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The Food Information Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

S.R. 2014/223 · Made 21 August 2014 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Made 21st August 2014

Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (5)

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safetyf1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15(1), 16, 17, 25, 26(3), 44 and 47(2) of, and paragraphs 1 and 4(b) of Schedule 1 to, the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991f2 and section 2(2) of and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972f3.

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public safety has been designatedf4 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to food and drink intended for sale for human consumption, including the presentation, packaging, labelling, marketing and advertising of such food and drink.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety that it is expedient for references to provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011f5 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 specified in Regulation 2(3) and Schedule 1 to be construed as a reference to that Regulation as amended from time to time.

Insofar as these Regulations are made in exercise of powers under the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency in accordance with Article 47(3A) of that Order.C1

As required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002f6 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Regulations applied (with modifications) (1.10.2023) by The Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1056), regs. 1(2), 9, Sch.

Footnotes

f1

Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1) Article 3(6)

f2

S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1663 (N.I.12), paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c.28 and S.R. 2004 Nos. 482 and 505

f3

1972 c.68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (2006 c.51) and amended by Part 1 of the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (2008 c.7)

f4

S.I. 2005/2766, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations

f5

OJ No L 304, 22.11.2011, p 18, last amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 78/2014 100 No L27, 30.1.2014, p 7)

f6

OJ No L 31, 1.2.2002, p 1, last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 596/2009 (OJ No L 188, 18.7.2009, p 14)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Derogation relating to milk and milk products
  4. 4Derogation relating to minced meat
  5. 5Foods that are not prepacked etc. containing an allergenic substance or product etc.
  6. 5AFoods that are prepacked for direct sale — duty to list ingredients
  7. 6Foods that are not prepacked etc. – general requirement to name them
  8. 6AFoods that are prepacked for direct sale – general requirement to name them
  9. 7Foods that are not prepacked etc. containing meat and other ingredients
  10. 8Irradiated foods
  11. 9Enforcement
  12. 10Offences
  13. 11Penalty
  14. 12Application of provisions of the Order
  15. 13Revocations
  16. 14Consequential and other amendments
  17. Signature
  18. Schedule 1Provisions of these Regulations that contain ambulatory references to FIC or Regulation 828/2014 by virtue of regulation 2(3)
  19. Schedule 2: National Mark for derogation relating to minced meat
  20. 1The national mark
  21. Part 2: Specifications for the national mark
  22. 1Paragraph 1
  23. 2Paragraph 2
  24. 3Paragraph 3
  25. Schedule 3: Foods to which regulation 7 does not apply
  26. 1Paragraph 1
  27. 2Paragraph 2
  28. 3Paragraph 3
  29. 4Paragraph 4
  30. 5Paragraph 5
  31. 6Paragraph 6
  32. 7Paragraph 7
  33. Schedule 4: Application and modification of provisions of the Order
  34. Part 1: Modification of Article 9(1)
  35. 1Paragraph 1
  36. Part 2: Modification of Article 33(1)
  37. 1Paragraph 1
  38. Part 3: Modification of Article 37 and 38
  39. 1Paragraph 1
  40. 2Paragraph 2
  41. 3Paragraph 3
  42. 4Application and modification of other provisions of the Order
  43. Schedule 5: Improvement notices – specified provisions
  44. 1FIC provision in relation to which an improvement notice may be served on and from 19th September 2014
  45. 2FIC provisions in relation to which improvement notices may be served on and from 13th December 2014
  46. 3FIC provision in relation to which improvement notices may be served on and from 13th December 2016
  47. 4Regulation 828/2014 provisions in relation to which improvement notices may be served on and from 20th July 2016
  48. 5FIC Provision in relation to which improvement notices may be served on and from 1 April 2020
  49. Schedule 6: Revocations
  50. 1Revocations coming into operation on 13th December 2014
  51. 2Revocations coming into operation on 13th December 2018
  52. Schedule 7: Consequential and other amendments
  53. Part 1: Consequential and other amendments coming into operation on 19th September 2014
  54. 1The Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
  55. 2The Food (Lot Marking) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
  56. 3The Food with Added Phytosterols or Phytostanols (Labelling) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004
  57. 4The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and other Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
  58. 5The Nutrition and Health Claims Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
  59. 6The Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013
  60. Part 2: Consequential and other amendments coming into operation on 13th December 2014
  61. 1The Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
  62. 2The Food (Lot Marking) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
  63. 3The Foods Intended for Use in Energy Restricted Diets for Weight Reduction Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
  64. 4The Bread and Flour Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998
  65. 5The Coffee Extracts and Chicory Extracts Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001
  66. 6The Food Supplements Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
  67. 7The Specified Sugar Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
  68. 8The Cocoa and Chocolate Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
  69. 9The Honey Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 Repealed
  70. 10The Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
  71. 11The Price Marking Order (Northern Ireland) 2004
  72. 12The Food Hygiene Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
  73. 13The Quick-frozen Foodstuffs (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
  74. 14The Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and other Substances Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
  75. 15The Nutrition and Health Claims Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
  76. 16The Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 Repealed
  77. 17The Eggs and Chicks Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
  78. Explanatory note