Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations 1995 in relation to Wales, in implementation of Commission Directive 1999/50/EC amending Directive 91/321/EC on infant formulae and follow-on formulae.

The Regulations extend the compositional requirements for such formulae in the 1995 Regulations by adding a requirement that they shall not contain individual pesticide residues above a level of 0.01 mg/kg, measured when ready for use or when reconstituted according to manufacturer’s instructions (regulation 2(b)), and make consequential amendments (regulation 2(a)). A regulatory appraisal for these Regulations has been prepared pursuant to section 65 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 and placed in the library of the National Assembly for Wales. Copies may be obtained from the Food Standards Agency, 1st Floor, Southgate House, Cardiff CF10 1EW