The Food Information Regulations 2014 enables local authorities to enforce the law that states businesses need to provide allergen information if the food contains any of the 14 allergens as listed in the FIC regulations.   The food referenced in these regulations was in relation to non-prepacked foods, food items sold at catering businesses and…

The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 are a set of regulations that enable local and national authorities to have a strong role in ensuring food businesses are selling food that’s safe.   They ensure that competent local authorities have processes in place restrictions on the sale of any kind of food that’s on…

The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006 are considered to be the most important set of food hygiene regulations in the UK. The general aim of the act places an obligation on all food business to make sure their processes and procedures are underpinned by the upkeep of hygiene.   The regulations make it an offence…

The General Food Regulations 2004 established the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and laid out the general principles and procedures of food safety. The act also applies certain provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 and make provision for offences and penalties.   The regulations prohibit the placement and sale of unsafe food on the…

EU law Regulation 178, sometimes known as ‘General Food Law 2002’ was forwarded to protect human health in relation to food. It applies to all stages of food production, processing, and distribution. It also provides national law for:   Bulk transport by sea of liquid oils, fats, or raw sugar. The direct supply of small…

The Food Standards Act 1999 was to establish the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The legislation gives power to the central agency in relation to food safety standards. The guidance featured in the legislation outlines the FSA’s mission to protect public health when it comes to the manufacturing and selling of food. It gives them the…

The Food Safety Act 1990 is the framework for all food legislation that came after it across England, Wales, and Scotland. The first major piece of food regulation, it established that food businesses were wholly responsible for the safety of the food they sold. The regulations centred around food being labelled accurately and that nothing…