The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (England, Wales and Scotland)(Amendment) Regulations 1991

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1Title and commencement#

These Regulations may be cited as the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars(England, Wales and Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 1991 and shallcome into force on 28th June 1991.

2Amendment of the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations 1977 andthe Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Scotland) Regulations 1977#

(1)The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations 1977 (“the English and Welsh Regulations”) and the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Scotland) Regulations1977 (“the Scottish Regulations”) shall be further amended in accordance with the followingprovisions of these Regulations.

(2)In these Regulations“the 1977 Regulations” means the English and Welsh Regulations and the ScottishRegulations.

3Amendment of regulation 2#

Regulation 2(1) (interpretation) of the 1977 Regulations shall beamended as follows—

(a)for the definition of“fruit juice” substitute the following definition—“• “fruit juice” means—(a) the food consisting of fermentable but unfermented juicewhich—(a) is obtained from fruit by mechanical processes and has thecharacteristic colour, aroma and flavour of juice of the fruit fromwhich it is obtained, or(ii) is obtained from concentrated fruit juice by the addition of waterand has the organoleptic and analytical characteristics of fruit juiceobtained from fruit of the same kind by mechanical processes, or(iii) is obtained from fruit other than apricots, citrus fruits, grapes,peaches, pears or pineapples by diffusion processes and is intended tobe used in the preparation of concentrated fruit juice;(b) fruit puree where the nature of the fruit from which thejuice is to be obtained is such that it is impossible to extract thejuice without the pulp;”

(b)in the definition of“fruit nectar”—

(i)insert immediately after the words“quantity of acid” the words“(if any)”;

(ii)in sub-paragraph (b) delete the words“obtained exclusively from fruit puree or concentrated fruitpuree or an admixture thereof”;

(iii)delete sub-paragraph (c);

(c)in the definition of“sell” insert immediately after the word“sell”the words“, save in relation to regulation 7(1A),”;

(d)after the definition of“sugar” insert the following definition—

(i)in the English and Welsh Regulations—“• “ultimate consumer” has the meaning assigned to it by the Food Labelling Regulations 1984;”

(ii)in the Scottish Regulations—“• “ultimate consumer” has the meaning assigned to it by the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984;”

4Amendment of regulation 7#

Regulation 7 (miscellaneous labelling) of the 1977 Regulations shallbe amended—

(a)by substituting for paragraph (1) thereof the followingparagraph—“1 No person shall sell—a any fruit juice or dried fruit juice which, in accordance withparagraph (b), (c) or (d) of the proviso to regulation 11(1), containsany added sugar in excess of 15 grammes per litre, orb any concentrated fruit juice which in accordance with paragraph (b),(c) or (d) of the proviso to regulation 11(1) contains any added sugar,unless the food is marked or labelled with the word“sweetened” followed by a declaration of the maximum added sugar content of thefood in grammes per litre, so, however, that the content declared shallnot exceed the actual content by more than 15 per cent of the actualcontent.”

(b)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph—“1A No person shall sell any concentrated fruit juice which, inaccordance with paragraph (m) of the proviso to regulation 11(1),contains any added sugar unless at the time of that sale the purchaserhas been notified that sugar has been added to the concentrated fruitjuice.”

(c)by substituting for paragraph (9) thereof the followingparagraph—

(i)in the English and Welsh Regulations—“9 In this regulation“catering establishment” has the meaning assigned to it by the Food Labelling Regulations1984.”

(ii)in the Scottish Regulations—“9 In this regulation“catering establishment” has the meaning assigned to it by the Food Labelling (Scotland)Regulations 1984.”

5Amendment of regulation 8A#

Regulation 8A (degree of concentration of concentrated fruit juice)of the 1977 Regulations shall be amended by deleting paragraph (2).

6Amendment of regulation 11#

The proviso to regulation 11(1) of the 1977 Regulations (whichpermits additional ingredients) shall be amended as follows—

(a)in sub-paragraph (f)(i) substitute“items 1A, 3, 4 and 5A of column 1” for“items 3 and 4 of column 1”;

(b)insert the following new sub-paragraphs after sub-paragraph(k)—“l for the purposes of sub-paragraph (b), (c) and (d) of thisparagraph“concentrated fruit juice” shall mean concentrated fruit juice which has been prepackaged forsale to the ultimate consumer;m concentrated orange juice which is not prepackaged and not intendedfor sale to the ultimate consumer may contain added sugar in aproportion after dilution to its preconcentrated strength not exceeding15 grammes per litre calculated as dry matter.”

7Replacement of Schedule 1#

For Schedule 1 to the 1977 Regulations (which specifies minimumquantities) there shall be substituted the new Schedule 1 set out in theSchedule to these Regulations.

8Amendment of Schedule 4#

Schedule 4 to the 1977 Regulations (which permits the addition oftypes of acid) shall be amended as follows—

(a)in item 1 insert after“Apple nectar” the words“other than apple nectar obtained exclusively from apple pureeor concentrated apple puree or an admixture thereof”;

(b)insert the following item immediately after item 1—“1A Apple nectar obtained exclusively from apple puree or concentrated apple puree or an admixture thereof”

(c)insert the following item between existing items 5 and 6—“5A Any admixture of the fruit nectars referred to in items 1A, 3 and 4 of this Schedule”

Schedule · New schedule 1 to the fruit juices and fruit nectars regulations 1977

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Defined terms · 2

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fruit juice
means— (a) the food consisting of fermentable but unfermented juicewhich— (a) is obtained from fruit by mechanical processes and has thecharacteristic colour, aroma and flavour of juice of the fruit fromwhich it is obtained, or (ii) is obtained from concentrated fruit juice by the addition of waterand has the organoleptic and analytical characteristics of fruit juiceobtained from fruit of the same kind by mechanical processes, or (iii) is obtained from fruit other than apricots, citrus fruits, grapes,peaches, pears or pineapples by diffusion processes and is intended tobe used in the preparation of concentrated fruit juice;
ultimate consumer
has the meaning assigned to it by the Food Labelling Regulations 1984;”

The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (England, Wales and Scotland)(Amendment) Regulations 1991

1Title and commencement#

2Amendment of the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations 1977 andthe Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Scotland) Regulations 1977#

3Amendment of regulation 2#

4Amendment of regulation 7#

5Amendment of regulation 8A#

6Amendment of regulation 11#

7Replacement of Schedule 1#

8Amendment of Schedule 4#

Schedule · New schedule 1 to the fruit juices and fruit nectars regulations 1977

Defined terms · 2

Key facts

History · 1 version

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1Title and commencement#

2Amendment of the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations 1977 andthe Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars (Scotland) Regulations 1977#

3Amendment of regulation 2#

4Amendment of regulation 7#

5Amendment of regulation 8A#

6Amendment of regulation 11#

7Replacement of Schedule 1#

8Amendment of Schedule 4#

Schedule · New schedule 1 to the fruit juices and fruit nectars regulations 1977