
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Preservatives in Food (Amendment) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on 1st January 1989.
2 
Regulation 11(3) of the Preservatives in Food Regulations 1989 shall be revoked and in its place there shall be inserted the following regulation:“
(3) In any proceedings in respect of the sale or importation before 31st December 1990 of food having in it or on it ethylene oxide contrary to regulation 4, it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove that the presence of that substance in or on that food is solely due to the use for pathogen reduction of that food in accordance with the second column of entry C in the Annex to Directive 79/117/EEC of the Council, prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances.”.
In Witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 22nd November 1989.
John Gummer
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Kenneth Clarke
Secretary of State for Health
27th November 1989Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
23rd November 1989