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The Food Information Regulations 2014

S.I. 2014/1855 · Made 14 July 2014 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Made 14th July 2014

Laid before Parliament 15th July 2014

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(5) to (8)

The following Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1 and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for references to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 M2 in particular provisions of these Regulations to be construed as a reference to that Regulation as amended from time to time.

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972—

  1. (a)

    in relation to the common agricultural policy M3;

  2. (b)

    in relation to measures relating to the description of and other requirements relating to spirit drinks M4;

  3. (c)

    in relation to measures relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food M5; and

  4. (d)

    in relation to changes in terminology or numbering arising out of the Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community signed at Lisbon on 13th December 2007 M6.

So far as the following Regulations are made in exercise of powers under the Food Safety Act 1990 M7, the Secretary of State has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with section 48(4A) M8 of that Act.

There has been consultation, 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 M9, during the preparation and evaluation of the following Regulations.

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—

  1. (a)

    so far as relating to regulation 2(3) and Schedule 1, paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 M10;

  2. (b)

    so far as relating to regulations 13 and 14 and Schedules 6 and 7—

    1. (i)

      section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972;

    2. (ii)

      sections 6(4), 16(1), 17, 18, 26, 45 and 48(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 4(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety Act 1990 M11 and now vested in the Secretary of State M12; and

    3. (iii)

      sections 114A M13 and 138(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 M14; and

  3. (c)

    so far as relating to the remaining regulations and Schedules, sections 6(4), 16(1)(e), 17(1) and (2), 26(3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990 and now vested in the Secretary of State.

Annotations to the whole text

Marginal citations

M1

1972 c. 68; section 2(2) was amended by section 27(1)(a) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51) and Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c. 7).

M2

OJ No L 304, 22.11.2011, p 18, last amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 78/2014 (OJ No L 27, 30.1.2014, p 7).

M3

S.I. 1972/1811, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M4

S.I. 1989/1327, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M5

S.I. 2003/2901, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

M6

S.I. 2009/3214.

M7

1990 c. 16.

M8

Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28).

M9

OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p 1, last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 (OJ No L 188, 18.7.2009, p 14).

M10

Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 and S.I. 2007/1388.

M11

Section 6(4) was amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 9 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40) and paragraph 10(1) and (3) of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”) and partially repealed by Schedule 6 to the 1999 Act and S.I. 2002/794. Section 16(1) was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act. Section 17 was amended by paragraphs 8 and 12 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act and S.I. 2011/1043. Section 18 was amended by paragraphs 8 and 13 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act. Section 26 was partially repealed by Schedule 6 to the 1999 Act. Section 45 was amended by paragraphs 8 and 20 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act. Section 48(1) was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act.

M12

Functions formerly exercisable by “the Ministers” (being, in relation to England and Wales and acting jointly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England and food and health in Wales and, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State) are now exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.

M13

Section 114A was substituted for section 114, as originally enacted, by section 86(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40) and amended by section 8(1) of the Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009 (2009 nawm 3) and S.I. 2010/1158.

M14

1998 c. 31, to which there are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations. See section 142(1) for the meaning of “regulations”.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, extent, application, commencement and expiry
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Derogation relating to milk and milk products
  4. 4Derogation relating to minced meat
  5. 5Foods that are not prepacked etc. containing an allergenic substance or product etc.
  6. 5AFoods that are prepacked for direct sale – duty to list ingredients
  7. 6Foods that are not prepacked etc. – general requirement to name them
  8. 6AFoods that are prepacked for direct sale – general requirement to name them
  9. 7Foods that are not prepacked etc. containing meat and other ingredients
  10. 8Irradiated foods
  11. 9Enforcement
  12. 10Offence
  13. 11Penalty
  14. 12Application of provisions of the Act
  15. 13Revocations
  16. 14Consequential and other minor amendments to statutory instruments
  17. 15Review
  18. 16Transitional provisions: withdrawal from the EU
  19. 17Transitional provision: the Trade and Cooperation Agreement
  20. Signature
  21. Schedule 1: Provisions of these Regulations that contain ambulatory references to FIC by virtue of regulation 2(3)
  22. Paragraph
  23. Paragraph
  24. Paragraph
  25. Paragraph
  26. Paragraph
  27. Paragraph
  28. Paragraph
  29. Paragraph
  30. Paragraph
  31. Paragraph
  32. Paragraph
  33. Paragraph
  34. Schedule 2: National mark for derogation relating to minced meat
  35. Part 1: The national mark
  36. Chapter
  37. Part 2: Specifications for the national mark
  38. 1Paragraph 1
  39. 2Paragraph 2
  40. 3Paragraph 3
  41. Schedule 3: Foods to which regulation 7 does not apply
  42. 1Paragraph 1
  43. 2Paragraph 2
  44. 3Paragraph 3
  45. 4Paragraph 4
  46. 5Paragraph 5
  47. 6Paragraph 6
  48. 7Paragraph 7
  49. Schedule 4: Application and modification of provisions of the Act
  50. Part 1: Modification of section 10(1)
  51. 1Paragraph 1
  52. Part 2: Modification of section 32(1)
  53. 2Paragraph 2
  54. Part 3: Modification of section 37(1) and (6)
  55. 3Paragraph 3
  56. 4Paragraph 4
  57. Part 4: Modification of section 39(1) and (3)
  58. 5Paragraph 5
  59. 6Paragraph 6
  60. 5Application and modification of other provisions of the Act
  61. Schedule 5: Improvement notices - specified FIC provisions
  62. 1FIC provision in relation to which an improvement notice may be served on and from 15th August 2014
  63. 2FIC provisions in relation to which an improvement notice may be served on and from 13th December 2014
  64. 3FIC provision in relation to which an improvement notice may be served on and from 13th December 2016
  65. 4FIC provisions concerning primary ingredient country of origin/place of provenance
  66. Schedule 6: Revocations
  67. 1Revocations coming into force on 13th December 2014
  68. 2Revocations coming into force on 13th December 2018
  69. Schedule 7: Consequential and other minor amendments to statutory instruments
  70. Part 1: Consequential and other minor amendments coming into force on 15th August 2014
  71. 1The Food Labelling Regulations 1996
  72. 2Paragraph 2
  73. 3Paragraph 3
  74. 4The Food (Lot Marking) Regulations 1996
  75. 5Paragraph 5
  76. 6The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (England) Regulations 2007
  77. 7Paragraph 7
  78. 8The Nutrition and Health Claims (England) Regulations 2007
  79. 9Paragraph 9
  80. Part 2: Consequential and other minor amendments coming into force on 13th December 2014
  81. 10The Food Labelling Regulations 1996
  82. 11Paragraph 11
  83. 12Paragraph 12
  84. 13Paragraph 13
  85. 14The Food (Lot Marking) Regulations 1996
  86. 15Paragraph 15
  87. 16Paragraph 16
  88. 17The Foods Intended for Use in Energy Restricted Diets for Weight Reduction Regulations 1997
  89. 18Paragraph 18
  90. 19The Bread and Flour Regulations 1998
  91. 20Paragraph 20
  92. 21The Coffee Extracts and Chicory Extracts (England) Regulations 2000
  93. 22Paragraph 22
  94. 23Paragraph 23
  95. 24The Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003
  96. 25Paragraph 25
  97. 26Paragraph 26
  98. 27Paragraph 27
  99. 28The Specified Sugar Products (England) Regulations 2003
  100. 29Paragraph 29
  101. 30Paragraph 30
  102. 31The Cocoa and Chocolate Products (England) Regulations 2003
  103. 32Paragraph 32
  104. 33Paragraph 33
  105. 34Paragraph 34
  106. 35The Honey (England) Regulations 2003 Repealed
  107. 36Paragraph 36 Repealed
  108. 37Paragraph 37 Repealed
  109. 38The Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (England) Regulations 2003
  110. 39Paragraph 39
  111. 40The Price Marking Order 2004
  112. 41Paragraph 41
  113. 42The Quick-frozen Foodstuffs (England) Regulations 2007
  114. 43Paragraph 43
  115. 44Paragraph 44
  116. 45The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (England) Regulations 2007
  117. 46Paragraph 46
  118. 47The Nutrition and Health Claims (England) Regulations 2007
  119. 48Paragraph 48
  120. 49The Education (Nutritional Standards and Requirements for School Food) (England) Regulations 2007
  121. 50Paragraph 50
  122. 51The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water (England) Regulations 2007
  123. 52Paragraph 52
  124. 53The Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008
  125. 54Paragraph 54
  126. 55The Eggs and Chicks (England) Regulations 2009
  127. 56Paragraph 56
  128. 57Paragraph 57
  129. 58The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
  130. 59Paragraph 59
  131. Explanatory note