Regulation 23 I1

after paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following paragraph–

“(1A)

Paragraphs (2) to (4) of this regulation shall apply only to food which is prepared for patients requiring sterile diets under medical supervision.”;

in paragraph (5)(c) there shall be inserted at the beginning the phrase “(except as provided in paragraph (6) of this regulation)”; and

there shall be inserted at the end the following paragraphs–

“(6)

Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this regulation (but subject to paragraph (7) below), in the case of the sale of food to which regulation 23 or 27 applies which has been irradiated–

(a)

the word “irradiated” or the words “treated with ionising radiation” shall in all cases appear on the commercial documents relating to such food; and

(b)

sub paragraph (c) of paragraph (5) of this regulation shall not apply as regards the particulars specified in regulations 14(2), 25(1) and 27(3) and (4) and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2.

(7)

Paragraph (6) of this regulation shall not apply in relation to food which is prepared for patients requiring sterile diets under medical supervision.”.