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Draft Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) (Scotland) Regulations 2008

Consultation published by The Food Standards Agency View original »

Draft Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) (Scotland) Regulations
European Union (EU) legislation currently requires that specified allergenic ingredients used in pre-packed foods are clearly declared. The Regulations that are the subject of this consultation will implement Directive 2007/68/EC into Scottish Law. This Directive repeals a previous Directive (2005/26/EC) that has now expired, which provided temporary exemption from the allergen labelling requirements for certain derived ingredients and substances that were not likely to cause allergenic reactions. Applications for permanent exemptions were submitted to the European Food Safety Authority. Directive 2007/68/EC now provides permanent exemption for a number of derived ingredients and substances. This letter formally seeks your views on draft national legislation to implement the EC Directive.

Separate but parallel legislation will be made in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment
The options are set out in the Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment in respect of an amendment to the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 (as amended) (in so far as they apply in relation to Scotland). These amending Regulations (draft Food Labelling (Declaration of Allergens) (Scotland) Regulations 2008) implement Commission Directive 2007/68/EC of 27 November 2007, which amends Annex IIIa of Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council listing the ingredients which are exempt from food allergen labelling requirements.

Guidance notes
The Agency has also taken this opportunity to update the existing allergen labelling guidance notes by incorporating the new provisions. The Agency would welcome comments on the content and clarity of this document.

Copies of all the documents mentioned above are included in the accompanying consultation document at the link below.

Request for early responses
The Cabinet Office Code of Practice states that a written consultation must be held for a minimum of 12 weeks at least once during the development of the policy. In order to have the necessary legislation in place within the deadlines set by the Directive, this consultation is not being held for a full 12 weeks.

Timeframe

This consultation started on 4th February 2008 and ended on 17th March 2008.

Consultation Documents

Here are the documents we were able to locate that relate to this consultation: