The Caseins and Caseinates (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1990

• Citation: S.I. 1990/1
• Sections: 35

Section 1 Title and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Caseins and Caseinates (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 5th February 1990.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations the expression “the principal Regulations ” means the Caseins and Caseinates (Scotland) Regulations 1986 and, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein to a numbered regulation or to a Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the regulation so numbered in or to the Schedule to the principal Regulations.

Section 3 Amendment of the principal Regulations

The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 7 of these Regulations.

Section 4 Amendment of the principal Regulations

At the end of regulation 2 there shall be added the following regulation:–

(2A) Any reference in Part III of the Schedule to a “method” identified by a number shall be construed as a reference to the method of analysis for casein products described under that number in, and as read with the General Provisions of, Annex II to First Commission Directive 85/503/ EEC .

Section 5 Amendment of the principal Regulations

After regulation 6 there shall be added the following regulation:–

Sampling

(6A) In relation to the sampling of casein products for analysis–

(a) the power of a sampling officer or of an officer of the Secretary of State’s department under section 28 or 32 respectively of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956 to procure samples; and

(b) the duty of a sampling officer or of an officer of the Secretary of State’s department under section 30 or 32 respectively of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956 to deal with samples,

shall be exercised and performed in accordance with the methods laid down in the Annex to First Commission Directive 86/424/EEC .

Section 6 Amendment of the principal Regulations

Regulation 10 (amendment of the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984) shall be revoked.

Section 7 Amendment of the principal Regulations

For Part III of the Schedule there shall be substituted the Part III set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Section 8 Amendment of the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984

As the first item in Schedule 3 (Generic Names in List of Ingredients) to the Food Labelling (Scotland) Regulations 1984 , there shall be inserted, in Column 1, the word “Caseinates” and in Column 2, “Any type of caseinate”.

Section 1

Moisture content of not more than 10% determined by method 1.

Section 1

Odours: No foreign odours.

Section 1

Moisture content of not more than 10% determined by method 1.

Section 1

Odour: No foreign odours.

Section 1

Moisture content of not more than 8% determined by method 1.

Section 1

No extraneous matter (such as wood or metal particles, hairs or insect fragments) in 25g.

Section 1

Odour: No more than very slight foreign flavours and odours.

Section 2

Milk protein content, calculated on the dried extract, of not less than 90% determined by method 2.

Section 2

Appearance: Colour ranging from white to creamy white; the product must not contain any lumps that would not break up under slight pressure.

Section 2

Milk protein content, calculated on the dried extract, of not less than 84% determined by method 2.

Section 2

Appearance: Colour ranging from white to creamy white; the product must not contain any lumps that would not break up under slight pressure.

Section 2

Milk protein content, calculated on the dried extract, of not less than 88% determined by method 2.

Section 2

Appearance: Colour ranging from white to creamy white; the product must not contain any lumps that would not break up under slight pressure.

Section 3

Milk fat content, calculated on the dried extract, of not more than 2.25%.

Section 3

Milk fat content, calculated on the dried extract, of not more than 2%.

Section 3

Milk fat content, calculated on the dried extract, of not more than 2%.

Section 3

Solubility: Almost entirely soluble in distilled water, except for the calcium caseinate.

Section 4

Titratable acidity, expressed in ml. of decinormal sodium hydroxide solution per g., of not more than 0.27 determined by method 3.

Section 4

Ash content (including P2O5) of not less than 7.5% determined by method 5.

Section 4

Anhydrous lactose content of not more than 1%.

Section 5

Ash content (including P2O5) of not more than 2.5% determined by method 4.

Section 5

Anhydrous lactose content of not more than 1%.

Section 5

pH value of 6.0 to 8.0 determined by method 6.

Section 6

Anhydrous lactose content of not more than 1%.

Section 6

Sediment content (burnt particles) of not more than 22.5mg. in 25kg.

Section 6

Sedime nt content (burnt particles) of not more than 22.5mg. in 25g.

Section 7

Sediment content (burnt particles) of not more than 22.5mg. in 25g.