Miscellaneous Food Additives (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 329 (W. 42) of 2002).

These Regulations implement: (a) Commission Directive 2001/30/EC amending Directive 96/77/EC laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners; and (b) Directive 2001/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 95/2 on food additives other than colours and sweeteners. Subject to a transitional provision, the Regulations specify new purity criteria in relation to the additives specified in the Annex to Commission Directive 2001/ 30/EC (regulations 3(b) and (c), 4 and 8) and make related amendments to certain Regulations as regards references in those Regulations to the principal Regulations (reg. 9). The Regulations also: (a) add to and modify otherwise lists of food additives laid down in the Schedules.