Health (Erucic Acid in Food) Regulations, 1978.

The Regulations implement Directive No. 76/621/EEC relating to the fixing of the maximum level of erucic acid in oils and fats intended as such for human consumption and in foodstuffs containing added oil or fat. They specify limits for the erucic acid content of oil or fat and of food to which oil or fat has been added: in relation to any oil, fat or food the limit is five percent calculated on the fatty acid content of the oil or fat component. The Regulations do not apply to food having an overall oil or fat content of less than 5 percent unless it is described as being specially prepared for infants or young children, to oil, fat or food intended for manufacturing or catering purposes, to food manufactured before 1 May 1978, or to foods intended for export or re-export.