# The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012, Regulation 29: Amendment to the Food Labelling Regulations 1996

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Food Labelling Regulations 1996 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), for the definition of “ingredient” substitute the following definition —
““ingredient” means —
(a)any substance, including any additive or food enzyme and any constituent of a compound ingredient, which is used in the preparation of a food and which is still present in the finished product, even if in altered form; or
(b)any released active substance within the meaning of Article 3(f) of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 450/2009 on active and intelligent materials and articles intended to come into contact with food,
and a “compound ingredient” shall be composed of two or more such substances;.”.
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) expire on 13th December 2014.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2619/regulation/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/materials-and-articles-in-contact-with-food-england-regulations-2012/regulation-29
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