S.I. No. 263/1989 - Health (Preservatives in Food) (Amendment) Regulations, 1989.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health (Preservatives in Food) (Amendment) Regulations, 1989.

2. Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Health (Preservatives in Food) Regulations, 1981 (S.I. No. 337 of 1981) is hereby amended by the insertion between the reference to E220 in column 1 and the matters relating thereto in columns 2 to 5 and the reference to E230 in column 1 and the matters relating thereto in columns 2 to 5 of the following matter:—

"E228

Postassium acid sulphite

(Postassium bisulphite)

."

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 13th day of October, 1989.

RORY O'HANLON,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of these Regulations is to designate the preservative, Potassium Acid Sulphite (Potassium Bisulphite) Serial No. E228 a permitted preservative and thereby to give effect to EEC Council Directive 85/585 of 20 December 1985.

S.I. No. 263 of 1989.

HEALTH (PRESERVATIVES IN FOOD) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1989.

The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

sections 5

,

54

,

56

and

59

of the

Health Act, 1947

(No. 28 of 1947), subsection (3) of

section 38

of the

Health Act, 1953

(No. 26 of 1953) and

section 6

of the

Health Act, 1970

(No. 1 of 1970 ), after consultation with the Minister for Industry and Commerce and the Minister for Agriculture and Food hereby makes the following Regulations:—