These Regulations: (a) update references in the 1996 Regulations to Council Directive 79/112/EEC which was consolidated by Council Directive 2000/13/EC, as amended (regs. 3 and 4); (b) introduce a requirement that quinine and caffeine added to or used in food as a flavouring be identified by name in the list of ingredients (reg. 5); (c) introduce a requirement that drinks containing a high level of caffeine (above 150mg per litre) be marked as such and with a declaration of the caffeine content (in mg per 100 mls), except where "coffee" or "tea" is part of the name of the food (reg. 6); (d) provide a transitional period for these labelling requirements (reg. 7).
Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord · 2003-11-27