Fruit Jams and Similar Products (Amendment) Regulations 2026

L.N. 71 of 2026

FOOD SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 449)

Fruit Jams and Similar Products (Amendment) Regulations 2026

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 10 of the Food

Safety Act, the Minister responsible for food has made the following

regulations:-

(1) The title of these regulations is the Fruit Jams and Citation, scope

Similar Products (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 and these and

commencement.

regulations shall be read and construed as one with Fruit Jams and S.L. 449.41.

Similar Products Regulations, hereinafter referred to as the "principal

regulations".

(2) The scope of these regulations is to transpose Directive

(EU) 2024/1438 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14

May 2024 amending Council Directives 2001/110/EC relating to

honey, 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products

intended for human consumption, 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams,

jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for

human consumption, and 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or

wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption.

(3)

These regulations shall come into force on the 14th of June

2026.

Immediately after regulation 1.2 of the principal Adds a new

regulation to

regulations there shall be added the following new regulation

the principal

regulations.

"1.3 These regulations also transpose the provisions

of Directive 2024/1438/EU of the European Parliament and

of the Council amending Council Directive 2001/113/EC

relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened

chestnut purée intended for human consumption.".

Immediately

after

regulation

2.2

of

the

principal Adds a new

regulation to

the principal

regulations.

regulations there shall be added the following new regulation

"2.3. Products which are placed on the market

or labelled before 14 June 2026 in accordance with

Directive 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies

and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée

intended for human consumption may continue to be

marketed until the exhaustion of stocks.".

In regulation 4 of the principal regulations the words "The

Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Food stuffs Regulations

shall apply to the products defined in the First Schedule, subject to the

following conditions:" shall be substituted by the words "Regulation

(EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers

shall apply to the products defined in the First Schedule, subject to the

following conditions:".

In regulation 4.2 of the principal regulations there shall be

added the following new sub-regulation

"4.2.1 By way of derogation from regulation 4.2, if

the Food Safety and Security Authority does not authorise

the use of the terms "marmalade" and "extra marmalade"

for the product names "jam" and "extra jam", as provided

for in the first (1) and second (2) item of Part I of the First

Schedule, they may authorise the use of the indication

"mixed fruit marmalade" or "‘x’ fruits marmalade", where

‘x’ is the number of fruits, in the case of citrus marmalade

manufactured from three (3) or more fruits.".

Regulation 4.4 and sub-regulation 4.4.1 of the principal

regulations shall be deleted.

Regulation 4.5 of the principal regulations shall be

substituted by the following new sub-regulation

"4.5. The details referred to in regulation 4.3 shall appear

in the same visual field as the product name and in clearly visible

characters.";

Regulation 4.6 of the principal regulations shall be deleted.

Regulation 5.1 of the principal regulations shall be

substituted by the following new regulation

"5.1. Only the ingredients listed in the Second Schedule

and raw materials which comply with the Third Schedule may be

used in the manufacture of the products referred to in the First

Schedule.".

The First Schedule of the principal regulations shall be Amends the First

Schedule to the

amended as follows

principal

regulations.

(a) items 1 and 2 in Part I thereof shall be substituted by

the following new items

"— "Jam" is a mixture, brought to a suitable gelled

consistency, of sugars, the pulp and, or purée of one or

more kinds of fruit and water. However, citrus jam may be

obtained from the whole fruit, cut into strips and, or sliced

Provided that the term "marmalade" may be

authorised to be used for the product name "jam", except in

the case of citrus jam, in order to take account of the terms

commonly used by consumers.

The quantity of pulp and, or purée used for the

manufacture of 1000 grammes (g) of finished product shall

not be less than

—

450g as a general rule,

—

350g for redcurrants, rowanberries, sea-

buckthorns, blackcurrants, rosehips and quinces,

—

180g for ginger,

—

230g for cashew apples,

—

80g for passion fruit.

—

"Extra jam" is a mixture, brought to a suitable

gelled consistency, of sugars, the unconcentrated pulp of

one or more kinds of fruit and water. However, rose-hip

extra jam and seedless raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant,

blueberry and redcurrant extra jam may be obtained

entirely or in part from unconcentrated purée of the

respective fruits. Citrus extra jam may be obtained from the

whole fruit, cut into strips and, or sliced

Provided that the term "extra marmalade" may

be authorised to be used for the product name "extra jam",

except in the case of citrus jam, in order to take account of

the terms commonly used by consumers.

The following fruits may not be used mixed with

others in the manufacture of extra jam

-

apples,

-

pears,

-

clingstone plums,

-

melons,

-

water-melons,

-

grapes,

-

pumpkins,

-

cucumbers, and

-

tomatoes.

The quantity of pulp used for the manufacture of

1000 grammes (g) of finished product shall not be less

than

—

500g as a general rule,

—

450g for redcurrants, rowanberries, sea-

buckthorns, blackcurrants, rosehips and quinces,

—

280g for ginger,

—

290g for cashew apples,

—

100g for passion fruit.";

(b) items 5 and 6 in Part I thereof shall be substituted by

the following new items

"— "Citrus marmalade" is a mixture, brought to a

suitable gelled consistency, of water, sugars and one (1) or

more of the following products obtained from citrus fruit

pulp, purée, juice, aqueous extracts and peel. In the product

name "citrus marmalade", the term "citrus" may be

replaced by the name of the citrus fruit used.

The quantity of citrus fruit used in the manufacture of

1000g of finished product shall not be less than 200g of

which at least 75g shall be obtained from the endocarp.

—

The name "jelly marmalade" may be used

where the product defined as citrus marmalade contains no

insoluble matter except possibly for small quantities of

finely sliced peel.";

(c) Part II thereof shall be substituted by the following

new Part II

"

II. Products listed in Part I shall have a soluble

dry matter content of sixty percent (60%) or more as

determined by refractometer, except for those products that

fulfil the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of

the European Parliament and of the Council of 20

December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on

foods as regards reduced sugar, and those products in

respect of which sugars have been wholly or partially

replaced by sweeteners.

Without prejudice to Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU)

No 1169/2011, the Food Safety and Security Authority

may, in order to take account of certain particular cases,

authorise the reserved names for products listed in Part I

which have a soluble dry matter content of less than sixty

percent (60%).".

The Second Schedule of the principal regulations shall be Amends the

Second Schedule

amended as follows

to the principal

regulations.

(a) item 2 to item 6 thereof shall be substituted by the

following new items

"— fruit juice, whether concentrated or otherwise

only in jam,

—

citrus fruit juice, whether concentrated or

otherwise: in products obtained from other types of fruit

only in jam, extra jam, jelly and extra jelly,

—

red fruit juices, whether concentrated or

otherwise: only in jam and extra jam manufactured from

rose-hips,

strawberries,

raspberries,

gooseberries,

redcurrants, plums and rhubarb,

—

red beetroot juice, whether concentrated or

otherwise: only in jam and jelly manufactured from

strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, redcurrants and

plums,

—

essential oils of citrus fruits: only in citrus

marmalade and jelly marmalade,";

(b) immediately after item 6 thereof, as amended, the

following new item shall be added

—

food additives authorised in accordance with

Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament

and of the Council * .".

Item 4 of Part B of the Third Schedule of the principal

Amends the

Third Schedule

regulations shall be deleted.

to the principal

regulations.

*Vide: Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the

Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p.

16).

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