Food safety - regulations

Food Safety Law changed in January 2006 and existing law was, on the whole, replaced by new law that applies across the European Union.

It is important that businesses continue to recognise their responsibilities under the food law to ensure that food and drink produced by them is safe.

Risks associated with food businesses will vary depending upon, for example, the size of a business, type of food being produced, structural and hygiene conditions, in addition to the management of food safety.

The main pieces of law covering food safety are as follows:

• Food Safety Act 1990
• Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
• General Food Regulations 2004
• Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 Hygiene of Foodstuffs
• Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 Hygiene Rules for Food os Animal Origin
• Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs
• Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006

If you need to discuss the law in detail please contact a member of the Food Health & Safety Team.

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Telephone 01228 817336
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E-Mail: FoodandSafety@carlisle.gov.uk

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Food Health & Safety Team
Carlisle City Council
Civic Centre
CARLISLE
CA3 8QG