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The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Title, application, commencement and extent

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Presumptions that food is intended for human consumption

  5. 4.Competent authorities

  6. 5.Enforcement authorities

  7. 6.Hygiene improvement notices

  8. 7.Hygiene prohibition orders

  9. 8.Hygiene emergency prohibition notices and orders

  10. 9.Remedial action notices

  11. 10.Detention notices

  12. 11.Offences due to the fault of another person

  13. 12.Defence of due diligence

  14. 13.Defence in relation to exports

  15. 14.Procurement of samples

  16. 15.Analysis etc. of samples

  17. 16.Powers of entry

  18. 17.Obstruction etc. of officers

  19. 18.Time limit for prosecutions

  20. 19.Offences and penalties

  21. 20.Offences by bodies corporate

  22. 21.Offences by Scottish partnerships

  23. 22.Right of appeal

  24. 23.Appeals to the Crown Court

  25. 24.Appeals against hygiene improvement notices and remedial action notices

  26. 25.Application of section 9 of the Food Safety Act 1990

  27. 26.Power to issue codes of recommended practice

  28. 27.Protection of officers acting in good faith

  29. 28.Revocation and suspension of designations and appointments

  30. 29.Food which has not been produced, processed or distributed in accordance with the Hygiene Regulations

  31. 30.Service of documents

  32. 31.Bulk transport in sea-going vessels of liquid oils or fats and the bulk transport by sea of raw sugar

  33. 32.Temperature control requirements

  34. 33.Direct supply by the producer of small quantities of meat from poultry or lagomorphs slaughtered on the farm

  35. 34.Restrictions on the sale of raw milk intended for direct human consumption

  36. 35.Special health mark

  37. 36.Consequential amendment to the Act

  38. 37.Amendments to the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009

  39. 38.Consequential amendments to the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013

  40. 39.Consequential amendment to the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011

  41. 40.Revocations

  42. 41.Review

  43. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      DEFINITIONS OF LEGISLATION

    2. Schedule 2

      Specified EU provisions

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Bulk transport in sea-going vessels of liquid oils or fats and the bulk transport by sea of raw sugar

      1. 1.Offence

      2. 2.Liquid oils or fats

      3. 3.The bulk transport in sea-going vessels of liquid oils or...

      4. 4.The captain of a sea-going vessel transporting, in tanks, bulk...

      5. 5.Where the cargo has been trans-shipped, in addition to the...

      6. 6.Upon request, the captain of the vessel shall provide the...

      7. 7.Raw sugar

      8. 8.The receptacles, containers or tankers referred to in paragraph 7...

      9. 9.A food business operator who is responsible for the transport...

      10. 10.The documentary evidence shall accompany the consignment of raw sugar...

      11. 11.On request, a food business operator responsible for the transport...

      12. 12.Raw sugar which has been transported by sea in receptacles,...

      13. 13.In fulfilling the obligations under Article 5(1) of Regulation 852/2004...

      14. 14.Interpretation

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Temperature control requirements

      1. 1.Scope

      2. 2.Chill holding requirements

      3. 3.General exemptions from the chill holding requirements

      4. 4.Upward variation of the 8 degrees centigrade temperature by manufacturers etc.

      5. 5.Chill holding tolerance periods

      6. 6.Hot holding requirements

      7. 7.Hot holding defences

      8. 8.Interpretation

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Direct supply by the producer of small quantities of meat from poultry or lagomorphs slaughtered on the farm

      1. 1.Scope

      2. 2.Requirements

      3. 3.Offence

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Restrictions on the sale of raw milk intended for direct human consumption

      1. 1.Any person who sells raw milk intended for direct human...

      2. 1A.Any person who sells raw milk in contravention of paragraph...

      3. 1B.Any person who sells raw milk in contravention of paragraph...

      4. 2.(1) Any person, other than the occupier of a production...

      5. 3.The occupier of a production holding may only sell raw...

      6. 4.A distributor may only sell raw cows' milk intended for...

      7. 5.The raw milk must meet the following standards: Plate count...

      8. 6.In the case where farm premises are being used for...

      9. 7.In any case where the Agency carries out sampling, analysis...

      10. 7A.Subject to paragraph 7C, and except in cases to which...

      11. 7B.Subject to paragraph 7C, in the case of any raw...

      12. 7C.The provisions of paragraphs 7A and 7B do not apply...

      13. 8.In this Schedule — “catering establishment” means a restaurant, canteen,...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Derogations relating to low throughput establishments

      1. PART 1 Requirements referred to in regulation 19(5)

        1. 1.The requirements are that — (a) on 31st December 2005...

        2. 2.For the purposes of this Part the “EU TSE Regulation”...

      2. PART 2 Requirements referred to in regulation 19(6)

        1. 1.The requirements are that — (a) on 31st December 2005...

      3. PART 3 Requirements referred to in regulation 19(7)

        1. 1.The requirements are that — (a) on 31st December 2005...

      4. PART 4 Requirements referred to in regulation 19(8)

        1. 1.The requirements are that — (a) on 31st December 2005...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      The Special Health Mark

      1. 1.The special health mark shall consist of a square mark...

      2. 2.When applied to carcases, the special health mark shall measure...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      Revocations

  44. Explanatory Note

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