Regulation No. 557 on quick-frozen foodstuffs.

This regulation governs the handling, labelling, storage, distribution, and official control of quick-frozen foodstuffs. It defines quick-frozen foods as products frozen as rapidly as possible and maintained at -18°C or lower, allowing only limited temporary temperature increases during distribution or retail storage. It requires raw materials to be fresh and suitable, packaging to protect against contamination and drying, and consumer-facing products to be labelled as “HRAÐFRYST” (“quick-frozen”), with batch identification and a warning not to refreeze. The regulation also sets rules for permitted freezing media, temperature monitoring equipment, sampling methods, and enforcement by health authorities, incorporating relevant EEA/EU food safety rules.