Food Additives Legislation Guidance Notes

Thursday 27 February 2003

The Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995 (as amended), the Colours in Food Regulations 1995 (as amended), and the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995 (as amended)

These guidance notes on food additives legislation have been produced by the Food Standards Agency with the aim of providing informal guidance. They should be read in conjunction with the appropriate legislation and should not be taken as an authoritative interpretation of the law, as only the courts have the power to interpret statutory provisions.

A broad overview of the UK provisions is provided in Section 1, General guidance notes. Section 1 also draws attention to points of detail common to the three Statutory Instruments discussed.
Separate guidance notes for each of the three Statutory Instruments can be found in subsequent sections of this booklet. As these cover only unique points of detail, it is important for the
separate guidance notes to be read in conjunction with the general guidance notes.

The guidance in Section 2 has been revised to reflect amendments to the principal Regulations by the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2001.

The guidance in Section 3 has been revised to reflect amendments to the principal Regulations by the Colours in Food (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and 2001.

The guidance in Section 4 has been revised to reflect amendments to the principal Regulations by the Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) Regulations 1997, 1999, 2001 and
2001 (No. 2)