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The Canned Meat Product Regulations, 1967, and The Sausage and
Other Meat Product Regulations, 1967, both operative from
31st May, 1969.
The Food (Control of Irradiation) Regulations, 1967, which
became operative on 1st June, 1967.
The Artificial Sweeteners in Food Regulations, 1967, which
became wholly operative in December, 1967, and superseded
the Food Standards (Saccharin Tablets) Order, 1953, and the
Artificial Sweeteners in Food Order, 1953.
The Solvents in Food Regulations, 1967, and (Amendment)
Regulations, 1967, operative from 3rd November, 1969.
The Labelling of Food Regulations, 1967, supersede certain provisions of the Labelling of Food Order, 1953, as amended,
relating to the labelling and description of food. To the
extent that they apply to any food (other than a soft drink)
containing cyclamate, the Regulations come into operation on
1st January, 1968: in all other respects they come into
operation on 4th January, 1971.
The Coffee and Coffee Products Regulations, 1967, become operative on 4th January, 1971, and supersede the Food Standards
(Liquid Coffee Essences) Order, 1945, the Food Standards
(Coffee Mixtures) Order, 1952, and article 7 (3) of the
Labelling of Food Order, 1953.
The Ice-Cream Regulations, 1967, become operative on 4th
January, 1971, and supersede with amendments the Food
Standards (Ice-Cream) Regulations, 1959, and the provisions
of the Labelling of Food Order, 1953, as amended, which
relate to ice-cream.
The Margarine Regulations, 1967, supersede the Food Standards
(Margarine) Order, 1954, the Food Standards (Butter and
Margarine) Regulations, 1955, insofar as they relate to margarine, and Part IV A of, and supporting definitions in, the
Labelling of Food Order, 1953, as amended.
These Regulations come into operation on 4th January, 1971.
The revocation of the Part IV A of, and the supporting definitions in, the Order of 1953 as amended is, however, postponed
until 5th July, 1971, and until that date Regulations 8 and 10
of these Regulations will not apply to any label, ticket or
notice which conforms to the requirements of the said
Part IV A.
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Circular 75/67 lists
in the Appendix chemical products which have been approved