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2003 No. 3120

FOOD, ENGLAND

The Jam and Similar Products (England) Regulations 2003

  Made 1st December 2003 
  Laid before Parliament 9th December 2003 
  Coming into force 31st December 2003 

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(e), 17(1), 26(1) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 1990[1] and now vested in him[2] and having had regard in accordance with section 48(4A) of that Act to relevant advice given by the Food Standards Agency and after consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety[3] and in accordance with section 48(4) and (4B) of the Food Safety Act 1990, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Title, application and commencement
     1. These Regulations may be cited as the Jam and Similar Products (England) Regulations 2003; they apply in relation to England only and come into force on 31st December 2003.

Interpretation
    
2.  - (1) In these Regulations - 

    (2) A food described in column 2 of any items 1 to 7 of Schedule 1 is not a specified jam or similar product within the meaning of these Regulations if - 

    (3) Any other expression used both in these Regulations and in Directive 2001/113 has the same meaning in these Regulations as in that Directive.

Scope of Regulations
     3.  - (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) these Regulations apply to specified jam or similar products, intended for human consumption and ready for delivery to the ultimate consumer or to a catering establishment.

    (2) These Regulations do not apply to any specified jam or similar product intended for the manufacture of fine bakery wares, pastries or biscuits.

    (3) These Regulations do not apply in respect of any product bearing the description set out at items 8 to 11 of column 1 of Schedule 1 which is - 

Reserved descriptions
    
4. No person shall sell any food with a label, whether or not attached to or printed on the wrapper or container, which bears, comprises or includes any reserved description or any derivative thereof or any word or description substantially similar thereto unless - 

Labelling and description of specified jam products
    
5.  - (1) Without prejudice to the generality of Part II of the 1996 Regulations, no person shall sell any specified jam or similar product unless it is marked or labelled with the following particulars - 

    (2) Without prejudice to the generality of Part II of the 1996 Regulations, no person shall sell any product specified at items 1-7 of Schedule 1 unless it is marked or labelled with the following particulars - 

    (3) The particulars with which the product is required to be marked or labelled in accordance with paragraph 2(b) and (c) shall appear in the labelling of the food in the same field of vision as the name of the product and in clearly visible characters.

Manner of marking or labelling
    
6. Regulations 35, 36(1) and (5) and 38 of the 1996 Regulations (which relate to the manner of marking or labelling of food) shall apply to the particulars with which a specified jam or similar product is required to be marked or labelled by regulation 5 of these Regulations as if they were particulars with which a food is required to be marked or labelled by the 1996 Regulations.

Penalties and enforcement
    
7.  - (1) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 4 or 5 of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

    (2) Each food authority shall enforce and execute these Regulations in its area.

Defence in relation to exports
    
8. In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove - 

Application of various provisions of the Act
     9. The following provisions of the Act shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the modification that any reference in those provisions to the Act or any Part thereof shall be construed as a reference to these Regulations - 

Amendments and revocations
    
10.  - (1) The Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981[11] and the Jam and Similar Products (Amendment) Regulations 1990[12], insofar as each applies in relation to England, are revoked.

    (2) The following entries relating to the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981 shall (insofar as the following Regulations apply in relation to England) be omitted - 

    (3) In the Miscellaneous Food Additives Regulations 1995[19] (insofar as they apply in relation to England), in Schedules 2, 3 and 7 for the words "Directive 79/693/EEC" in each place where they appear there shall be substituted the words "Directive 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption".

Transitional provisions
     11. In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that - 



Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health


Melanie Johnson
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health

1st December 2003



SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 2(1)


COMPOSITION


     Column 1 Column 2
     Reserved Descriptions Specified jam or similar product
1. Jam A mixture, brought to a suitable gelled consistency, of sugars, the pulp or purée or both of one or more kinds of fruit and water, such that the quantity of fruit pulp or fruit purée or both used for every 1000 grams of the finished product is not less than - 

      (i) 250 grams in the case of redcurrants, blackcurrants, rosehips, rowanberries, sea buckthorns or quinces,

      (ii) 150 grams in the case of ginger,

      (iii) 160 grams in the case of cashew apples,

      (iv) 60 grams in the case of passion fruit,

      (v) 350 grams in the case of any other fruit.

2. Extra Jam A mixture, brought to a suitable gelled consistency, of - 

 -  sugars, the unconcentrated pulp of one or more kinds of fruit and water, or

 -  in the case of rosehip extra jam or seedless raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry or redcurrant extra jam, of sugars, the unconcentrated purée of that fruit, or a mixture of the unconcentrated pulp and purée of that fruit, and water,

but the following fruits may not be used mixed with others in the manufacture of extra jam: apples, pears, clingstone plums, melons, watermelons, grapes, pumpkins, cucumbers and tomatoes.

The quantity of fruit pulp or fruit purée or both used for every 1000 grams of the finished product being not less than - 

      (i) 350 grams in the case of redcurrants, blackcurrants, rosehips, rowanberries, sea buckthorns or quinces,

      (ii) 250 grams in the case of ginger,

      (iii) 230 grams in the case of cashew apples,

      (iv) 80 grams in the case of passion fruit,

      (v) 450 grams in the case of any other fruit.

3. Jelly An appropriately gelled mixture of sugars and fruit juice or aqueous extract of fruit or both such that the quantity of fruit juice or aqueous extract of fruit or both used for every 1000 grams of the finished product is not less than - 

      (i) 250 grams in the case of redcurrants, blackcurrants, rosehips, rowanberries, sea buckthorns or quinces,

      (ii) 150 grams in the case of ginger,

      (iii) 160 grams in the case of cashew apples,

      (iv) 60 grams in the case of passion fruit,

      (v) 350 grams in the case of any other fruit.

The quantities in paragraphs (i) to (v) above are calculated after deduction of the weight of water used in preparing the aqueous extracts.

4. Extra Jelly An appropriately gelled mixture of sugars and fruit juice or aqueous extract of fruit, or both, but the following fruits may not be used mixed with others in the manufacture of extra jelly: apples, pears, clingstone plums, melons, watermelons, grapes, pumpkins, cucumbers and tomatoes.

The quantity of fruit juice or aqueous extract of fruit, or both, used for every kilogram of the finished product being not less than - 

      (i) 350 grams in the case of redcurrants, blackcurrants, rosehips, rowanberries, sea buckthorns or quinces,

      (ii) 250 grams in the case of ginger,

      (iii) 230 grams in the case of cashew apples,

      (iv) 80 grams for passion fruit,

      (v) 450 grams in the case of any other fruit.

The quantities in paragraphs (i) to (v) above are calculated after deduction of the weight of water used in preparing the aqueous extracts.

5. Jelly marmalade The composition of marmalade, as described below but where the product contains no insoluble matter except possibly for small quantities of finely sliced peel.
6. Marmalade A mixture, brought to a suitable gelled consistency, of water, sugars and fruit pulp, fruit purée, fruit juice, fruit peel or aqueous extract of fruit or any combination thereof, in every case obtained from citrus fruit, such that the quantity of citrus fruit used for every 1000 grams of the finished product is not less than 200 grams, of which not less than 75 grams is obtained from the endocarp.
7. Sweetened chestnut purée A mixture brought to a suitable consistency, of water, sugar and puréed chestnuts, such that the quantity of puréed chestnuts used for every 1000 grams of the finished product is not less than 380 grams.
8. X curd An emulsion of edible fat or oil (or both), sugar, whole egg or egg yolk (or both), and any combination of fruit, fruit pulp, fruit purée, fruit juice, aqueous extract of fruit or essential oils of fruit, with or without other edible ingredients, such that - 

    (a) the quantity of fat and oil used for every 1000 grams of the finished product is not less than 40 grams;

    (b) the quantity of whole and egg yolk used for every 1000 grams of the finished product is not less than 6.5 grams of egg yolk solids; and

    (c) the quantity of fruit, fruit pulp, fruit purée, fruit juice, aqueous extract of fruit, and essential oil of fruit is sufficient to characterise the finished product.

9. Lemon cheese A food conforming to the description in item 8 above appropriate for lemon curd.
10. Y flavour curd An emulsion of edible fat or oil (or both), sugar, whole egg or egg yolk (or both), and flavouring material with or without other edible ingredients, such that - 

    (a) the quantity of fat and oil used for every 1000 grams of the finished product is not less than 40 grams;

    (b) the quantity of whole egg and egg yolk used is such that every 1000 grams of the finished product contains not less than 6.5 grams of egg yolk solids; and

    (c) the quantity of flavouring material used is sufficient to characterise the product.

11. Mincemeat A mixture of sweetening agents, vine fruits, citrus peel, suet or equivalent fat and vinegar or acetic acid, with or without other edible ingredients, such that - 

    (a) the quantity of vine fruits and citrus peel used for every 1000 grams of the finished product is not less than 300 grams, of which not less than 200 grams consists of vine fruits; and

    (b) the quantity of suet or equivalent fat used for every 1000 grams of the finished product is not less than 25 grams.

For the purposes of this entry, "sweetening agents" means - 

    (a) any sugar product defined in the Annex to Directive 2001/111/EC[20] relating to certain sugars intended for human consumption;

    (b) brown sugar;

    (c) cane molasses;

    (d) honey, as defined in Council Directive 2001/110/EC[21] relating to honey.


NOTES

     1. In the case of a product prepared from a mixture of types of fruit, column 2 of this Schedule shall be read as if the minimum quantities specified for the various types of fruit mentioned or referred to therein were reduced in proportion to the relative quantities of the types of fruit used.

     2. The products described in this Schedule must have a soluble dry matter content of 60% or more as determined by refractometer at 20°C except for - 

     3. Column 1 of this Schedule shall be read as if for "X" in item 8 there were substituted - 

     4. Column 1 of this Schedule shall be read as if for "Y" in item 10 there were substituted - 



SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 2(1) and (2)


PERMITTED ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS AND AUTHORISED TREATMENTS FOR PRODUCTS DESCRIBED IN ITEMS 1 TO 7 OF SCHEDULE 1


     1. The following additional ingredients may be used, to the extent stated below:

     2. Fruit, fruit pulp, fruit purée and aqueous extract of fruit may be treated in the following ways:

     3. Apricots and plums to be used in the manufacture of jam may also be treated by other drying processes apart from freeze-drying.

     4. Citrus peel may additionally be preserved in brine.



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations, which apply to England, implement Council Directive 2001/113/EC concerning fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption (OJ No. L10, 12.1.2002, p. 67) and also contain national measures. They revoke and replace the Jam and Similar Products Regulations 1981, as amended, in relation to England.

The Regulations - 

A full Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the Library of each House of Parliament, together with a Transposition Note setting out how the main elements of the European legislation referred to above are transposed in these Regulations. Copies may be obtained from the Food Labelling and Standards Division of the Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH.


Notes:

[1] 1990 c. 16.back

[2] Functions formerly exercisable by "the Ministers" (being, in relation to England and Wales and acting jointly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England and food and health in Wales and, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State) are now exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28), and paragraphs 12 and 21 of that Schedule amend respectively sections 17 and 48 of the Food Safety Act 1990. Functions of "the Ministers" so far as exercisable in relation to Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), as read with section 40(3) of the 1999 Act, and those functions so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46), as read with section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. Regulation 13(4) of the Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/656) expressly authorises the Secretary of State to amend or revoke existing Regulations made or having effect as if made by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (whether with others or not) under the Food Safety Act 1990.back

[3] OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.back

[4] S.I. 1996/1499.back

[5] OJ No. L10, 12.1.2002, p. 67.back

[6] OJ No. L1, 3.1.94, p. 1.back

[7] OJ No. L1, 3.1.94, p. 571.back

[8] S.I. 1995/3123, relevant amendments are S.I. 1997/814, S.I. 1999/982, S.I. 2002/379 and S.I. 2003/1182.back

[9] OJ No. L10, 12.1.2002, p. 53.back

[10] OJ No. L10, 12.1.2002, p. 67, as adopted by the EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 99/2002 (OJ No. L298, 31.10.2002, p. 10).back

[11] S.I. 1981/1063 as amended by S.I. 1982/1727, S.I. 1985/67, S.I. 1988/2112, S.I. 1990/2085, S.I. 1990/2486, S.I. 1991/1476, S.I. 1992/2596, S.I. 1995/3123, S.I. 1995/3124, S.I. 1995/3187, 1995/1499 and S.I. 1998/1398.back

[12] S.I. 1990/2085.back

[13] S.I. 1982/1727.back

[14] S.I. 1985/67.back

[15] S.I. 1990/2486.back

[16] S.I. 1991/1476.back

[17] S.I. 1992/2596.back

[18] S.I. 1996/1499.back

[19] S.I. 1995/3187.back

[20] OJ No. L10, 12.1.2002, p. 53.back

[21] OJ No. L10, 12.1.2002, p. 47.back

[22] OJ No. L.10, 12.1.2002, p. 47.back

[23] OJ No. L.40, 11.2.89, p. 27.back

[24] OJ No. L.61, 18.3.95, p. 1.back



ISBN 0 11 048251 4


  Prepared 9 December 2003


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