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SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2007 No. 412

FOOD

The Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007

  Made 5th September 2007 
  Laid before the Scottish Parliament 6th September 2007 
  Coming into force 1st October 2007 

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a), 17(1), 26(1) and (3), and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990[1] and all other powers enabling them to do so.

     In accordance with section 48(4A)[2] of that Act they have had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.

     There has been consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 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[3].

Citation, commencement and extent
     1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st October 2007.

    (2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendments to the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995
    
2. The Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995[4] ("the Additives Regulations") are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 13 below.

     3. In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)–

     4. In regulation 11 (transitional provision and exemptions), after paragraph (1F), insert–

     5. In Schedule 1 (miscellaneous additives generally permitted for use in foods not referred to in Schedule 6, 7 or 8)–

     6. In Schedule 2 (conditionally permitted preservatives and antioxidants), Part A (sorbates, benzoates and p-hydroxybenzoates)–

     7. In Schedule 2, Part B (sulphur dioxide and sulphites), in the second table–


     8. In Schedule 2, Part C (other preservatives), for the table relating to E 249, E 250, E 251 and E 252, substitute the table set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

    
9. In Schedule 2, Part D (other antioxidants), for the table, substitute the table set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

    
10. In Schedule 3 (other permitted miscellaneous additives)–

     11. In Schedule 4 (permitted carriers and carrier solvents)–

     12. In Schedule 7 (foods in which a limited number of miscellaneous additives listed in Schedule 1 may be used)–

     13. In Schedule 8 (miscellaneous additives permitted in foods for infants and young children)–

Amendments to the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995
    
14. —(1) The Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995[9] are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

    (2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)–

    (3) In Schedule 1 (permitted sweeteners and the foods in or on which they may be used)–


S ROBISON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
5th September 2007



SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 8


Entries to be substituted in Schedule 2, Part C of the Additives Regulations


EC No. Name Food Maximum amount that may be added during manufacture (expressed as NaNO2) Maximum residual level (expressed as NaNO2)
                                 mg/kg mg/kg
E 249 Potassium nitrite(x) Meat Products 150           
E 250 Sodium nitrite(x) Sterilised meat products

(Fo > 3,00)(y)

100           
                      Traditional immersion cured meat products(¹):                      
                      Wiltshire bacon(¹.¹);            175
                      Entremeada, entrecosto, chispe, orelheira e cabeça (salgados) Toucinho fumado(¹.²);

and similar products

                     
                      Wiltshire ham(¹.¹);

and similar products

           100
                      Rohschinken, nassgepökelt(¹.6);

and similar products

           50
                      Cured tongue(¹.³)            50
                      Traditional dry cured meat products(²):                      
                      Dry cured bacon(².¹);

and similar products

           175
                      Dry cured ham(².¹);            100
                      Jamón curado, paleta curada, lomo embuchado y cecina(².²);

Presunto, presunto da pá and paio do lombo(².³);

and similar products

                     
                      Rohschinken, trockengepökelt(².5);

and similar products

           50
                      Other traditionally cured meat products(³);                      
                      Vysočina

Selský salám

Turistický trvanlivý salám

Poličan

Herkules

Lovecký salám

Dunajská klobása

Paprikáš ;(³.5)

and similar products

180           
                      Rohschinken, trocken-/nassgepökelt(³.¹);

and similar products

           50
                      Jellied veal and brisket(³.²)                      
EC No. Name Food Maximum amount that may be added during manufacture (expressed as NaNO3) Maximum residual level (expressed as NaNO3)
E 251 Potassium nitrate(z) Non-heat-treated meat products 150           
E 252 Sodium nitrate(z)                                 
                      Traditional immersion cured meat products(¹);                      
                      Kylmäsavustettu poronliha/Kallrökt renkött(¹.4); 300           
                      Wiltshire bacon and Wiltshire ham(¹.¹)

Entremeada, entrecosto, chispe, orelheira a cabeça (salgados), Toucinho fumado(¹.²);

Rohschinken, nassgepökelt(¹.6);

and similar products

           250
                      Bacon, Filet de bacon(¹.5); and similar products            250 without added E 249 or E 250
                      Cured tongue(¹.³)            10
                      Traditional dry cured meat products(²);                      
                      Dry cured bacon and Dry cured ham(².¹);            250
                      Jamón curado, paleta curada, lomo embuchado y cecina(².²);                      
                      Presunto, presunto da pá and paio do lombo(².³);                      
                      Rohschinken, trockengepökelt(².5);

and similar products

                     
                      Jambon sec, jambon sel sec et autres pièces maturées séchées similaires(².4)            250 without added E 249 or E 250
                      Other traditionally cured meat products(³):                      
                      Rohwürste (Salami and Kantwurst)(³.³); 300 (without added E 249 or E 250)           
                      Rohschinken, trocken-/nassgepökelt(³.¹) ;

and similar products

           250
                      Salchichón y chorizo tradicionales de larga curación(³.4);

Saucissons secs(³.6);

and similar products

250 (without added E 249 or E 250)           
                      Jellied veal and brisket(³.²);            10
                      Hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheese

Dairy-based cheese analogue

150 in the cheese milk or equivalent level if added after removal of whey and addition of water           
                      Pickled herring and sprat 500           

(x) When labelled "for food use", nitrite may be sold only in a mixture with salt or a salt substitute.

(y) Fo-value 3 is equivalent to 3 minutes heating at 121°C (reduction of the bacterial load of one billion spores in each 1,000 cans to one spore in a thousand cans).

(z) Nitrates may be present in some heat-treated meat products resulting from natural conversion of nitrites to nitrates in a low-acid environment.

(¹) Meat products are immersed in curing solution containing nitrites and/or nitrates, salt and other components. The meat products may undergo further treatments e.g. smoking.

(¹.¹) Meat is injected with curing solution followed by immersion curing for 3 to 10 days. The immersion brine solution also includes microbiological starter cultures.

(¹.²) Immersion cured for 3 to 5 days. Product is not heat-treated and has a high water activity .

(¹.³) Immersion cured for at least 4 days and pre-cooked.

(¹.4) Meat is injected with curing solution followed by immersion curing. Curing time is 14 to 21 days followed by maturation in cold-smoke for 4 to 5 weeks.

(¹.5) Immersion cured for 4 to 5 days at 5 to 7°C, matured for typically 24 to 40 hours at 22°C, possibly smoked for 24 hrs at 20 to 25°C and stored for 3 to 6 weeks at 12 to 14°C.

(¹.6) Curing time depending on the shape and weight of meat pieces for approximately 2 days/kg followed by stabilisation/maturation.

(²) Dry curing process involves dry application of curing mixture containing nitrites and/or nitrates, salt and other components to the surface of the meat followed by a period of stabilisation/maturation. The meat products may undergo further treatments eg. smoking.



(².¹) Dry curing followed by maturation for at least 4 days.



(².²) Dry curing with a stabilisation period of at least 10 days and a maturation period of more than 45 days.



(².³) Dry cured for 10 to 15 days followed by a 30 to 45 day stabilisation period and a maturation period of at least 2 months.

(².4) Dry cured for 3 days + 1 day/kg followed by a one week post-salting period and an ageing/ripening period of 45 days to 18 months.

(².5) Curing time depending on the shape and weight of meat pieces for approximately 10 to 14 days followed by stabilisation/maturation.

(³) Immersion and dry cured processes used in combination or where nitrite and/or nitrate is included in a compound product or where the curing solution is injected into the product prior to cooking. The products may undergo further treatments eg. smoking.

(³.¹) Dry curing and immersion curing used in combination (without injection of curing solution). Curing time depending on the shape and weight of meat pieces for approximately 14 to 35 days followed by stabilisation/maturation.

(³.²) Injection of curing solution followed, after a minimum of 2 days, by cooking in boiling water for up to 3 hours.

(³.³) Product has a minimum 4-week maturation period and a water/protein ratio of less than 1.7.

(³.4) Maturation period of at least 30 days.

(³.5) Dried product cooked to 70°C followed by 8 to 12 day drying and smoking process. Fermented product subject to 14 to 30 day three-stage fermentation process followed by smoking.

(³.6) Raw fermented dried sausage without added nitrites. Product is fermented at temperatures in the range of 18 to 22°C or lower (10 to 12°C) and then has a minimum ageing/ripening period of 3 weeks. Product has a water/protein ratio of less than 1:7.



SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 9


Entries to be substituted in Schedule 2, Part D of the Additives Regulations


EC No. Name Food Maximum level (mg/kg)
E 310 Propyl gallate Fats and oils for the professional manufacture of heat-treated foods 200* (gallates, TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination)
E 311 Octyl gallate Frying oil and frying fat, excluding olive pomace oil 100* (BHT), both expressed on fat
E 312 Dodecyl gallate                      
E 319 Tertiary-butyl hydroquinone (TBHQ) Lard; fish oil; beef, poultry and sheep fat           
E 320 Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) Cake mixes; cereal-based snack foods; milk powder for vending machines 200 (gallates, TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination) expressed on fat
E 321 Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) Dehydrated soups and broths; sauces; dehydrated meat; processed nuts; pre-cooked cereals           
                      Seasonings and condiments 200 (gallates and BHA, individually or in combination) expressed on fat
                      Dehydrated potatoes 25 (gallates, TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination)
                      Chewing gum; food supplements 400 (gallates, TBHQ, BHT and BHA, individually or in combination)
                      Essential oils 1,000 (gallates, TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination)
                      Flavourings other than essential oils 100* (gallates, individually or in combination)
                                 200* (TBHQ and BHA, individually or in combination)
E 315 Erythorbic acid Cured meat products and preserved meat products 500 expressed as erythorbic acid
E 316 Sodium erythorbate Preserved and semi-preserved fish products; frozen and deep-frozen fish with red skin 1,500 expressed as erythorbic acid
E 586 4-Hexylresorcinol Fresh, frozen and deep-frozen crustaceans 2 as residues in crustacean meat
* When combinations of gallates, TBHQ, BHA and BHT are used, the individual levels must be reduced proportionally



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, amend the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/3187 as amended) ("the Additives Regulations") in order to provide for the implementation of–

These Regulations also amend the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/3123 as amended) in order to provide for the implementation of Directive 2006/52/EC mentioned above and of Commission Directive 2006/128/EC amending and correcting Directive 95/31/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs (O.J. No. L 346, 9.12.06, p.6).

In particular these Regulations amend the Additives Regulations by–

These Regulations amend the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995 by–

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on business costs has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies may be obtained from the Food Standards Agency Scotland, 6th Floor, St Magnus House, 25 Guild Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6NJ.


Notes:

[1] 1990 c.16; section 1(1) and (2) (definition of "food") was substituted by S.I. 2004/2990; sections 16(1) and 48(1) were amended by the Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28) ("the 1999 Act"), Schedule 5, paragraph 8; section 17(1) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 5, paragraphs 8 and 12; section 26(3) was repealed in part by the 1999 Act, Schedule 6; section 48(4) is disapplied in respect of these Regulations by virtue of section 48(4C) which was inserted by S.I. 2004/2990; amendments made by Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act should be taken as pre commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) ("the 1998 Act") by virtue of section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State, so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. Insofar as not so transferred, those functions were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/849).back

[2] Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act.back

[3] O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.02, p.1. The Regulation was amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O.J. No. L 245, 29.9.03, p.4) and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 (O.J. No. L 100, 8.4.06, p.3).back

[4] S.I. 1995/3187, amended by S.I. 1997/1413, S.I. 1999/1136, S.S.I. 2001/38, 103 and 450, S.S.I. 2003/132, 291, 293, 311, 527 and 599, S.S.I. 2004/6, 133 and 413 and S.S.I. 2005/214 and 616.back

[5] O.J. No. L 24, 29.1.04, p.58.back

[6] O.J. No. L 204, 26.7.06, p.10. This Directive was corrected by a Corrigendum published on 17th March 2007 (O.J. No. L 78, 17.3.07, p.32).back

[7] O.J. No. L 346, 9.12.06, p.15.back

[8] O.J. No. L 91, 7.4.99, p.29.back

[9] S.I. 1995/3123, relevantly amended by S.I. 1996/1477, S.I. 1997/814, S.I. 1999/982, S.S.I. 2001/212, S.S.I. 2002/61, S.S.I. 2003/274, S.S.I. 2004/6, 133 and 548 and S.S.I. 2005/616.back

[10] O.J. No. L 24, 29.1.04, p.65.back

[11] O.J. No. L 204, 26.7.06, p.10.back

[12] O.J. No. L 346, 9.12.06, p.6.back



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Prepared 11 September 2007


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