Retained EU Law SI 2008 United Kingdom

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives

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Enforced by
FSA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person2 Operator2 Manufacturer1 Trader1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Operator — also bound by 803 other Acts
Manufacturer — also bound by 551 other Acts
Trader — also bound by 864 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 244 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.art005 Prohibition of non-compliant food additives and/or non-compliant food Regulated
  • Do not sell or supply non-compliant food additives or food containing themAny Person
s.art014 Details to be included in the domestic list Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • FSA must include required details in food additive domestic listStatutory regulator
s.art016 Use of food additives in foods for infants and young children Regulated
  • Do not use primary-use additives in infant/young child foods unless authorisedOperator
s.art022 General labelling requirements for food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer Regulated
  • Label non-retail food additive packaging with required detailsTrader
s.art023 Labelling of food additives intended for sale to the final consumer Regulated
  • Label food additives and table-top sweeteners sold to consumersAny Person
s.art024 Labelling requirement for foods containing certain food colours Regulated
  • Label foods containing Annex V colours with child-activity warningOperator
s.art026 Information obligation Regulated
  • Notify the Authority of new food additive safety information immediatelyManufacturer
34 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.annex i para.1 Functional classes of food additives in foods and of food ...
s.annex i para.2 ‘sweeteners’ are substances used to impart a sweet taste to ...
s.annex iv para.1 . . . . . . . . . . ...
s.art001 Subject matter
s.art002 Scope
s.art003 Definitions
s.art004 Requirement for authorisation
s.art006 General conditions for authorisation of food additives
s.art007 Specific conditions for sweeteners
s.art008 Specific conditions for colours
s.art009 Functional classes of food additives
s.art010 The content of an authorisation of food additives
s.art011 Levels of use of food additives
s.art012 Changes in the production process or starting materials of a food additive already authorised
s.art013 Food additives falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 or, in relation to England, the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023
s.art014 Specifications of food additives
s.art014 Ethylene oxide: restrictions
s.art015 Use of food additives in unprocessed foods
s.art017 Use of colours for markings
s.art018 Carry-over principle
s.art019 Interpretation decisions
s.art020 Traditional foods
s.art021 Labelling of food additives not intended for sale to the final consumer
s.art025 Other labelling requirements
s.art027 Monitoring of food additive intake
s.art028 Committee
s.art028 Regulations and devolved powers
s.art029 Community financing of harmonised policies
s.art030 Establishment of Community lists of food additives
s.art031 Transitional measures
s.art032 Re-evaluation of approved food additives
s.art033 Repeals
s.art034 Transitional provisions
s.art035 Entry into force

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