Regulation 16 Added water

(1)

Water which is added as an ingredient of a food shall be declared in the list of ingredients of the food unless—

(a)

it is used in the preparation of the food solely for the reconstitution or partial reconstitution of an ingredient used in concentrated or dehydrated form; or

(b)

it is used as, or as part of, a medium which is not normally consumed; or

(c)

it does not exceed 5 per cent of the finished product.

(2)

Water which is added to any frozen or quick-frozen chicken carcase to which Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1538/91^f1 applies, as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 2891/93^f2, introducing detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1906/90 on certain marketing standards for poultry, need not be declared in the list of ingredients of the food.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: OJ No. L143, 7.6.91, p.11.
f2: OJ No. L263, 22.10.93, p.12.