The Food and Feed - Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations - (Wales) Regulations 2018

About this consultation

This consultation is of interest to Enforcement authorities, manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of food products.

Consultation subject

The drafting of the Food and Feed - Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations - (Wales) Regulations 2018 is to:

• I. Provide for the enforcement in Wales of an amendment made to Directive 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and similar products by Commission Delegated Regulation No 1040/2014;
• II. Amend the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 to draw businesses’ attention to Regulation No 2017/2158 on acrylamide;
• III. Make other miscellaneous amendments and revocations to several Statutory Instruments (SIs) to ensure the accuracy and currency of the statute book in Wales in relation to food and feed before the UK exits the EU.

Consultation purpose

To provide stakeholders with an opportunity to comment on the draft Regulations. The Regulations are based on the proposed preferred option of:  

• I. Providing for the enforcement in Wales of Commission Delegated Regulation No 1040/2014;
• II. amending the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006 to draw attention to Regulation No 2017/2158 on acrylamide;
• III. Making other miscellaneous amendments and revocations to several Statutory Instruments (SIs) to ensure the accuracy and currency of the statute book in Wales in relation to food and feed before the UK exits the EU.

Consultation pack

Comments and views

All comments and views should be sent to:

Kerys James-Palmer
11th Floor
Southgate House
Wood Street
Cardiff
CF10 1EW

02920 678912
food.policy.wales@food.gov.uk