Regulation 3 Amendment of regulation 2
Regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the 1977 Regulations shall beamended as follows—
for the definition of“fruit juice” substitute the following definition—
““fruit juice” means—
- (a)
the food consisting of fermentable but unfermented juicewhich—
- (i)
is obtained from fruit by mechanical processes and has thecharacteristic colour, aroma and flavour of juice of the fruit fromwhich it is obtained, or
- (ii)
is obtained from concentrated fruit juice by the addition of waterand has the organoleptic and analytical characteristics of fruit juiceobtained from fruit of the same kind by mechanical processes, or
- (iii)
is obtained from fruit other than apricots, citrus fruits, grapes,peaches, pears or pineapples by diffusion processes and is intended tobe used in the preparation of concentrated fruit juice;
- (b)
fruit puree where the nature of the fruit from which thejuice is to be obtained is such that it is impossible to extract thejuice without the pulp;”;
in the definition of“fruit nectar”—
insert immediately after the words“quantity of acid” the words“(if any)”;
in sub-paragraph (b) delete the words“obtained exclusively from fruit puree or concentrated fruitpuree or an admixture thereof”;
delete sub-paragraph (c);
in the definition of“sell” insert immediately after the word“sell”the words“, save in relation to regulation 7(1A),”;
after the definition of“sugar” insert the following definition—
in the English and Welsh Regulations—
““ultimate consumer” has the meaning assigned to it by the Food Labelling Regulations 1984f1;”
in the Scottish Regulations—
““ultimate consumer” has the meaning assigned to it by the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984f2;”.