{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1334/article-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1334/article-1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2008/1334",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1334",
  "path": "article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Subject matter",
  "text": "This Regulation lays down rules on flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods with a view to ensuring the effective functioning of the ... market whilst ensuring a high level of protection of human health and a high level of consumer protection, including the protection of consumer interests and fair practices in food trade, taking into account, where appropriate, the protection of the environment.\nFor those purposes, this Regulation provides for:\n(a)the authorisation of food flavourings and source materials for use in or on foods;\n(b)conditions of use of flavourings and food ingredients with flavouring properties in and on foods;\n(c)rules on the labelling of flavourings.\n(d)the use of flavouring substances under evaluation in or on foods.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Art. 1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/860), regs. 1, 117(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 1(a) substituted (1.4.2025) by The Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/361), regs. 1(2), 9(2)(a) (with reg. 23)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 1(d) inserted (1.4.2025) by The Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/361), regs. 1(2), 9(2)(b) (with reg. 23)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1334/article/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:44.668890+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}