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What is RSS?Guidance notes for business on hygiene legislation, including the 2006 food hygiene legislation.
The Food Standards Agency has issued new guidance aimed to ensure cheese recovery is carried out in accordance with food hygiene legislation.
The Feed Hygiene Regulation (183/2005) comes into effect in January 2006. It applies to businesses that make, use or market animal feeds. This includes most livestock farms, arable farms that grow, use or sell crops for feed use, and also fish farms.
The Food Standards Agency has issued Q&A notes for enforcement authorities on The Fishery Products (Official Control Charges) Regulations 2007.
The majority of the text in the document has not changed from the guidance previously issued by the Department of Health on the 1995 Regulations. The main addition to the guidance is advice on the legislation in Scotland.
New EU food hygiene regulations have applied since 1 January 2006.
Parasites in fish, particularly Anisakis, can, if eaten alive, cause serious health problems. Therefore, the Agency has issued new guidance for anglers and netsmen, who may want to eat their own catch, or supply small quantities to individuals or local food businesses.
One of the requirements of the new EC regulation is that, with few exceptions, all feed businesses must be approved or registered with their local authority by 1 January 2006. This guidance explains how businesses can apply for approval or registration.
The purpose of this document is to provide a framework for health professionals to assist them in the management of outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease caused by ingestion of microbiologically contaminated food.
The Food Standards Agency has issued updated guidance to food authorities in England on Officially Tuberculosis-Free Status (OTF) and dairy hygiene legislation.
The Dairy Products (Hygiene) (Charges) (Amendment) (England) Regulations
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