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The Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (revoked)

S.R. 2007/66 · Made 6 February 2007 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Made 6th February 2007

Coming into operation 1st March 2007

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15(1)(a), (e) and (f), 16(2), 25(1)(a) and (3) and 47(2) of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.

It has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency as required by Article 47(3A) of that Order.

There has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of the Regulations 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.

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Regulations revoked (1.7.2009) by The Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/220) , Reg. 1, 7

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement Repealed
  2. 2Interpretation Repealed
  3. 3Regulation 3 Repealed
  4. 4Regulation 4 Repealed
  5. 5Regulation 5 Repealed
  6. 6Regulation 6 Repealed
  7. Signature
  8. Explanatory note

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Signature

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Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, revoke and re-enact with changes the Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006 No.256)(“the 2006 Regulations”). They make provision for the execution and enforcement of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1881//2006 setting maximum levels for contaminants in foodstuffs (OJ No. L 364, 20.12.2006, p.5) (“the Commission Regulation”). The Commission Regulation consolidates and makes further amendments to the provisions formerly contained in Commission Regulation (EC) No. 466/2001.

The Regulations —

(a)

provide that it is an offence, (except in certain cases relating to food placed on the market before a date given in specified Community legislation) —

(i)

to place on the market certain foods if they contain contaminants of any kind specified in the Commission Regulation at levels exceeding those specified (subject to a derogation applicable to certain types of lettuce and to fresh spinach),

(ii)

to use food containing such contaminants at such levels as ingredients in the production of certain foods,

(iii)

to mix foods that do not comply with the maximum levels referred to above with foods which do comply,

(iv)

to mix foods to which the Commission Regulation relates and which are intended for direct consumption or as food ingredients with foods to which the Commission Regulation relates and which are intended to be sorted or otherwise treated prior to consumption, or

(v)

to detoxify by chemical treatment food containing mycotoxins in excess of the limits specified in the Commission Regulation (regulation 3);

(b)

specify the enforcement authorities (regulation 4);

(c)

provide for the application of specified provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 for the purposes of these Regulations (regulation 5);

The Commission Regulation specifies the Community methods of sampling and analysis that are required to be used for the official control of levels of the substances covered by it. Those methods are set out in —

(a)

Commission Directive 2001/22/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and 3-MCPD in foodstuffs (OJ No. L77, 16.3.2001, p.14), as corrected by Commission Decision 2001/873/EC (OJ No. L325, 8.12.2001, p.34), and as amended by Commission Directive 2005/4/EC (OJ No. L19, 21.1.2005, p.50);

(b)

Commission Directive 2004/16/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of tin in canned foods (OJ No. L42, 13.2.2004, p.16);

(c)

Commission Directive 2005/10/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of benzo(a)pyrene in foodstuffs (OJ No. L34, 8.2.2005, p.15);

(d)

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 401/2006 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs (OJ No. L 70, 9.3.2006, p.12);

(e)

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1882/2006 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of levels of nitrates in certain foodstuffs (OJ No. L 364, 20.12.2006, p.25);

(f)

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1883/2006 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs (OJ No. L364, 20.12.2006, p.32).