Foodlaw-Reading Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
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Food Law News - UK - 2014

FSA Consultation, 1 August 2014

OFFICIAL CONTROL – FSA Consultation: The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

A copy of the Consultation Pack is available on this site See: Official Control Consultation

This consultation seeks comments from stakeholders on revisions to legislation contained in The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.  Responses are requested by: 26 August 2014

Audience

Who will this consultation be of most interest to?

• Food business operators (FBOs) involved in importing seeds intended for the production of sprouts for human consumption from countries outside the European Union (EU)
• FBOs producing liquid oils or fats, or transporting liquid oils and fats by sea
• farmers needing to slaughter animals occasionally under emergency conditions and FBOs processing and handling such meat
• competent authorities responsible for enforcement in these areas

What is the subject of this consultation?

• Draft amendments to The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009 and to The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 reflecting amendments to EU Regulations.
• Impact Assessment (IA) on the removal of the requirement for a special mark on meat from emergency slaughtered animals

What is the purpose of this consultation?

To invite comments from stakeholders on revisions to legislation contained in The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. Comments are also invited on the IA for the removal of the requirement for a special mark on meat from emergency slaughtered animals.

Consultation details

Draft amendments to The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009 and to The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 reflecting amendments to EU Regulations

• provide a derogation from the need for the import certificate for seeds intended for the production of sprouts to be accompanied by a signed attestation confirming that the seeds have been produced in accordance with EU Regulations as long as the seeds undergo microbiological testing prior to export from the third country (a country outside of the EU)
• amend the list of previous cargoes allowed to be carried in equipment used to transport liquid oils and fats by sea
• remove restrictions in the marketing of meat from emergency slaughtered animals and to delete the form of the special mark which no longer is required to be applied to such meat.