Abstract
Most countries have a general regulation in some form, often an Act, which controls the overall quality of food. Under the UK Food Safety Act (1990), food must be of the nature, substance or quality demanded by the purchaser, must not be harmful to health and must comply with food safety requirements. It is an offence to sell food that does not comply with these requirements. General legislation, similar in nature to the Food Safety Act, also exists in other countries. The Food Safety Act provides, in addition, that further regulations can be made in certain areas where necessary. These regulations may cover standards of composition, permitted ingredients and additives, labelling, hygiene and quantity control. A standard of composition on a particular food type may include a number of these aspects.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) (1994) Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area and certain Decisions and Acts relating thereto. Off. J. European Communities L1(3/1/94), 1–606.
Codex Alimentarius (1985Recommended International Code of Practice General Principles of Food Hygiene, CAC/RCP 1-1969, Rev. 2.
Codex Alimentarius (1992) Fruit Juices and Related Products, Vol. 6 second edition.
Commission Directive (1993) 93/45/EEC of 17 June 1993 concerning the manufacture of nectars without the addition of sugars or honey. Off. J. European Communities L159(1/7/93), 133.
Council Directive (Labelling) (1978) (18 December) on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs, 79/112/EEC. Off. J. European Communities L33(8/2/79), 1–14, as amended.
Council Directive (1990) (24 September) on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs, 90/496/EEC. Off. J. European Communities L276(6/10/90), 40–44.
Council Directive (1993) 93/77/EEC of 21 September 1993 relating to fruit juices and certain similar products. Off. J. European Communities L244(30/9/93), 23–31.
Draft proposal (1993) for a Council Directive on the use of claims relating to foodstuffs, document SPA/62/Rev. 3 Orig. FR, 15/7/93.
European Commission (1985) Completing the Internal Market, White Paper from the European Commission to the European Council, June 1985.
MAFF (1993) Draft guidelines for the use of certain nutrition claims in food labelling and advertising.
Proposal for a Council Directive (1992) amending Directive 79/112/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to the labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs, COM(91) 536 final-SYN 380, Off. J. European Communities C122 (14/5/92), 12-14.
UK Food Advisory Committee (1989) Recommended conditions for making particular nutrition claims.
UK Food Advisory Committee (1993) Recommended conditions for the use of the term ‘natural’ in food labelling and advertising.
UK Food Labelling Regulations (1984) SI 1984 No. 1305, as amended, HMSO, London.
UK Food Labelling (Amendment) Regulations (1994) SI 1994 No. 804, HMSO, London.
UK Food Safety Act (1990) Elizabeth II, Chapter 16, HMSO, London.
UK Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations (1977) SI 1977 No. 927, as amended, HMSO, London.
UK Soft Drinks Regulations (1964) SI 1964 No. 760, as amended, HMSO, London.
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1995 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Dransfield, J.S. (1995). Legislation controlling production, labelling and marketing of fruit juices and fruit beverages. In: Ashurst, P.R. (eds) Production and Packaging of Non-Carbonated Fruit Juices and Fruit Beverages. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0949-3_14
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0949-3_14
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4613-5319-5
Online ISBN: 978-1-4615-0949-3
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive