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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Extraction Solvents in Food Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 15th September 2011.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
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(1) The Extraction Solvents in Food Regulations 1993 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1, Part I (permitted extraction solvents), in column 1, after entry 21 (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane), insert “22. Dimethyl ether”.
(3) In Schedule 2 (foods in which certain permitted extraction solvents may be used only for certain purposes), after entry 9 (sugar from molasses) insert—“
10. Defatted animal protein products Dimethyl ether Preparation of defatted animal protein products 0.009 mg/kg in the defatted protein products”
(4) In Schedule 3 (maximum residues of extraction solvent permitted in foods due to the use in those foods of food consisting of flavourings prepared from natural flavouring materials by using those extraction solvents), after the entry for “1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane”, insert—“
Methanol 1.5 mg/kg
Propan-2-ol 1 mg/kg”
MICHAEL MATHESON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
16th August 2011