Guidance

Vitamins and minerals in foods if there’s a no-deal Brexit

Information about vitamins, minerals and certain other substances that may be added to foods in the UK, if there's a no-deal Brexit

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 26 March 2019
• Last updated: 8 August 2019
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  1. 8 August 2019

     Added the sign-up page for Brexit email updates.

  2. 2 April 2019

     The register has been updated to correct 2 errors on page 5: the EC regulation number has been corrected in the section heading, and the column heading in the third table has been corrected to say ‘Vitamin E’.

  3. 26 March 2019

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 31 January 2020

This guidance is no longer valid. See Nutrition legislation information sources for current information.

Documents

UK register on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods [Withdrawn]

PDF, 185 KB, 20 pages

Details

This UK register specifies which vitamins and minerals may be added to foods, and any substances that are banned or restricted, if there’s a no-deal Brexit.

It includes:

• a list of vitamins and minerals that may be added to foods, and any restrictions on their use
• a list of the sources of vitamins and minerals that may be added to foods
• the maximum and minimum amounts of vitamins and minerals that may be added to foods
• information about vitamins and minerals that must be added to certain foods
• certain other substances that are prohibited or restricted for use in foods

The register should be used with the following guidance: The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019: practical changes for industry.