General Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. No. 505 of 2004).
Type of law
Regulation
Abstract
These Regulations provide for the enforcement of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety. The provisions concerned are: (a) Article 14 which prohibits the placing of unsafe food on the market; (b) Article 16 in so far as it prohibits labelling, advertising or presentation of food from misleading consumers; (c) Article 18 on traceability in so far as it imposes obligations on food business operators; and (d) Article 19 which imposes obligations on food business operators to act where food is not in compliance with food safety requirements.
These Regulations: (a) designate district councils and the Food Standards Agency as the competent authorities for the purposes of certain provisions of those Articles of the EC Regulation and make provision as to enforcement authorities; (b) make provision for offences and penalties; (c) apply certain provisions of the e Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991; (d) make some consequential amendments to the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and to regulations referring to Article 7(2) of that Order
These Regulations: (a) designate district councils and the Food Standards Agency as the competent authorities for the purposes of certain provisions of those Articles of the EC Regulation and make provision as to enforcement authorities; (b) make provision for offences and penalties; (c) apply certain provisions of the e Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991; (d) make some consequential amendments to the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and to regulations referring to Article 7(2) of that Order
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Date of text
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation Amendment
No
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Implements