Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations 1990.

These Regulations are here setting the food safety related rules as regards the full cycle of processing, sale, use, control and labelling of materials that are designated as food and will come into direct contact with food and foodstuff.
Contents of this text are divided into III main Parts (Preliminary; Composition and labelling of materials and articles; Administration and enforcement) and 17 sub sections, as follows: Title and Commencement and Revocation (1); Interpretation (2); Exemptions (3); Sale etc of material articles (4); Vinyl chloride monomer (5); Regenerated cellulose film (6); Labelling and description of materials and articles sold by retail (7); Labelling and description of materials and articles sold otherwise than by retail (8); Restrictions on use of description “ food for use” (9); Materials and articles as prizes etc. (10); Powers of authorized officers (11); Analysis examination and testing (12); Method of analysis (13); Obstruction (14); Confidentiality (15); Penalties (16); Application of various sections of the Act (17).
Schedules 1 and 2 are also part of this publication (Schedule 1-Substances permitted for use in the manufacture of regenerated cellulose film, Substances permitted for use in the manufacture of uncoated regenerated cellulose film, Substances permitted for use in the manufacture of coated regenerated cellulose film; and schedule 2– Symbol that may accompany materials and articles intended for contact with food).