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Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

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(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Tryptophan in Food Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 12th September 1990.

(2)

In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires—

  • “tryptophan” means dextrorotatory tryptophan, laevorotatory tryptophan, or racemic tryptophan, or any salt or peptide prepared from any of those forms,

and references to adding tryptophan to food —

(a)

do not include references to adding food which contains only tryptophan occurring naturally in it to any other such food or to food which contains no tryptophan;

(b)

but otherwise include references to adding food to which tryptophan has been added to any other food.