Preserved Milk (Amendment) Regulations, 2026

L.N. 74 of 2026

FOOD SAFETY ACT

(CAP. 449)

Preserved Milk (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 Preserved Milk

(Amendment) Regulations, 2026 and these regulations shall be read

commencement.

and construed as one with the Preserved Milk 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

regulations there shall be added the following new regulation

"1.3 These regulations shall also transpose the

provisions of Directive 2024/1438/EU of the European

Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive

2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly

dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption.".

Immediately after regulation 2.2 of the principal

regulations there shall be added the following new regulation

"2.3 Products which are placed on the market or

labelled before 14th June 2026 in accordance with

Directive 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly

dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption may

continue to be marketed until the exhaustion of stocks.".

In regulation 4.1 of the principal regulations the words Amends

"The Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of Food stuffs regulation

the principal

Regulations shall apply to the products defined in the First Schedule, regulations.

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:".

The First Schedule annexed to the principal regulations Amends the First

Schedule to the

shall be amended as follows

principal

regulations.

(a) immediately after paragraph (c) of item 3 thereof,

there shall be added the following new paragraph

"(d) Reduction of the lactose content by conversion

to glucose and galactose. Modifications in the composition

of milk as a result of this treatment shall be permitted only

if they are clearly indicated on the packaging of the product

so that they can be easily visible and legible. Such

indication is without prejudice to the obligation regarding

nutrition labelling in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. The

Food Safety and Security Authority may limit or prohibit

modifications to the composition of milk referred to in this

paragraph.";

(b) immediately after paragraph (b) of item 4 thereof

there shall be added the following new paragraphs

"(c) Authorised food enzymes in accordance with

Regulation (EC) No 1332/2008 of the European Parliament

and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food enzymes.

(d) Authorised food additives in accordance with

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

and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food

additives.".

In paragraph (a) of the Second Schedule annexed to the Amends the

principal regulations the words "The English term ‘evaporated milk’ Second

to the principal

means the product defined in point (1)(b) of the First Schedule regulations.

containing, by weight, at least 9% fat and 31% total milk solids," shall

be substituted by the words "The English term "evaporated milk"

means the product defined in point (1)(b) of the First Schedule

containing, by weight, at least 7.5% fat and 25% total milk solids,".

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