The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2022

Explanatory note

Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.

Regulations 2, 3 and 4 amend Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) No’s 787/2013, 2015/1020 and 2017/2276, respectively, to make minor corrections which relate to amendment to those Commission Implementing Regulations made by the Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2022.

Regulation 5 makes minor corrections to the Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2022.

Regulation 6 and schedule 1 amend the Animal Feed (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (2010 Regulations) with the effect that the Annex to Commission Directive 82/475/EEC laying down the categories of feed materials which may be used for the purposes of labelling compound feeding stuffs for pet animals (OJ L 213, 21.7.1982, p. 27–28) is replicated as new schedule 3 of the 2010 Regulations and Annexes 1 and 2 to Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on undesirable substances in animal feed (OJ L 140, 30.5.2002, p. 10–22) are replicated as new schedules 4 and 5 of the 2010 Regulations.

Regulation 7 and schedule 2 amend the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Scotland) Regulations 2012 with the effect that Annexes 1 and 2 to Commission Directive 2007/42/EC relating to materials and articles made of regenerated cellulose film intended to come into contact with foodstuffs (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 71–82) are replicated in a new schedule 6 of those Regulations.

Regulation 8 and schedule 3 amend the Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Scotland) Regulations 2013 with the effect that Annex 1 to Directive 2009/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on extraction solvents used in the production of foodstuffs and food ingredients (OJ L 141, 6.6.2009, p. 3–11) is replicated in a new schedule 6 to those Regulations.

Regulation 9 amends the Food Information (Scotland) Regulations 2014 to remove redundant references to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers.

A business and regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no significant impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.