Environmental Health Services (Food Hygiene) Regulations 2003 (S.R.O. No. 58 of 2003).

These Regulations stipulate rules relative to hygiene in the handling of food for the purpose of food business. They set out general requirements relative to hygienic conditions for and hygienic handling of food in a food business and require persons handling food to notify the owner of premises and the medical officer of a disease likely to cause food-born illness. Standards concern construction of premises, ventilation, personal hygiene, use of clean water, storage, etc. The Regulations also impose the requirement of a licence to be obtained for a food business.