Foodlaw-Reading
Dr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UK
Providng access to food law since May 1996
Foodlaw-ReadingDr David Jukes, The University of Reading, UKProvidng access to food law since May 1996 |
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Last updated: 9 February, 2024
For other dates, see: Documents: 2024. Documents: 2022, Documents: 2021, Documents: 2020, Documents: 2019, Documents: 2017-18 and Documents: 2010 - 2016
Topic headings on this page:
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Updating labelling guidance for no and low-alcohol alternatives: consultation A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 28 September 2023 LABELLING - Action taken to help promote no and low-alcohol drinks - DHSC Consultation Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page accessed from: |
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FDF Guidance on Change Management of Allergen InformationA copy of the document is available on this site (click on image) See also: UK: 4 September 2023 LABELLING / ALLERGENS - FDF: New guidance on change management of allergen information is published today |
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FSA: Food allergen labelling and information requirements technical guidance The document is available from the FSA over several web pages but a pdf version is also provided. A copy is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 4 September 2023 LABELLING / ALLERGENS - FSA publishes updates to best practice guidance on food allergen labelling Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page accessed from: |
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FDF Guidance on 'Allergen'-Free & Vegan Claims A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image) [Dated August 2023] |
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CTSI Report: Vegan and plantbased food A copy of the report is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 7 July 2023 LABELLING / ALLERGENS - CTSI warns that lack of legal definition for vegan food could cost lives |
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FSA Consultation: Consultation on updates to the Food Standards Agency’s Technical Guidance on food allergen labelling and information requirements A copy of the FSA web page on the consultation is available on this site as a pdf file (click on image). See also: UK: 27 March 2023 LABELLING - FSA seeks views on new 'May Contain' guidance Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page was accessed from: |
| HYGIENE | |
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Codex Publication: General principles of food hygiene The publication can be downloaded from the Codex website (click on image). See also: INT: 12 June 2023 CODEX / HYGIENE - Codex60 / Jenny Scott explores the revised General Principles of Food Hygiene |
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FoodDrinkEurope Guidelines on food safety culture - Food Safety Culture: From Theory to Practice A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 1 June 2023 HYGIENE - FoodDrinkEurope Guidelines: Food Safety Culture |
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Commission consultation: Draft Regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards specific hygiene requirements for certain fresh meat, fishery products, dairy products and eggs A copy of the draft is available on this site (click on image). A separate draft Annex is also available - see: Hygiene Amendments - Draft Annex. See also: EU: 27 April 2023 HYGIENE - Commission consultation: Food hygiene – products of animal origin (updated rules) |
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FSA Consultation document: Food Hygiene Delivery Model (England) A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 3 April 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Consultation on developing a modernised food hygiene delivery model in England. Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
| ADDITIVES and CONTAMINANTS | |
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Explanatory Memorandum for European Union Legislation within the scope of the UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement and Windsor Framework A copy of this publication is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 11 December 2023 ADDITIVES - Explanatory Memorandum of EU Food Additives Legislation (nitrites and nitrates) Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Final report of an audit of the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) from 13 to 21 June 2022 in order to evaluate the control of residues and contaminants in live animals and animal products The report can be downloaded from the Commission's web site (click on image). See also: UK/EU: 15 March 2023 CONTAMINANTS - Final report of an audit of the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) from 13 to 21 June 2022 in order to evaluate the control of residues and contaminants in live animals and animal products |
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FSA: Consultation on the specification for food additive rebaudioside M (RP1194) Copies of this document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 23 January 2023 ADDITIVES / NOVEL FOODS - Applications for authorisation of miscellaneous regulated products: one novel food and one food additive Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
| PESTICIDES, VETERINARY DRUGS and their RESIDUES | |
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| MEAT / FISH (including their products and aquaculture products | |
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Overview report - Official controls on the production and harvesting of live bivalve molluscs for human consumption in the European Union A copy of the report can be downloaded from the Commission Audit site (click on image). See also: EU: 17 August 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Report on official controls to ensure the safe production of live bivalve molluscs |
| WINE/SPIRITS | |
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Commission Notice: Questions and answers on the implementation of new EU wine labelling provisions A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 24 November 2023 WINE / LABELLING - Commission Notice: Questions and answers on the implementation of new EU wine labelling provisions |
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Consultation on smarter regulation: wine reforms Summary and Government response A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 16 October 2023 WINE / BREXIT - New wine reforms to boost investment and ease burdens on industry Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page accessed from: |
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Commission consultation: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) supplementing Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards specific rules for the indication and designation of ingredients for aromatised wine products A copy of the proposal is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 27 June 2023 WINES - Commission consultation: Indication of ingredients for aromatised wine products |
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DEFRA Consultation: Consultation document for a proposed package of reforms to retained EU law relating to wine. A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 24 May 2023 WINE - Wine Reforms Consultation Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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DEFRA response: Consultation on changes to legislation relating to alcoholic drinks in Great Britain This document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 9 January 2023 WINE / LABELLING - Consultation on changes to legislation relating to alcoholic drinks in Great Britain Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from webpage available at: |
| MISCELLANEOUS OTHER FOODS | |
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Commission consultation: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2104 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards marketing standards for olive oil A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). Also available is a document with Draft Annexes. See also: EU: 18 December 2023 OLIVE OIL – Commission consultation: Olive oil marketing standards – revision |
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Commission consultation: COM(2023) 201 - Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending ... various 'breakfast directives' A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). In addition, there is a draft set of Annexes in a separate document - see: COM(2023) 201 Annexes 1 to 2. See also: EU: 21 April 2023 MARKETING STANDARDS - Commission consultation: Agricultural products – revision of EU marketing standards |
| GM / PBOs / NOVEL FOODS | |
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Commission Consultation: Draft Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods as regards the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ A copy of the consultation document and draft is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 30 November 2023 NOVEL FOODS - Commission consultation: Revision of the definition of engineered nanomaterial in food |
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FSA: Consultation on proposals for a new framework in England for the regulation of precision bred organisms used for food and animal feed A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 8 November 2023 PRECISON BRED ORGANISMS (PBOs) - Consultation launched on proposals for a new framework in England for the regulation of precision bred organisms used for food and animal feed Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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FSA Board Paper: Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) A copy of the paper is provided on this site in pdf format (click on image). See also: UK: 7 September 2023 PRECISON BRED ORGANISMS (PBOs) - FSA Board Paper: Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page accessed from: |
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UK Government Publication: Pro-innovation Regulation of Technologies Review - Life Sciences A copy of the Reveiw can be downloaded from the Government website (click on image). In addition, the Government Response is available - see: HM Government Response. See also: UK: 26 May 2023 NOVEL FOODS - Policy paper Pro-innovation Regulation of Technologies Review: Life Sciences and the government response |
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FSA Board Paper: The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill: Consumer Information, Traceability and Developing Other Elements of the New Regulatory Framework for Precision-Bred Food and Animal Feed A copy of the web document (as a pdf file) is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 9 March 2023 PRECISION BRED ORGANISMS - Board Paper Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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FSA: Consultation concerning application for authorisation of a novel food: vitamin D2 mushroom powder (RP1158) Copies of this document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 23 January 2023 ADDITIVES / NOVEL FOODS - Applications for authorisation of miscellaneous regulated products: one novel food and one food additive Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
| ORGANIC FOODS | |
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| SUSTAINABILITY / WASTE | |
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FoodDrinkEurope Position Paper: Green Claims Directive A copy of the Position Paper is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 19 October 2023 CLAIMS / SUSTAINABILITY - FoodDrinkEurope Position Paper - Green Claims Directive |
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Commission consultation: Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste A copy of the proposal for a Directive is available on this site (click on image). The Commission has also provide a number of additional supporting documents. These are available from the main consultation page - see: Food waste – reduction targets. See also: EU: 7 July 2023 FOOD WASTE - Commission consultation: Food waste reduction targets |
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Letter to Commissioners: RE: Need for an increased dialogue with united EU food chain to ensure a robust and enforceable Framework Legislation on Sustainable Food Systems – Request for a follow-up meeting A copy of the letter is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 12 May 2023 SUSTAINABILITY Need for an increased dialogue with united EU food chain to ensure a robust and enforceable Framework Legislation on Sustainable Food Systems |
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European Citizens’ Panel on Food Waste Final recommendations A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 13 February 2023 FOOD WASTE - Conference on the Future of Europe follow-up: citizens' panel puts forward 23 recommendations to speed up food waste reduction in the EU |
| CONTACT MATERIALS | |
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FDE Postion Paper: Restriction proposals on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) A copy of this paper is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 13 October 2023 CONTACT MATERIALS / CONTAMINANTS - FoodDrinkEurope Position Paper - Restriction Proposals on PFAS |
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FSA Consultation Pack - Review of The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012 | Food Standards Agency A copy of the consultation pack web page, saved in pdf format, is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 28 September 2023 CONTACT MATERIALS - Consultation on the post implementation review of The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012 Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page accessed from: |
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FSA Consultation Pack - Review of the Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (England) Regulations 2011 A copy of the consultation pack web page, saved in pdf format, is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 28 September 2023 CONTACT MATERIALS - Consultation on the post implementation review of the Plastic Kitchenware (Conditions on Imports from China) (England) Regulations 2011 Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page accessed from: |
| FOOD QUALITY / FOOD FRAUD | |
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FSA Board Paper (FSA 23-12-11): National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) - Annual Update A pdf version of the Board Paper web page is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 30 November 2023 FOOD FRAUD – FSA Board Paper: National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) - Annual Update Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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JRC Technical Report: Fighting fraudulent and deceptive practices in the agri-food chain A copy of the report is available on this site (click in image). See also: EU: 10 November 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Do you know how Member States fight fraud along the agri-food chain? A new Commission report gives you an insight. |
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FSA Guide: What works to prevent food fraud The guide is available on this site as a pdf document (click on image). A few of the tables have not been incorporated correctly. The full document is available on the FSA website at: https://www.food.gov.uk/research/food-crime/what-works-to-prevent-food-fraud. See also: UK: 11 October 2023 FOOD FRAUD - FSA shares update on tackling food crime from the Food Fraud Working Group Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page accessed from: |
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Government consultation: Additional Proposal for Enhanced Investigatory Powers for the Food Standards Agency (FSA) under: The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) (England and Wales) A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 10 July 2023 FOOD CRIME - FSA launches new consultation on additional NFCU investigatory powers Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Commission/JRC Publication: Fighting fraudulent and deceptive practices in the agri-food chain The report can be downloaded from the JRC site (click on image). See also: EU: 31 March 2023 FOOD FRAUD - Commission publishes guidance on fighting fraudulent and deceptive practices in the agri-food chain |
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Commission Report: EU Coordinated Action - “From the hives”: Sampling, investigations and results A copy of the report can be downloaded from the Commission website (click on image). See also: EU: 23 March 2023 FRAUD / HONEY - Food fraud: Commission publishes results of EU-wide action on honey adulteration |
| ANTI-MICROBIAL RESISTENCE | |
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| BREXIT | |
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FSA Board Paper (June 2023) – Retained EU Law: Update A copy of the Board Paper is available (as a pdf file) on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 8 June 2023 BREXIT - FSA Board Paper (June 2023) – Retained EU Law: Update Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
| NUTRITION ISSUES (including health claims, foods for special groups and obesity policy matters) | |
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DHSS Consultation Document: Nutrition and health claims on food: proposed legislative reforms The document is published as a web page but a pdf copy is provided here (click on image). See also: UK: 9 August 2023 CLAIMS – DHSS Consultation: Nutrition and health claims on food: proposed legislative reforms Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page accessed from: |
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UKNHCC annual report 2022 A copy of the report is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 15 March 2023 CLAIMS - The United Kingdom Nutrition and Health Claims Committee (UKNHCC) annual report for the calendar year 2022 - published Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page was accessed from: |
| OFFICIAL CONTROLS / ENFORCEMENT | |
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FSA Board Paper (FSA 23-12-04): Annual Local Authority Performance Review A pdf version of the Board Paper web page is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 30 November 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS – FSA Board Paper: Annual Local Authority Performance Review Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Commission publication : Health and food audits and analysis programme 2024 A copy of this publication is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 22 November 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - European Commission publishes its Health and food audits and analysis work programme for 2024 |
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JRC Technical Report: Fighting fraudulent and deceptive practices in the agri-food chain A copy of the report is available on this site (click in image). See also: EU: 10 November 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Do you know how Member States fight fraud along the agri-food chain? A new Commission report gives you an insight. |
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FSA Report: Our Food 2022 - An annual review of food standards across the UK A copy of the report is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 8 November 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - New Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland report highlights food safety and standards resourcing challenges Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Overview report - Official controls on the production and harvesting of live bivalve molluscs for human consumption in the European Union A copy of the report can be downloaded from the Commission Audit site (click on image). See also: EU: 17 August 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Report on official controls to ensure the safe production of live bivalve molluscs |
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2022 Annual Report Alert and Cooperation Network A copy of the report is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 19 July2023 RASFF - Annual report 2022: 40 years safeguarding the European Union’s food systems |
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FSA Consultation: Amendments to Retained (EU) Regulation 2019/1793: Official Controls Applied to Imported High Risk Food and Feed not of Animal Origin A copy of this consultation is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 17 July 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS – FSA Consultation: Amendments to Retained (EU) Regulation 2019/1793: Official Controls Applied to Imported High Risk Food and Feed not of Animal Origin Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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FSA Board Paper (June 2023) - Border Target Operating Model Update The Board Paper is available as a web page on the FSA web site (click on image). See also: UK: 8 June 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - FSA Board Paper (June 2023) - Border Target Operating Model Update |
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Food Law Code of Practice (England) The Code can be downloaded from the FSA website (click on image). For the Northern Ireland Code, see: Food Law Code of Practice (Northern Ireland). See also: UK: 8 June 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Updated Code of Practice for local authorities in England and Northern Ireland to focus inspection efforts on higher risk food businesses |
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2023 Post implementation review: the food safety (sampling and qualifications) (England) regulations 2013 This review was provided by the FSA as a web page. It is available on this site in pdf format (click on image). See also: UK: 23 May 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Consultation pack: the post implementation review of the 2013 Sampling and Qualifications Regulations Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Report from the Commission: On the overall operation of official controls carried out in EU countries (2021) to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products
The report is available on the EUR-Lex website (click on image). An additional Staff Working Document is available which includes a lot of date on the controls. See: COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT: Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION. See also: EU: 5 May 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission Report: On the overall operation of official controls carried out in EU countries (2021) to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products |
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Commission consultation: Public health import conditions for food – amendment A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 17 April 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS / HONEY - Commission consultation: Public health import conditions for food – amendment |
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FSA Consultation document: Food Hygiene Delivery Model (England) A copy of the consultation document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 3 April 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Consultation on developing a modernised food hygiene delivery model in England. Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Commission consultation: Draft COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/630 as regards the inclusion of certain spreads and preparations for making beverages containing cocoa, .... in the list of composite products exempted from official controls at border control posts and amending Annexes I and III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 A copy of this document is available on this site (click on image). An additional Draft Annex is available - see: Draft Annex to Regulation. See also: EU: 15 February 2023 OFFICIAL CONTROLS - Commission consultation: Food safety – composite products from cereals exempt from checks at EU borders |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION ISSUES (including general food law, components of risk analysis and trade policy) | |
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Codex Magazine: Codex – 60 years of standards A copy of the magazine is available on this site (click on image). See also: INT: 26 November 2023 CODEX - Codex Magazine: Codex – 60 years of standards |
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Proposal: COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) amending Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the number and names of the Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority A copy of the proposal is available on this site (click on image). See also: EU: 21 October 2023 ADMINISTRATION - Commission Proposal: The number and names of the Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority |
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FSA Board Paper: Incidents and Resilience Annual Report 2022/23 A copy of the paper is provided on this site in pdf format (click on image). See also: UK: 7 September 2023 ADMINISTRATION - Incidents and Resilience Annual Report 2022/23 Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original web page accessed from: |
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FSA 3-Year Corporate Plan A copy of the document is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 11 July 2023 ADMINISTRATION - FSA 3-Year Corporate Plan Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
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Codex Alimentarius Commission Procedural Manual Twenty-eighth edition A copy of the document is available on this site (click on image). See also: INT: 3 April 2023 CODEX – Procedural Manual: Updated twenty-eighth edition now available online |
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Safe food for everyone FAO's work on food safety: science, standards and good practices A copy of the brochure is available on this site (click on image). See also: INT: 28 March 2023 FOOD SAFETY - A new brochure reflects the impact of FAO’s work on food safety |
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FAO Strategic Priorities for Food Safety within the FAO Strategic Framework 2022-2031 A copy of the publication is available on this site (click on image). See also: INT: 23 March 2023 FOOD SAFETY - FAO sets forth strategic priorities for food safety for the next nine years |
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Food Standards Agency: Westminster Annual Report and Accounts 2021–2022 A copy of the report is available on this site (click on image). See also: UK: 20 January 2023 ADMINISTRATION - The FSA publishes its Annual Report and Accounts for 2021/22 Provided under the Open Government Licence. The original document was accessed from: |
