Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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DHSC web page, 17 November 2020
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DHSC Guidance Nutrition-related labelling, composition and standards from 1 January 2021 The web page is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nutrition-related-labelling-composition-and-standards-from-1-january-2021/nutrition-related-labelling-composition-and-standards-from-1-january-2021. It has been saved on this site as a pdf file. Provided uder the Open Government Licence. The original of this document was available at: |
The following is taken from the start of the page:
Introduction: Using this Guidance
This document outlines changes to domestic and European Union (EU) legislation relating to nutrition-related labelling, composition and standards (NLCS). The subject areas covered by this are:
Changes will be made by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the Nutrition (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, and the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 in England, Scotland, and Wales (Great Britain) from 1 January 2021 following the end of the transition period.
The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (NIP) means that EU legislation relating to nutrition related labelling, composition, and standards, as detailed in Annex 2 to the NIP, will continue to be directly applicable in Northern Ireland.
Following the end of the transition period, EU Regulations and tertiary legislation relating to nutrition will be retained under the powers contained within the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 as UK law. That retained EU legislation is subsequently amended by the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
This guidance sets out the practical effect of the changes to the legislation for industry, and the processes and procedures which food business operators, and other interested parties, must comply.
The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 transfer responsibilities from EU organisations involved in the risk assessment and risk management processes covered by nutrition legislation to bodies in Great Britain (GB).
They also make practical changes, that result from this transfer, to:
Businesses seeking to submit applications, scientific dossiers, or files in accordance with the legislation covered by this guidance for consideration in the GB market should prepare those applications and requests in line with the advice in this document and submit them to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). DHSC will ensure that all documents are shared with the appropriate authorities in Scotland, and Wales, and Northern Ireland and, once deemed valid, the applicable expert committees.
Information will be shared with Northern Ireland as all nutrition issues will continue to be considered on a 4 nation basis: and importantly, officials and Ministers in Northern Ireland will continue to play a vital role in policy development under the arrangements agreed in the UK-wide common framework for NLCS. Northern Ireland’s full participation in risk assessment and risk management processes will ensure that any decisions taken in GB (England, Scotland and Wales) account for the potential impacts across the UK.
For a supporting document, see related news item: 9 October 2020 NUTRITION /LABELLING – Publication of the ‘Nutrition Labelling Composition and Standards Provisional Common Framework’ command paper
