Foodlaw-Reading

Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK

Providng access to food law since May 1996

Commission consultation: INCEPTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT - Proposal for a revision of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: EU: 23 December 2020 LABELLING - Food labelling - revision of rules on information provided to consumers

Draft Council Conclusions on front-of-pack nutrition labelling, nutrient profiles and origin labelling

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: EU: 15 December 2020 LABELLING – Council discussions: Front-of-pack nutrition labelling, nutrient profiles and origin labelling

Council Paper 10846/20: Front of Pack Nutrition Labeling ‒ Information from the Italian and the Czech delegations, on behalf of the Cyprus, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian and Romanian delegations.

The paper is available from the Council website. See also: EU: 17 September 2020 NUTRITION / LABELLING - Council Paper: NON PAPER on the “Front of Pack Nutrition Labeling – FOPNL” by Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia and Romania

Consultation Document: Building on the success of front-of-pack nutrition labelling in the UK: a public consultation

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: UK: 30 July 2020 NUTRITION / LABELLING - Consultation: Front-of-pack nutrition labelling in the UK: building on success

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Mandating calorie labelling in the out-of-home sector Government response to public consultation

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: UK: 27 July 2020 NUTRITION / LABELLING - Mandating calorie labelling in the out-of-home sector: Government response to public consultation

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Food allergen labelling and information requirements: Technical Guidance

A copy of this guidance document is available on this site. See also: UK: 18 June 2020 LABELLING / ALLERGENS - FSA publishes updated allergen guidance to reflect changes to labelling laws

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WHO Europe Report: What is the current alcohol labelling practice in the WHO European Region and what are barriers and facilitators to development and implementation of alcohol labelling policy?

The report is available on the WHO website. See also: INT: 8 June 2020 LABELLING – EHO Europe report: Alcohol labelling policies: most countries lagging behind in promoting healthier choices

FoodDrinkEurope Publication: Guidance on Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/775

A copy of this updated guidance is available on this site. See also: EU: 29 May 2020 LABELLING - Updated Guidance on the Origin Indication of the Primary Ingredient

COM(2020)207 - REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL regarding the use of additional forms of expression and presentation of the nutrition declaration

The full report can be found on the Eur-Lex site. See also: EU: 20 May 2020 LABELLING / NUTRITION - Commission report regarding the use of additional forms of expression and presentation of the nutrition declaration

FDF Guidance on ‘Allergen’-Free & Vegan Claims

A copy of this leaflet is available on this site. See also: UK: 19 February 2020 LABELLING / CLAIMS - The FDF publishes guidance on 'Allergen'-Free and Vegan Claims

Commission Notice on the application of the provisions of Article 26(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011

A copy of this Notice is available on this site. It was published in the Official Journal (OJ C32, 31.1.2020, page 1). See also: EU: 31 January 2020 LABELLING – Country of Origin Labelling: Commission Notice on the application of the provisions of Article 26(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011

FSA Consultation: Allergen labelling technical guidance consultation

The FSA has published two documents linked to this consultation. The first sets out details of the consultation and the second contains the proposed amendments to the current guidance document. Both are available on this site (click on image for first and this link for the second: Draft Revised Guidance). See also: UK: 23 January 2020 LABELLING / ALLERGENS - Updates to the Food Standard Agency’s Technical Guidance on food allergen labelling and information requirements

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Guidance for food businesses on coronavirus (COVID-19)

DEFRA have provided some updated guidance for food businesses regarding COVID-19.  The details have been saved as a pdf file which is available on this site. See also: UK: 5 November 2020 COVID-19 - Updated DEFRA Guidance for food businesses on coronavirus (COVID-19)

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Consultation document: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 as regards import conditions for live snails, for composite products and for casings placed on the market for human consumption

A copy of this document is available on this site. For more details, see: EU: 2 October 2020 HYGIENE / OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission consultation: Live snails for human consumption – EU import requirements

Overview report: Shared practices in slaughter hygiene

The report is available on the Commission's Health and Food Audits and Analysis pages. See also: EU: 10 August 2020 HYGIENE - New Commission report identifies best practices for slaughter hygiene

Consultation Document: The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 (As Amended) Post Implementation Review

A copy of the document is available on this site.. Closing date 4 September 2020. See also: UK: 10 August 2020 HYGIENE - Post-implementation review of the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013

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Draft Regulation: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 as regards the reference method for detection and import conditions related to Trichinella control

A copy of the draft is available on this site. Feedback period: 17 July 2020 - 14 August 2020. To access the feedback form, see the main consultation page: Revision of Trichinella detection method and import requirements. See also: EU: 17 July 2020 HYGIENE - Commission consultation: Revision of Trichinella detection method and import requirements

FSA Draft for consultation: Supply of Wild Game for Human Consumption

A copy of this document is available on this site. Also available is a separate Consultation Document. Note that the consultation closes on 11 September 2020. See also: UK: 15 July 2020 HYGIENE - Consultation on the guidance for hunters and retailers on the safe handling, preparation and supply of wild game and wild game meat

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Draft for consultation: COMMISSION REGULATION amending the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs as regards food allergen management, redistribution of food and food safety culture

A copy of the draft Regulation is available on this site. The draft Annexes are provided in a separate document. See: Draft Hygiene Amendments - Annex. See also: EU: 9 July 2020 FOOD HYGIENE / ALLERGENS - Commission consultation: Food safety, allergies & food waste – new EU rules

Commission Notice providing guidance on food safety management systems for food retail activities, including food donations

This Notice has been published in the Official Journal (OJ C199, 12.6.2020, page 1) and can be accessed from the Official Journal site (click on image). Note that the Notice is 57 pages long. See also: EU: 12 June 2020 HYGIENE - Commission Notice providing guidance on food safety management systems for food retail activities, including food donations

COVID-19 and food safety Questions and Answers

The Commission has published a document regarding issues linked to COVID-19 and food safety. A copy is available on this site. See also: EU: 8 April 2020 COVID-19: Commission publication: COVID-19 and food safety Questions and Answers

CIEH Publication: Food delivery and takeaway guidance

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: UK: 27 March 2020 COVID-19 - CIEH issues new food delivery and takeaway COVID-19 guidance

FSA/Public Health England: Guidance for food businesses on coronavirus (COVID-19)

The guidance was provided as a web page but is copied here as a pdf file. See also: UK: 26 March 2020 COVID - FSA publishes guidance for food businesses on coronavirus (COVID-19)

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FSA Enforcement Letter: Changes to Import Authorisations for Insects into the European Union Letter

A copy of the letter and accompanying Annex is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 11 March 2020 HYGIENE / NOVEL FOODS - Changes to Import Authorisations for Insects into the European Union

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FSA Guidance: Guidance for producers of raw drinking milk for direct human consumption

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: UK: 5 March 2020 MILK / HYGIENE - Food Standards Agency tighten controls on production of raw drinking milk

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Consultation document: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... of XXX amending Regulation (EU) No 257/2010 setting up a programme for the re-evaluation of approved food additives in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives

A copy of the draft regulation is available on this site. For more details, see: EU: 5 October 2020 ADDITIVES - Commission consultation: Food safety – re-evaluation of approved food additives (clearer information)

Draft Regulation: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 234/2011 of 10 March 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings

A copy of this draft Regulation is available on this site (click on image). An additional document provides the draft Annex - see: Draft Annex. For more details, see the consultation page at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12144-Amending-the-rules-for-applications-for-food-additives-enzymes-flavourings-in-view-of-the-Transparency-Regulation-. The consultation closes on 20 August 2020. See also: EU: 23 July 2020 ADDITIVES / RISK ASSESSMENT - Commission consultation draft amending regulation: Food safety – food additives, enzymes & flavourings (clearer information)

Report of the 29th Session of the Codex Committee for Processed Fruits and Vegetables

The report can be downloaded from the Codex website. See also: INT: 3 August 2020 CODEX - Codex Committee for Processed Fruits and Vegetables (29th Session)

Draft Regulation: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2468 of 20 December 2017 laying down administrative and scientific requirements concerning traditional foods from third countries in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods

A copy of this draft Regulation is available on this site (click on image). An additional document provides the draft Annex - see: Draft Annex. For more details, see the consultation page at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12142-Amending-the-administrative-and-scientific-requirements-for-traditional-foods-in-view-of-the-Transparency-Regulation-. The consultation closes on 20 August 2020. See also: EU: 23 July 2020 NOVEL FOODS / RISK ASSESSMENT - Commission consultation draft amending regulation: Food safety – traditional foods from outside the EU (clearer information)

Draft Regulation: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2469 of 20 December 2017 laying down administrative and scientific requirements for applications referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods

A copy of this draft Regulation is available on this site (click on image). An additional document provides the draft Annex - see: Draft Annex. For more details, see the consultation page at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12143-Amending-administrative-scientific-requirements-for-applications-for-novel-foods-in-view-of-Transparency-Regulation. The consultation closes on 20 August 2020. See also: EU: 23 July 2020 NOVEL FOODS / RISK ASSESSMENT - Commission consultation draft amending regulation: Food safety – novel foods (clearer information)

FSA Enforcement Letter: Changes to Import Authorisations for Insects into the European Union Letter

A copy of the letter and accompanying Annex is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 11 March 2020 HYGIENE / NOVEL FOODS - Changes to Import Authorisations for Insects into the European Union

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Commission consultation document: COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on controls and other measures ensuring traceability and compliance in organic production and the labelling of organic products

A copy of this draft Regulation is available on this site (click on image). An additional document provides the draft Annex - see: Draft Annex. For more details, see the consultation page at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/11716-Control-rules-in-organic-production. The consultation closes on 26 August 2020. See also: EU: 29 July 2020 ORGANIC FOOD - Commission consultation: Organic farming - new rules on official checks of organic production

COM(2020)381 - COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system

The full Communication is available on the Eur-Lex site - click on the image. There is also, in a separate document, an Annex with a 'FARM TO FORK STRATEGY DRAFT ACTION PLAN'. For a copy, see COM(2020)381 - Annex. See also: EU: 20 May 2020 SUSTAINABILITY - Reinforcing Europe's resilience: halting biodiversity loss and building a healthy and sustainable food system

Commission consultation: Inception Impact Assessment - Revision of EU rules on food contact materials (FCMs)

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: EU: 18 December 2020 CONTACT MATERIALS - Commission consultation: Revision of EU rules on food contact materials

FSA Board Paper: National Food Crime Unit – Annual Update

A copy of this paper is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 8 December 2020 FOOD FRAUD / ADMINISTRATION - FSA Board Paper: National Food Crime Unit – Annual Update

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Revision of the EU geographical indications (GIs) systems in agricultural products and foodstuffs, wines and spirit drinks

A copy of this draft document is available on this site. See also: EU: 28 October 2020 GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS - Draft Roadmap: Food & drink – EU geographical indications scheme (revision)

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT: EVALUATION of marketing standards (contained in the CMO Regulation, the ‘Breakfast Directives’ and CMO secondary legislation)

A copy of the report is available on this site. See also: EU: 27 October 2020 MARKETING STANDARDS - Commission Evaluation: EU marketing standards contribute to high quality standards for EU agri-food products.

2019 Annual Report - The EU Food Fraud Network and the Administrative Assistance and Cooperation System

A copy of the report is available on this site. See also: EU: 29 May 2020 FOOD FRAUD - Annual Food Fraud 2019 report: increased Member State cooperation

Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) Report: Food Fraud

A copy of this Briefing Paper is available on this site. See also: UK: 21 May 2020 FRAUD - Parliamentary Briefing Paper Published: Food fraud

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FSA Board Paper: Food and Feed Safety and Hygiene Common Framework Update

A copy of this paper is available on this site. See also: UK: 3 September 2020 BREXIT / ADMINSTRATION – Board Paper: Food and Feed Safety and Hygiene Common Framework Update

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FSA Consultation Document: Amendments to Retained EU Law for Food and Feed Safety and Hygiene for the end of the Transition Period

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: UK: 20 August 2020 BREXIT - Amendments to Retained EU Law for Food and Feed Safety and Hygiene for the end of the Transition Period

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Food Standards Scotland (FSS) Letter: UK INTERNAL MARKET WHITE PAPER

The letter is available on this site. A more detailed analysis was also attached to the letter and is available on this site - see: Food Standards Scotland (FSS) analysis of UK Government (UKG) White Paper. See also: UK: 13 August 2020 ADMINISTRATION - Food Standards Scotland responds to UK Government Internal Market White Paper

UK Internal Market White Paper

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: UK: 16 July 2020 BREXIT - UK internal market white paper

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FDF Paper: Global Britain - Trade Policy for a World Class Food, Drink and Agriculture Industry

A copy of this paper is available on this site. See also: UK: 27 January 2020 BREXIT – FDF Paper: Food and drink supply chain outlines recommendations for Government's future UK trade policy

Food Standards Agency Board Meeting Paper (FSA 20-01-06) - EU EXIT: UPDATE

A copy of this paper is available on this site. See also: UK: 9 January 2020 BREXIT – Food Standards Agency Board Paper: EU Exit - Update

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DHSC Consultation: Restricting promotions of products high in fat, sugar and salt by location and by price: enforcement

A copy of this web page (in pdf format) is available on this site. See also: UK: 28 December 2020 NUTRITION - Promotions of unhealthy foods restricted from April 2022.

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Draft Council Conclusions on front-of-pack nutrition labelling, nutrient profiles and origin labelling

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: EU: 15 December 2020 LABELLING – Council discussions: Front-of-pack nutrition labelling, nutrient profiles and origin labelling

DHSC Guidance Nutrition-related labelling, composition and standards from 1 January 2021

The web page is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nutrition-related-labelling-composition-and-standards-from-1-january-2021/nutrition-related-labelling-composition-and-standards-from-1-january-2021. It has been saved on this site as a pdf file. See also: UK: 17 November 2020 NUTRITION / LABELLING - Guidance: Nutrition-related labelling, composition and standards from 1 January 2021

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DHSC Consultation document: Introducing a total online advertising restriction for products high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS)

A copy of this web page (as a pdf file) is available on this site. To access the consultation page, see: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/total-restriction-of-online-advertising-for-products-high-in-fat-sugar-and-salt-hfss. Consultation closes 22 December 2020. See also: UK: 10 November 2020 NUTRITION / ADVERTISING - New public consultation on total ban of online advertising for unhealthy foods

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Nutrition related labelling, composition and standards provisional common framework

A copy of this publication is available on this site. See also: UK: 9 October 2020 NUTRITION /LABELLING – Publication of the ‘Nutrition Labelling Composition and Standards Provisional Common Framework’ command paper

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Council Paper 10846/20: Front of Pack Nutrition Labeling ‒ Information from the Italian and the Czech delegations, on behalf of the Cyprus, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian and Romanian delegations.

The paper is available from the Council website. See also: EU: 17 September 2020 NUTRITION / LABELLING - Council Paper: NON PAPER on the “Front of Pack Nutrition Labeling – FOPNL” by Cyprus, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia and Romania

Consultation Document: Building on the success of front-of-pack nutrition labelling in the UK: a public consultation

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: UK: 30 July 2020 NUTRITION / LABELLING - Consultation: Front-of-pack nutrition labelling in the UK: building on success

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Mandating calorie labelling in the out-of-home sector Government response to public consultation

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: UK: 27 July 2020 NUTRITION / LABELLING - Mandating calorie labelling in the out-of-home sector: Government response to public consultation

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The Nutrition (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020: consultation document

A copy of this consultation document is available on this site (click on image). A separate document contains the draft regulation. It is also available on this site: Draft: The Nutrition (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. See also: UK: 9 July 2020 LABELLING / CLAIMS /NUTRITION - DHSC Consultation: Nutrition labelling, composition and standards (NLCS) legislation from 1 January 2021

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WHO Report: Marketing of breast milk substitutes: national implementation of the international code, status report 2020

The full report is available on the WHO website. A short 4 page summary is also available from the WHO - see Infant Formula - Summary of the Report. See also: INT: 27 May 2020 INFANT FORMULA - Countries failing to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, warn WHO and UNICEF

Commission Staff Working Document - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE EVALUATION: Evaluation of the Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods with regard to nutrient profiles and health claims made on plants and their preparations and of the general regulatory framework for their use in foods

A copy of this short summary paper is available on this site. See also: EU: 20 May 2020 CLAIMS - Evaluation of the Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods with regard to nutrient profiles and health claims made on plants and their preparations and of the general regulatory framework for their use in foods

COM(2020)207 - REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL regarding the use of additional forms of expression and presentation of the nutrition declaration

The full report can be found on the Eur-Lex site. See also: EU: 20 May 2020 LABELLING / NUTRITION - Commission report regarding the use of additional forms of expression and presentation of the nutrition declaration

Commission consultation: List of substances in food prohibited or permitted under scrutiny (hydroxyanthracene derivatives)

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: EU: 4 March 2020 SUPPLEMENTS - Commission consultation: List of substances in food prohibited or permitted under scrutiny (hydroxyanthracene derivatives)

Commission consultation: Draft COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 as regards procedures for the establishment and use of ADIS and EUROPHYT, the issuance of electronic animal health certificates, official certificates, animal health/official certificates and commercial documents, the use of electronic signatures, and the functioning of TRACES, and repealing Decision 97/152/EC

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: EU: 22 December 2020 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission consultation: Amended rules on the integrated management system for official controls (IMSOC)

DEFRA Policy Paper: The UK assurance system for official controls in the agri-food chain

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: UK: 20 December 2020 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - DEFRA Policy paper: Assuring standards in UK food and farming after EU Exit

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Annual report on local authority food law enforcement for England, Wales and Northern Ireland 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020

A copy of this report is available on this site. See also: UK: 27 November 2020 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - FSA publishes local authority food law enforcement report

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Commission Publication: Health and food audits and analysis - Programme 2021

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: EU: 24 November 2020 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission publishes its Health and Food audits and analysis programme for 2021

FSA Consultation Pack: Review of the Food Law Code of Practice, Food Law Practice Guidance, and implementation of the Competency Framework

A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). The consultation also provided copies of the draft new documents. These can be found on the main FSA Consultation Page. Responses to the consultation are required by 10 December 2020. See also: UK: 13 November 2020 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - FSA in England and Northern Ireland launch consultation on the Food Law Code of Practice, Practice Guidance and Competency Framework

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Commission draft: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 as regards certification in case of slaughter at the holding of provenance

A copy of the draft is available on this site. For more details, see: EU: 9 October 2020 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission consultation: Food safety – pre & post-slaughter inspections for cattle & horses (updated rules)

RASFF: The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Annual Report 2019

A copy of the report is available on this site. For more details, see: EU: 8 October 2020 FOOD SAFETY - RASFF annual report shows cooperation between Member States further increased

Consultation document: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 as regards import conditions for live snails, for composite products and for casings placed on the market for human consumption

A copy of this document is available on this site. For more details, see: EU: 2 October 2020 HYGIENE / OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission consultation: Live snails for human consumption – EU import requirements

FSA Publication: Food Crime Strategic Assessment 2020

A copy of this publication is available on this site. See also: UK: 29 September 2020 FOOD CRIME - FSA and FSS publish assessment of food crime in the UK

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Incidents & Resilience Annual Report 2019/20

A copy of this document is available on this site (Click on image). See also: UK: 23 September 2020 FOOD SAFETY – FSA Incidents & Resilience Annual Report 2019/20

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FSA Board Paper: Modernising regulation - progress update and forward plan

A copy of the paper is available on this site. See also: .UK: 9 January 2020 OFFICIAL CONTROLS – FSA Board Paper: Modernising regulation - progress update and forward plan

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Report of the 43rd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (held virtually 24 September - 6 November 2020)

A copy of this report can be found on the Codex website. See also: INT: 6 November 2020 CODEX - Meeting Report of the 43rd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (held virtually 24 September - 6 November 2020)

FAO: Trade and food safety standards Facilitating and accelerating food and agricultural trade during COVID-19 and beyond

A copy of the policy document is available on this site. See also: INT: 3 September 2020 COVID-19 / CODEX - Codex standards and regional committees key to FAO COVID-19 response on trade and food safety

WTO Publication: The Report of the Fifth Review of the Operation and Implementation of the SPS Agreement (G/SPS/64)

The report is in two separate documents. Copies of both parts are available on this site. For Part A, click on the image. For Part B, the Addendum (G/SPS/64/Add.1), click here. See also: INT: 31 July 2020 SPS MEASURES - WTO members adopt report on food safety, animal and plant health, paving way for new work

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Declaration for the Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference

A copy of this draft declaration is available on the site. See also: INT: 26 June 2020 WTO SPS COMMITTEE - Members discuss possible SPS Declaration for WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference

Risk Analysis: Chief Scientific Adviser's Report

A copy of this publication is available on this site. See also: UK: 17 June 2020 RISK ANALYSIS - FSA outlines role of science in protecting consumers’ interests post-EU transition

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WHO Draft Resolution: Strengthening efforts on food safety

A copy of this document is available on this site. See also: INT: 9 February 2020 CODEX - WHO / Draft resolution shows Codex standards can make a powerful contribution to food safety

Compendium of UK food and feed legislation with associated context and changes during July - September 2019

A copy of this publication is available on this site. See also: UK: 14 January 2020 LEGISLATION - Food and feed law: legislation review (July - September 2019)

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