2012 No. 2619 The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012

Made - - - - 17th October 2012
Laid before Parliament 22nd October 2012
Coming into force - - 20th November 2012

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(2), 17(1) and (2), 26(1)(a), 2(a) and (3), 31 and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990(1), and now vested in him(2), as read with paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities
Act 1972(3).

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for certain references to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food(4) or to any Annex to the other EU instruments specified in regulation 2(3) to be construed as references to that Regulation or that Annex as amended from time to time.

In accordance with section 48(4A) of the 1990 Act he has had regard to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency.

As required by 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(5), there has been open and transparent public consultation during the preparation and evaluation of these Regulations.