Food Laws in the UK
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In the UK the Food Standards Agency is responsible for monitoring compliance with legislation.
INTRODUCTION 1-2
Part 1 FOOD SAFETY & FOOD SAFETY ACT 1990
A General 2
B Key Provisions 2-3
C Statutory Instruments Implementing the Food Safety Act 1990 4-5
D Codes of Practice 5-6
E General Product Safety Regulations 1994 7
Part 2 THE LABELLING AND MARKING OF FOOD
A Food Labelling 8-9
B Declaration on Additives 10
C Lot Marking 10-11
D Wine Regulations 11
Part 3 REGULATIONS ON THE COMPOSITION & LABELLING OF PARTICULAR FOODS
A Bread and Flour 12
B Caseins and Caseinates 12-13
C Cocoa and Chocolate Products 13
D Coffee and Coffee Products 13-14
E Condensed and Dried Milk 14-15
F Drinking Milk 15
G Erucic Acid in Food 15-16
H Labelling of Fish and Fish Products 16
I Flour - See Bread
J Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars 17
K Honey 18
L Infant Formula & Follow-on Formula 18-19
M Jam and Similar Products 19-20
N Meat Products and Spreadable Fish Products 20-21
O Milk and Milk Products 21
P Natural Mineral Waters 22-24
Q Quick Frozen Foods 24
R Slimming Foods 25
S Spreadable Fats 25
T Sugar 26
U Weaning Foods 26-27
V Medical Foods 27
W Food Supplements 27-28
X Notification Foods 28
Y Addition of Substances to PARNUTS 29
Z Revocations 29-30
Part 4 REGULATIONS DEALING WITH THE CHEMICAL SAFETY OF FOOD
A Food Additives Labelling 31
B Aflatoxins 31-33
C Kava-kava 33-34
D Arsenic 34-35
E Chemical Contaminants 35-37
F Chloroform 37
G Colours 37-38
H Extraction Solvents 38
I Flavourings 38-39
J Food Contact Materials and Articles 39-41
K Mineral Hydrocarbons 41 –42
L Miscellaneous Additives 42-44
M Pesticides 44-47
N Sweeteners 47-49
O Tin 49
P Tryptophan 49
Q Veterinary Medicines 49-50
Part 5 EGGS & POULTRY
A Egg Products 50
B Un-graded Eggs 50
C Eggs (Marketing Standards) 51
D Poultry Meat (Marketing Standards) 51
Part 6 OTHER LEGISLATION
A Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 52
B Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) 52-59
C Animal Feeding stuffs 59-67
D Third Country Imports 68-71
E Salmonella and other Pathogens in Poultry 71-72
Part 7 OTHER PRIMARY LEGISLATION PROVIDING REGULATIONS AFFECTING FOOD
A European Communities Act 1972 72-75
B Agriculture & Horticulture Act 1964 (Chapter 28 Part III) 75
Part 8 FOOD CONTROL
A Official Control of Foodstuffs 75-76
B Additional Food Control Measures 76
C Food Control of Irradiation 76-77
Part 9 FOOD PROTECTION IN AN EMERGENCY
A The Food & Environment Protection Act 1985 77-81
B Radioactive Contamination of Foodstuffs & Feeding stuffs 81
C Radioactivity in Foodstuffs & Feeding stuffs Originating from Third Countries 81-82
Part 10 NOVEL FOODS/GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
A Novel Foods 82-83
B Genetically Modified Organisms 83-84
Part 11 HEALTH AND HYGIENE LEGISLATION
A Fishery Products and Live Bivalve Molluscs 84-85
B Food Hygiene (General) 85-86
C Ice-Cream (Heat treatment) 86
D Meat Hygiene 86-94
E Milk & Milk Products 94-96
Part 12 MARKETING STANDARDS - DESCRIPTIONS & DESIGNATIONS
A Eggs - Marketing Standards - see section 5C
B Fresh Fruit & Vegetables - Marketing Standards - see section 7B
C Olive Oil 96-97
D Organic Food 97-99
E Preserved Fish Products 99-100
F Protection of Food Names 100
G Spirit Drinks 100-101
H Other Legislation - Trade Descriptions Act, Consumer Protection Act and the Prices Act 101-102