Huw Irranca-Davies MS,
Chair, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Jayne Bryant MS,
Chair, Children, Young People and Education Committee
Russell George MS,
Chair, Health and Social Care Committee
18 January 2023
Dear Huw, Jayne, Russell
I am writing to inform you that my consent has been granted for The Food Supplement and Food for Specific Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 and that this Statutory Instrument has now been laid in the UK Parliament.
The SI has amended the following legislation to effect changes in Scotland, Wales and England.
· The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/651) as amended,
· Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009[1],
· Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 of 25 September 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formula and as regards requirements on information relating to infant and young child feeding1 and,
· Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/128 of 25 September 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for food for special medical purposes1
These amendments have:
· updated the unit of measurement used for copper in food supplements;
· updated the unit of measurement used for zinc in food supplements;
· updated the forms of niacin which are permitted for use in the manufacture of food supplements to include nicotinamide riboside chloride;
· updated the forms of magnesium which are permitted for use in the manufacture of food supplements to include magnesium citrate malate;
· updated the forms of folate that are permitted for use in the manufacture of infant formula and follow-on formula (IFFOF) to include calcium L-methylfolate;
· updated the forms of folate that are permitted for use in the manufacture of processed cereal-based foods and baby foods to include calcium L-methylfolate;
· standardised the definition of pesticide residues used in the regulations on IFFOF; and
· standardised the definition of pesticide residues used in the regulations on food for special medical purposes developed to satisfy the nutritional requirements of infants and young children (iFSMPs).
Yours sincerely,
Lynne Neagle AS/MS
Y Dirprwy Weinidog Iechyd Meddwl a Llesiant
Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing