The Breakfast Foods (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 The Department of Health has made a Statutory Rule entitled "The Breakfast Foods (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026". (S.R. No. 5 2026), which comes into operation on 14th June 2026.

This Rule implements Council Directive 2024/1438 (the Breakfast Directive) which itself amends Council Directives 2001/110/EC relating to honey (the Honey Directive), 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (the Fruit Juice Directive), 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption (the Jams Directive), and 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption (the Dehydrated Milk Directive).

The Regulations implement the amendments made by the Breakfast Directive by -

amending the Honey Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 to remove references to ‘filtered honey’ and amending labelling requirements;

amending the Jam and Similar Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 regarding the compositional criteria of regulated products;

amending the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 to regulate reduced sugar products, amending the compositional criteria of some regulated products and include coconut juice within regulated products; and

amending the Condensed Milk and Dried Milk Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 regarding the compositional criteria of some regulated products.

This Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070, or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk