Explanatory note

These Regulations make provision to enforce the requirements of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food. The Regulations are made having regard in particular to Article 36(3)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25th October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (“FIC”) which were implemented by the Food Information Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations).

Regulation 2 makes amendments to the 2014 Regulations to ensure that appropriate references to FIC and FIC provisions incorporate references to Regulation 828/2014.

Regulation 3 revokes the Foodstuffs Suitable for People Intolerant to Gluten Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016.