# The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (England, Wales and Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 1991, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Fruit Juices and Fruit NectarsRegulations 1977 and the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Scotland)Regulations 1977.
The principal provisions of these Regulations—
(a) extend the definition of fruit juice to include fruit pureein instances of fruits whose juice cannot be separated from pulp(regulation 3);
(b) allow the substitution of honey for sugar in all fruit nectars (alsoregulation 3);
(c) prohibit the use of an admixture of sugar and honey in theproduction of the fruit nectars in which it was previously allowed (alsoregulation 3);
(d) prohibit the addition of sugar to concentrated fruit juice excepteither that which is prepackaged for sale to the ultimate consumer orconcentrated orange juice (regulation 6);
(e) extend the requirement to label concentrated juice for sale to theultimate consumer as“sweetened” whenever any sugar is added (regulation 4);
(f) require in addition that any purchaser of concentrated orange juice,who is not the ultimate consumer, be notified if sugar has been added(also regulation 4);
(g) extend the use of citric acid in fruit nectars to include nectarmade exclusively from fruit puree or concentrated fruitpuree of apples or of an admixture of apples, peaches and pears(regulation 8).
The amendments prescribed are made in implementation of CouncilDirective No. 89/394/EEC (OJ No. L186, 30.6.89, p.14) which amends forthe third time Council Directive No. 75/726/EEC (OJ No. L311, 1.12.75,p.40) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerningfruit juices and similar products.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1284/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fruit-juices-and-fruit-nectars-england-wales-and-scotland-amendment-regulations-1991/note
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