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Processed Cereal-based Foods and Baby Foods for Infants and Young Children (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. 8 of 2004).

Type of law
Regulation
Source


Abstract
These Regulations: (a) prohibit the sale of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children unless they comply with the manufacturing and compositional requirements in regulations 5 to 7 and the labelling requirements in regulation 8 (reg. 4); (b) exempt from their application any baby food which is a milk intended for young children (reg. 3); (c) specify the enforcement authorities (reg. 9); (d) create an offence and prescribe a penalty (reg. 10); (e) provide a defence in relation to exports in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of Council Directive 89/397/EEC on the official control of foodstuffs (reg. 11); (f) apply certain provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 (reg. 12); and (g) contain a revocation provision (reg. 13) and make a consequential amendment (reg. 14). In implementation of Directive 2003/13/EC these Regulations prohibit the sale of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods for infants and young children if those foods contain pesticide residues above certain levels.
Date of text
Entry into force notes
These Regulations will come into force on 6 March 2005.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No