Consultation
Consultation on the Transposition and Enforcement of the EU’s Amendments to the Breakfast Directives
Northern Ireland specific
This consultation is seeking views on the transposition and approach to enforcement of the new requirements outlined in amending Directive (EU) 2024/1438. This Directive amends four of the seven Directives, known collectively as the ‘Breakfast Directives’, relating to honey, fruit juices, jams, jellies and marmalades and preserved dehydrated milk products. Transposition is the legal process of transferring the requirements of EU Directives into domestic legislation.
This consultation will be of most interest to:
- Consumers
- Food Business Operators (FBO) involved in the manufacturing, production, distribution, handling or selling of honey, fruit juices, jams, jellies and marmalades and/or preserved dehydrated milk products.
- Enforcement Authorities
Purpose of the consultation
This consultation seeks stakeholders’ views, comments and feedback in relation to the transposition and enforcement of EU Directive 2024/1438, amending:
- Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey
- Directive 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products
- Directive 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée
- Directive 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk
It is intended that amendments to these Directives will be transposed into the following domestic Northern Ireland legislation by 14 December 2025:
- The Honey Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
- The Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations (Norther Ireland) 2013
- The Jam and Similar Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018
- The Condensed Milk and Dried Milk Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018
Consultation Pack
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
How to respond
The consultation will be open for 8 weeks from Wednesday 19 March 2025. Responses should be received by 23:59 on Wednesday 14 May 2025.
Responses to this consultation should be sent to executive.support@food.gov.uk or complete the online form here.
Northern Ireland
Publication of response summary
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Further information
This consultation has been prepared in accordance with HM Government Consultation Principles. If an Impact Assessment has been produced, this is included in the consultation documents. If no Impact Assessment has been provided, the reason will be given in the consultation document.