This consultation seeks stakeholders' comments on the draft Statutory Rule The Food Information (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016.
Who will this consultation be of most interest to?
Manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers of foods suitable for people intolerant to gluten. The consultation will also be of interest to enforcement authorities, health professionals, caterers, consumer groups and consumers intolerant to gluten (ie people who have coeliac disease).
What is the subject of this consultation?
The draft Northern Ireland Regulations are needed to provide for the enforcement of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food. The EU Regulation sets out the requirements, based on internationally accepted safe levels, related to the claims 'gluten-free' and 'very low gluten' for foods which have been specifically manufactured to satisfy the particular nutritional requirements of people who are intolerant to gluten. The EU Regulation also allows 'normal foods' that meet the compositional requirements of the Regulation to be labelled as 'gluten-free'. The proposed Northern Ireland Regulations are intended to revoke the Foodstuffs Suitable for People Intolerant to Gluten Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010.
What is the purpose of this consultation?
To seek comments on the draft Statutory Rule The Food Information (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016. Parallel regulations will be produced in England, Scotland and Wales and consultations on these will be issued in due course.
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