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Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. No. 29 of 2007).

Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Type of law
Regulation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
These Regulations prohibit: the placing on the market of certain foods if they contain contaminants of any kind specified in Commission Regulation No. 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for contaminants in foodstuffs at levels exceeding those specified; and the use of food containing such contaminants at such levels as ingredients in the production of certain foods. The Regulations also specify enforcement authorities.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/uk84823.pdf
Web site
http://www.opsi.gov.uk
Date of text
Notes
These Regulations revoke and re-enact with changes the Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2006 which revoke the legislation listed below.
Repealed
Yes
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Amended by
Implements
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs.
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1882/2006 laying down methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of nitrates in certain foodstuffs.
Food Safety Act 1990.
Commission Directive 2001/22/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and 3-MCPD in foodstuffs.
Commission Directive 2004/16/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of tin in canned foods.
Commission Directive 2005/10/EC laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of the levels of benzo(a)pyrene in foodstuffs.
Commission Regulation (EC) No. 401/2006 laying down the methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of the levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs.
Repeals
Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. No. 267 of 2002).
Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. No. 349 of 2002).
Contaminants in Food (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. No. 289 of 2003).
Repealed by