Health (Emulsifiers, Stabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents in Food) Regulations, 1994.

These Regulations consolidate the law on emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners and gelling agents. They implement Council Directive 74/329/EEC as amended. The Regulations prohibit the manufacture, importation, distribution or sale of food which contains any emulsifier or stabiliser other than a permitted emulsifier or stabiliser and prescribe criteria of purity for these substances. In addition, they specify that certain emulsifiers and stabilisers may be used only in particular foodstuffs and restrict other specified foods to containing only particular permitted emulsifiers and stabilisers, subject to prescribed limits in each case. The Regulations prohibit the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale or advertisement for sale of any emulsifier or stabiliser for use as an ingredient in the preparation of food, other than a permitted emulsifier or stabiliser. Also, the Regulations prescribe labelling requirements for permitted emulsifiers and stabilisers to be sold as ingredients in the preparation of food and prohibit the labelling or advertising of any permitted emulsifier or stabiliser to be sold as an ingredient in the preparation of food which would indicate that the substance is a nutritive substitute for fat or eggs.