Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

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     6. In regulation 4(2) and (6) (composition of infant formulae and follow-on formulae), the words from "and it shall not" to the end shall be omitted.

     7. After paragraph (12) of regulation 4 (composition of infant formulae and follow-on formulae) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs -

    " (13) No infant formula or follow-on formula shall contain -


(a) any pesticide residue of a pesticide specified in Schedule 7A; or

(b) any omethoate, where it is a metabolite of a pesticide not specified in Schedule 7A, or any product resulting from degradation or reaction of that metabolite,



at a level exceeding 0.003 mg/kg.

    (14) No infant formula or follow-on formula shall contain any pesticide residue of a pesticide specified in column 1 of Schedule 7B at a level exceeding that specified in column 2 of that Schedule in relation to that pesticide.

    (15) No infant formula or follow-on formula shall contain any pesticide residue of any individual pesticide which is not specified in Schedule 7A or column 1 of Schedule 7B at a level exceeding 0.01 mg/kg.

    (16) The levels referred to in paragraphs (13) to (15) apply to the infant formula or follow-on formula -



(a) manufactured as ready for consumption, or

(b) if it is not so manufactured, as reconstituted according to its manufacturer's instructions.



    (17) Analytical methods for determining levels of pesticide residues for the purposes of this regulation shall be generally acceptable standardised methods.".

     8. In regulation 11 (application of provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991), after paragraph (f) there shall be inserted the following paragraph -

" (g) Article 36 (punishment of offences) in so far as it relates to offences under Article 34(1) and (2) as applied by paragraph (f).".

     9. After Schedule 7 (the mineral elements in cows milk) there shall be inserted as Schedules 7A and 7B the contents of the Schedule.



Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on


12th December 2003.

L.S.

Denis McMahon
A Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

" SCHEDULE 7ARegulation 4(13) and (15)


PESTICIDES WHOSE RESIDUES MUST NOT BE PRESENT IN INFANT FORMULAE OR FOLLOW-ON FORMULAE AT A LEVEL EXCEEDING 0.003 mg/kg

Chemical name
Aldrin and dieldrin, expressed as dieldrin

Disulfoton (sum of disulfoton, disulfoton sulfoxide and disulfoton sulfone expressed as disulfoton)

Endrin

Fensulfothion (sum of fensulfothion, its oxygen analogue and their sulfones, expressed as fensulfothion)

Fentin, expressed as triphenyltin cation

Haloxyfop (sum of haloxyfop, its salts and esters including conjugates, expressed as haloxyfop)

Heptachlor and trans-heptachlor epoxide, expressed as heptachlor

Hexachlorobenzene

Nitrofen

Omethoate

Terbufos (sum of terbufos, its sulfoxide and sulfone, expressed as terbufos)



SCHEDULE 7BRegulation 4(14) and (15)


SPECIFIC MAXIMUM RESIDUE LEVELS OF CERTAIN PESTICIDES IN INFANT FORMULAE OR FOLLOW-ON FORMULAE



Column 1	Column 2
Chemical name of the substance	Maximum residue level (mg/kg)
Cadusafos	0.006
Demeton-S-methyl/demeton-S-methyl sulfone/oxydemeton-methyl (individually or combined, expressed as demeton-S-methyl)	0.006
Ethoprophos	0.008
Fipronil (sum of fipronil and fipronil-desulfinyl, expressed as fipronil)	0.004
Propineb/propylenethiourea (sum of propineb and propylenethiourea)	0.006

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[2] S.I. 1991/762 (N.I. 7) as amended by S.I. 1996/1633 (N.I. 12) and paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c. 28back

[3] O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1back

[4] S.R. 1995 No. 85; the relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1997 No. 213 and S.R. 2000 No. 235back

[5] O.J. No. L41, 14.2.2003, p. 37back