The instrument was laid on 31 August 2022 and will come into force on 1 October 2022.In its letter to the Presiding Officer, which can be read in the Annex, the Scottish Government explained that the need to extend the ability to administer the alternative test beyond 1 October 2022 became apparent during the summer recess, which ended on 5 September.The Scottish Government added that the extension is also being brought into force at the same time as England and Wales in order to ensure there is no disruption to the operational delivery of this work and the best use of quarantine facilities throughout Great Britain.The Committee draws the instrument to the attention of the Parliament under reporting ground (j) for failure to comply with the laying requirements in section 28(2) of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.The Committee is nevertheless content with the explanations provided by the Scottish Government for failure to comply with the laying requirements.Food Information (Transitional Provisions) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/265)Section 16(1)(e) of the Food Safety Act 1990 provides that the Scottish Ministers may by regulations make provision for imposing requirements or prohibitions as to, or otherwise regulating, the labelling, marking, presenting or advertising of food, and the descriptions which may be applied to food.The instrument extends the effect of food labelling transitional provisions until the end of 2023.