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Article 3 Definitions

United Kingdom

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1.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 [on food additives] shall apply.

2.

The following definitions shall also apply:

(a)

‘food enzyme’ means a product obtained from plants, animals or micro-organisms or products thereof including a product obtained by a fermentation process using micro-organisms:

  1. (i)

    containing one or more enzymes capable of catalyzing a specific biochemical reaction; and

  2. (ii)

    added to food for a technological purpose at any stage of the manufacturing, processing, preparation, treatment, packaging, transport or storage of foods;

(b)

‘food enzyme preparation’ means a formulation consisting of one or more food enzymes in which substances such as food additives and/or other food ingredients are incorporated to facilitate their storage, sale, standardisation, dilution or dissolution.

F1(c)

“Authority” means—

(i)

as regards England and Wales, the Food Standards Agency;

(ii)

as regards Scotland, Food Standards Scotland;

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Art. 3(2)(c) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/860), regs. 1, 58 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 18(12)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)