2026 No. 412

EXITING THE EUROPEAN UNION, ENGLAND

FOOD, ENGLAND

The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Made20th April 2026

Laid before Parliament21st April 2026

Coming into force12th August 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by regulation 2(2) and in accordance with regulation 5(1) of the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019¹.

There has been open and transparent consultation in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety².

1 Citation, commencement, extent and application¶

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 12th August 2026.

2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

3 These Regulations apply to England only.

2 Amendment to the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019¶

In Schedule 2 (Vitamin and mineral substances which may be used in the manufacture of food supplements) to the Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, in Part B of the table (Minerals), after the entry “magnesium citrate malate”³ insert “magnesium L-threonate monohydrate”.

Footnotes

1
S.I. 2019/651, to which there are no amendments relevant to these Regulations. These powers are exercised by the Secretary of State who is the “appropriate authority” for regulations applying in relation to England, as defined in regulation 5(4)(a).
2
EUR 2002/178, to which there are no amendments relevant to these Regulations.
3
Schedule 2 was amended by S.I. 2023/28, which added magnesium citrate malate to Part B of the table (Minerals).