# The Food Labelling (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994, Regulation 3: Amendment of the principal Regulations


In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) in the definition of carbohydrate the word “polyols” shall be substituted for the words “sugar alcohols”;
(b) after the definition of edible ice there shall be inserted the following definition:—
““fat”, in the context of nutrition labelling, means total lipids, and includes phospholipids;”;
(c) after the definition of liqueur wine there shall be inserted the following definitions:—
““mono-unsaturates” means fatty acids with one cis double bond;
“nutrient”, for the purposes of these Regulations, means any one or more of the following:— protein, carbohydrate, fat, fibre, sodium, any vitamin or mineral listed in Table A or B in Schedule 6 to these Regulations and present in any food in a significant amount, as described in the Note to those Tables;
“nutrition claim” means any statement, suggestion or implication in any labelling, presentation or advertising of a food that that food has particular nutrition properties, but does not include a reference to any quality or quantity of any nutrient where such reference is required by law;
“nutrition labelling”, in relation to a food (other than a natural mineral water or other water intended for human consumption or any food supplement) means any information appearing on labelling (other than where such appears solely as part of a list of ingredients) and relating to energy value or any nutrient or to energy value and any nutrient including any information relating to any substance which belongs to, or is a component of, a nutrient;
“nutrition properties” means either or both of—
(i) the provision (including provision at a reduced or increased rate), or the lack of provision, of energy,
(ii) the content (including content in a reduced or increased proportion), or the lack of content, of any nutrient (including any substance which belongs to, or is a component of, a nutrient);
“polyunsaturates” means fatty acids with cis, cis—methylene interrupted double bonds;”;
(d) after the definition of presentation there shall be inserted the following definitions:—
““protein” means the protein content calculated using the formula: protein = total Kjeldahl nitrogen × 6.25
“saturates” means fatty acids without double bond;”;
(e) after the definition of sparkling wine there shall be inserted the following definition:—
““sugars”, in the context of nutrition labelling, means all monosaccharides and disaccharides present in food, but excludes polyols;”;

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/960/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-labelling-scotland-amendment-regulations-1994/regulation-3
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