Substances to Foods Regulations, 2008

L.N. 86 of 2008

FOOD SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 449)

The Addition of Vitamins and Minerals and of certain other

Substances to Foods Regulations, 2008

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 10 of the Food Safety

Act, the Minister of Health, the Elderly and Community Care has made

the following regulations>-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Addition of Vitamins

and Minerals and of certain other Substances to Foods Regulations,

2008. (2) These regulations contain the provisions necessary for

the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1925#2006 of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 20 December, 2006 on the addition of

vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods.

The Directorate responsible for foodstuffs within the Malta

Standards Authority is hereby designated as the competent authority

referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1925#2006, hereinafter referred to as

the Competent Authority.

(1) To facilitate efficient monitoring, when a food to which

vitamins and minerals have been added, and a food containing substances

listed in Annex III, Parts B and C, of Regulation (EC) No 1925#2006, is

placed on the market for the first time, the manufacturer or importer

shall notify the Competent Authority by forwarding a model of the label

used for the product.

(2) In the case of foods placed on the market prior to the

entry into force of these regulations, the notification prescribed by sub-

regulation (1) hereof shall take place by not later than 31 st December

2008. Foodstuffs which have not been notified by that date shall be

removed from the market at the expense of the manufacturer or importer.

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