
2023 No. 343 (W. 50)
Food, Wales
Agriculture, Wales
The Food Additives, Food Flavourings, and Novel Foods (Authorisations) and Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023
Made 20 March 2023
Laid before Senedd Cymru 20 March 2023
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(3) and (4)

The Welsh Ministers make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—
• Articles 7(5) and 14A(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings;
• Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods;
• sections 16(1)(a) and (2)(b), and 48(1)(c) of the Food Safety Act 1990;
• sections 74A(1) and 84(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970.
The Welsh Ministers have sought, and had regard to, advice from the Food Standards Agency as required by Article 7(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 (in relation to Parts 2 and 3) and section 48(4A) of the Food Safety Act 1990 (in relation to regulations 7 and 8).

There has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation of these Regulations in accordance with the requirements of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety or, in the case of provisions relating to feed for non food-producing animals, of section 84(1) of the Agriculture Act 1970.
PART 1 Introduction
Title, extent, application and coming into force
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(1) The title of these Regulations is the Food Additives, Food Flavourings, and Novel Foods (Authorisations) and Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023.
(2) These Regulations—
(a) extend to England and Wales;
(b) apply in relation to Wales.
(3) Parts 1 and 5 come into force on 14 April 2023.
(4) Parts 2, 3 and 4 come into force on 15 May 2023.
PART 2 Food Additives Authorisation
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008
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Amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012
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Transitional provision
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(1) Any food additive or food labelled before the end of 14 November 2024 as E 960 steviol glycosides, or as containing E 960 steviol glycosides, that is otherwise compliant with the conditions of use and the specification for E 960a steviol glycosides from Stevia, may continue to be placed on the market and used until stocks are exhausted.
(2) Expressions used in paragraph (1) and in Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives have the same meaning as in that Regulation.
PART 3 Food Flavourings Authorisation
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008
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PART 4 Novel Foods Authorisation
Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470
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PART 5 Miscellaneous Amendments
Amendment of the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012
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In the Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2012, in regulation 12(2), for the words from “table 1” to the end substitute “Table 1 of Schedule 6 and subject to the restrictions in that Table”.
Amendment of the Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Wales) Regulations 2013
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In the Food Additives, Flavourings, Enzymes and Extraction Solvents (Wales) Regulations 2013, in regulation 2(1), in the definition of “the retained EU Regulations”—
(a) in the Welsh language text, for “(“the EU Regulations”)” substitute “(“the retained EU Regulations”)”;
(b) in the English language text, after ““the retained EU Regulations”” insert “(“Rheoliadau’r UE a ddargedwir”)”.
Amendment of the Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (Wales) Regulations 2016
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(1) The Animal Feed (Composition, Marketing and Use) (Wales) Regulations 2016 are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1B, in Table 1, in the Welsh language text, in the entry for “1. Arsenig”, in the second column, for “deunyddiau blawd”, in each place it occurs, substitute “deunyddiau bwyd anifeiliaid”.
Lynne Neagle
Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, under the authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers
20 March 2023
SCHEDULE 1
Amendments to the domestic list of food additives approved for use in foods in Annex 2 to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 concerning amendment of the designation of the food additive E 960a steviol glycosides from Stevia (formerly E 960 steviol glycosides) and for the addition of E 960c rebaudioside M produced via enzyme modification of steviol glycosides from Stevia
Regulation 2
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SCHEDULE 2
Amendments to Annex to Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 concerning the specification for E 960a steviol glycosides from Stevia (formerly E 960 steviol glycosides) and for the addition of a specification for E 960c rebaudioside M produced via enzyme modification of steviol glycosides from Stevia
Regulation 3
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SCHEDULE 3
Amendments to the domestic list of flavouring substances in Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 for the addition of 3-(1-((3,5-dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1-(3-hydroxybenzyl)imidazolidine-2,4-dione
Regulation 5
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SCHEDULE 4
Amendments to the list of novel foods in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 for the authorisation of UV-treated baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as a novel food
Regulation 6
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SCHEDULE 5
Amendments to the list of novel foods in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 for the authorisation of vitamin D2 mushroom powder as a novel food
Regulation 6
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