(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which extend to Scotland only, implement Commission Decision 2004/374/EC suspending the placing on the market and import of jelly mini-cups containing the food additives E400, E401, E402, E403, E404, E405, E406, E407, E407a, E410, E412, E413, E414, E415, E417 and/or E418 (O.J. No. L 118, 23.4.2004, p.70).
These Regulations—
a
prohibit—
i
the carrying out of commercial operations with regard to jelly mini-cups which contain any of the food additives E400, E401, E402, E403, E404, E405, E406, E407, E407a, E410, E412, E413, E414, E415, E417 or E418 and which are intended for human consumption, and
ii
the use of any such additive in the manufacture of any jelly mini-cups which are intended for human consumption (regulation 3);
b
provide for their enforcement (regulation 4);
c
apply, with modifications, certain provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 (1990 c.16) (regulation 5); and
d
revoke the Food (Jelly Confectionery) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/179) and the Food (Jelly Mini-Cups) (Emergency Control) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/187) (regulation 6).
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.