Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 334
Food, England
The Food Additives, Food Flavourings and Novel Foods (Authorisations) (England) Regulations 2023
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15th March 2023
Laid before Parliament
16th March 2023
Coming into force
15th May 2023
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by; Articles 7(5) and 14A(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No. 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (“Regulation 1331/2008”)(1) and Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods, etc. (“Regulation 2015/2283”)(2).
In relation to Parts 2 and 3, the Secretary of State sought, and had regard to, advice from the Food Standards Agency as required by Article 7(5) of Regulation 1331/2008.
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(3), there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.
PART 1 Introduction
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1.—(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.F1]
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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4.—(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.F1]
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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Neil O’Brien
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
15th March 2023
Regulation 2(4)
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
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SCHEDULE 3 Amendment of Table 1 in Part A, Section 2 of Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2008
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Regulation 6(2)(a)
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Regulation 6(2)(b)
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Regulation 6(3)(a)
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SCHEDULE 7 Insertion of entry in Table 2 in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
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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.
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).
EUR 2002/178, amended by S.I. 2019/641; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.