ERUCIC ACID REGULATIONS

ERUCIC ACID

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 449.24

ERUCIC ACID REGULATIONS

1st January, 2001

LEGAL NOTICE 247 of 2000.

1 The title of these regulations is the Erucic Acid

Regulations.

1

These regulations shall apply to

(a) oils, fats and mixtures thereof intended as such for

human consumption;

(b) compound foodstuffs to which oils, fats or mixtures

thereof have been added and the overall fat content of

which exceeds 5%.

1 The products mentioned in regulation 2 shall contain not

more than 5% erucic acid, calculated on the total level of fatty

acids in the fat component.

3.2 The methods of analysis used for the determination of the

levels of erucic acid for the purpose of official control shall be

th o s e la id d o wn b y Di re ctiv e 80 / 89 1 /E E C o f t he E u r op ea n

Community.