Food (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (G.N. 115 of 2019)

Food (Amendment) Regulations 2019 GN No. 115 of 2019 Government Gazette of Mauritius No.67 of 29 June 2019 THE FOOD ACT Regulations made by the Minister under section 18 of the Food Act 1. These regulations may be cited as the Food (Amendment) Regulations 2019. 2. In these regulations — “principal regulations” means the Food Regulations 1999. 3. Regulation 260 of the principal regulations is revoked and replaced by the following regulation — 260. Skimmed milk Skimmed milk shall — (a) be milk from which milk fat has been removed; (b) contain not more than 0.5 per cent of milk fat; (c) contain not less than 8.5 per cent milk solids-non-fat; (d) not contain any — (i) added water; (ii) food additive; (iii) other added or foreign substance; and (iv) trace of pesticide residue or veterinary drug residue. 4. The principal regulations are amended by inserting, after regulation 260, the following new regulation — 260A. Reduced-fat milk or partly skimmed milk Reduced-fat milk or partly skimmed milk shall — (a) be milk from which milk fat has been removed; (b) contain more than 0.5 but less than 3 per cent milk fat; (c) contain not less than 8.5 per cent milk solids-non-fat; (d) not contain any — (i) added water; (ii) food additive; (iii) other added or foreign substance; and (iv) trace of pesticide residue or veterinary drug residue. 5. Regulation 269 of the principal regulations is revoked and replaced by the following regulation — 269. Flavoured milk Flavoured milk — (a) shall be whole milk, processed milk, reduced-fat milk, reconstituted whole milk, reconstituted skimmed milk or reconstituted partly skimmed milk to which any permitted flavouring substance specified in the Twenty-third Schedule has been added and which shall have been efficiently heat-treated by one of the methods specified in regulations 263, 264 and 267; (b) shall contain — (i) not more than 0.5 per cent milk fat for skimmed milk or reconstituted skimmed milk; (ii) more than 0.5 but less than 3 per cent Milk fat for reduced-fat milk or reconstituted partly skimmed milk; and (iii) not less than 3 per cent milk fat for whole milk or reconstituted whole milk; (c) may contain permitted food conditioner as specified in the Forty-fifth Schedule; and (d) may contain added sugar. 6. Regulation 276 of the principal regulations is revoked and replaced by the following regulation — 276. Reconstituted milk (1) Reconstituted whole milk shall — (a) be the liquid product prepared by the addition of water to whole milk powder; (b) contain not less than 3 per cent milk fat; (c) contain not less than 8.5 per cent milk solids-non-fat; (d) be pasteurised, sterilised or ultra-heat-treated as specified in regulations 263, 264 and 267. (2) No person shall sell reconstituted whole milk otherwise than in a sealed package. (3) Reconstituted skimmed milk shall — (a) be the liquid product prepared by the addition of water to skimmed milk powder; (b) contain not more than 0.5 per cent milk fat; (c) contain not less than 8.5 per cent milk solids-non- fat; (d) be sterilised, pasteurised or ultra heat-treated, as specified in regulations 263, 264 and 267. (4) No person shall sell reconstituted skimmed milk otherwise than in a sealed package. (5) Reconstituted reduced-fat milk or reconstituted partly skimmed milk shall — (a) be the liquid product prepared by the addition of water to partly skimmed milk powder; (b) contain more than 0.5 but less than 3 per cent milk fat; (c) contain not less than 8.5 per cent milk solids-non-fat; (d) shall be sterilised, pasteurised or ultra heat-treated, as specified in regulations 263, 264 and 267. (6) No person shall sell reconstituted reduced-fat milk or reconstituted partly skimmed milk otherwise than in a sealed 7. These regulations shall come into operation on 20 June 2019. Made by the Minister oil 20 June 2019.