act” substitute “the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998”. |
| Section 10(1) and (2) (improvement notices) | For subsection (1) (improvement notices) substitute— “(1) If an authorised officer of a food authority has reasonable grounds for believing that a person is failing to comply with any of regulations 4 to 6 of the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998, the authorised officer may, by a notice served on that person (in this Act referred to as an “improvement notice”)— (a) state the officer’s grounds for believing that the person is failing to comply with the relevant provision; (b) specify the matters which constitute the person’s failure so to comply; (c) specify the measures which, in the officer’s opinion, the person must take in order to secure compliance; and (d) require the person to take those measures, or measures that are at least equivalent to them, within such period (not being less than 14 days) as may be specified in the notice. (1A) If an authorised officer of a food authority has reasonable grounds for believing that a person is failing to comply with regulation 4(4) of the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 due to an act or default of some other person, the authorised officer may, by a notice served on that other person (in this Act referred to as an “improvement notice”)— (a) state the officer’s grounds for believing there has been a failure to comply with regulation 4(4); (b) specify the matters which constitute the act or default which have caused the failure so to comply; (c) specify the measures which, in the officer’s opinion, the person served must take in order to secure compliance; and (d) require that person to take those measures, or measures that are at least equivalent to them, within such period (not being less than 14 days) as may be specified in the notice.”. |
| Section 20 (offences due to fault of another person) | For “any of the preceding provisions of this Part” substitute “section 10(2), as applied by regulation 10 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998,”. |
| Section 21(1) and (5) (defence of due diligence) | In subsection (1), for “any of the preceding provisions of this Part” substitute “section 10(2), as applied by regulation 10 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998”. |
| Section 30(8) (evidence of certificates given by a food analyst or examiner) | For “this Act” substitute “the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998”. |
| Section 33 (obstruction etc. of officers) | In subsection (1), for “this Act” (in each place occurring) substitute “the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998”. |
| Section 35(1) and (2) (punishment of offences) | In subsection (1), after “section 33(1) above”, insert “, as applied and modified by regulation 10 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998”. After subsection (1), insert— “(1A) A person guilty of an offence under section 10(2), as applied by regulation 10 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine.”. In subsection (2) for “any other offence under this Act” substitute “an offence under section 33(2), as applied by regulation 10 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998,”. |
| Section 36 (offences by body corporate) | In subsection (1), for “this Act” substitute “section 10(2), as applied by regulation 10 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998.”. |
| Section 36A (offences by Scottish partnerships) | For “this Act” substitute “section 10(2), as applied by regulation 10 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998,”. |
| Section 37(1) and (6) (appeals) | For subsection (1) substitute— “(1) Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of an authorised officer of a food authority to serve an improvement notice under section 10(1), as applied and modified by regulation 10 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998, may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal.”. In subsection (6)— (a) for “(3) or (4)” substitute “(1)”, and (b) in paragraph (a), for “a magistrates’ court or to the sheriff” substitute “the First-tier Tribunal”. |
| Section 39 (appeals against improvement notices) | For subsection (1) substitute— “(1) On an appeal against an improvement notice served under section 10(1), as applied and modified by regulation 10 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998, the First-tier Tribunal may either cancel or affirm the notice and, if it affirms it, may do so either in its original form or with such modifications as the First-tier Tribunal may in the circumstances think fit.”. In subsection (3), omit “for want of prosecution”. |
| Section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith) | For “this Act” (in each place occurring) substitute “the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998”. |
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations revoke and replace the Bread and Flour Regulations 1995 (“the 1995 Regulations").
These Regulations—
(a) provide for exemptions from the Regulations (regulation 3);
(b) require that wheat flour (subject to certain exceptions) be fortified with specified essential ingredients (regulation 4, Schedules 1 and 2);
(c) restrict the use of specified ingredients in the preparation of flour and bread and require that an indication of the presence of a flourtreatment agent be given in the case both of prepacked and of non-prepacked bread (regulation 5, Schedule 3);
(d) reserve the names 'wholemeal’ and 'wheat germ’ for bread which complies with specified compositional requirements and prohibit the sale or advertising for sale using these names of bread which does not comply with the compositional requirements (regulation 6);
(e) create offences and prescribe penalties (regulation 7);
(f) specify the enforcement authorities (regulation 8);
(g) provide a defence in relation to exports in implementation of Article 2 and 3 of, as read with the ninth recital to, Council Directive
(h) apply various sections of the Food Safety Act 1990 (regulation 10); and
(i) amend and revoke specified Regulations (regulations 11 and 12).
The British Pharmacopoeia 1973, 1980 and 1988 and the British Pharmaceutical Codex 1973, referred to in Schedule 1 may be inspected at the British Library Lending Division Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorks LS23 7BQ, Tel. 01937 546 060 and by appointment at the library of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 3 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HH, Tel. 0171-270 8419.
In addition the British Pharmacopoeia 1973, 1980 and 1988 may be inspected at the Erskine Medical Library, University of Edinburgh, Hugh Robson Building, George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9XE, Tel. 0131-650 3685. The British Pharmaceutical Codex 1973 may be inspected at the National Library of Scotland, the Lending Division, 33 Salisbury Place, Edinburgh EH9 1SL, Tel. 0131-226 4531 Ext. 3329.