# The Colours in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007 S.I. 2007/453 · made 14 February 2007 Made under: Food Safety Act 1990 (Section 16, Section 17, Section 26, Section 48, Schedule 1 paragraph 1) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/colours-in-food-amendment-england-regulations-2007/pdf/uksi_20070453_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/colours-in-food-amendment-england-regulations-2007/pdf/uksiem_20070453_en.pdf ## Introductory text food, england Made 14th February 2007 Laid before Parliament 9th March 2007 Coming into force 6th April 2007 The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1) (a), 17(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990 and now vested in her. In accordance with section 48 (4A) of that Act, she has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency. 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 there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of the following Regulations. ## 1 Title, application and commencement These Regulations may be cited as the Colours in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007, apply in relation to England only and come into force on 6th April 2007. ## 2 Amendment of the Colours in Food Regulations 1995 (1) The Colours in Food Regulations 1995 are amended in so far as they apply in relation to England in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “Directive 95/45/EC” there is substituted the following definition — ““Directive 95/45/EC” means Commission Directive 95/45/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning colours for use in foodstuffs as amended by Directive 1999/75/EC, Directive 2001/50/EC, Directive 2004/47/EC and Directive 2006/33/EC;”. ## Signature Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Health Caroline Flint Minister of State, Department of Health 14th February 2007 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) 1 These Regulations apply in relation to England only. They implement in relation to England Commission Directive 2006/33/EC amending Directive 95/45/EC as regards sunset yellow FCF (E110) and titanium dioxide (E171) (OJ No. L82, 21.3.2006, p.10). 2 They do so by updating the definition of “Directive 95/45/EC” (Commission Directive 95/45/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning colours for use in foodstuffs, OJ No. L226, 29.9.1995, p.1) that appears in regulation 2(1) of the Colours in Food Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/3124, as already amended), which extend to the whole of Great Britain, to reflect the amendments made to that Directive by Commission Directive 2006/33/EC (regulation 2). 3 Commission Directive 2006/33/EC amends Commission Directive 95/45/EC by substituting revised purity criteria for the colours sunset yellow FCF (E110) and titanium dioxide (E171). 4 A full Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen. 5 A Transposition Note has been prepared and placed in the Library of each House of Parliament, setting out how the main elements of the European legislation referred to above are transposed in these Regulations. Copies of this document may be obtained from the Novel Foods, Additives and Supplements Division of the Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/453 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/colours-in-food-amendment-england-regulations-2007 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.