Food Standards Agency
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Listen to this siteThe Agency regularly issues guidance to food industry representatives and other stakeholders on a range of topics, often as a result of new regulations coming into force.
Guidance notes on the Ceramic Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
Guidance Notes on the Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland)
This Guidance Note provides informal guidance to The Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (Statutory Rule 2009 No. 220) and should be read in conjunction with the pertinent EU legislation, including European Regulation (EC) No. 1881/2006 as amended, as well as Commission Regulation (EC) No. 124/2009 and the accompanying Regulation on Sampling and Analysis for Official Controls.
Legislation (Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 laying down specific rules for food of animal origin) comes into operation on 1 January 2010 requiring slaughterhouse operators to ‘request, receive, check and act upon’ food chain information (FCI) for all cattle, sheep and goats sent for slaughter for human consumption.
Guidance Notes on The Food Labelling (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and The Food Labelling (Amendment No 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
EC General Food Law Regulation 178/2002
The Food Standards Agency has issued guidance notes to provide advice in relation to Regulation 43 of the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009. Parallel regulations apply in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
From 1 January 2010, food chain information (FCI) will be required for all cattle, sheep and goats submitted for slaughter for human consumption. The Agency has determined the minimum FCI that must be provided and has written to the relevant food business operators at slaughterhouses to provide them with this information.
Legislation comes into force on 1 January 2008 requiring slaughterhouse operators to 'request, receive, check and act upon' food chain information (FCI) for all pigs sent to the slaughterhouse.
Guidance notes issued in December 2006
This guidance is aimed primarily at businesses (including SMEs, which may either use the guidance directly or learn about it via trade associations or enforcement authority contacts) that manufacture, use, import or sell materials and articles made from plastic that are intended for use in contact with food.
Legislation concerning animal feedingstuffs, which includes pet food and feed for horses and farmed fish, is harmonised throughout the EU and based on measures negotiated in Brussels by the Member States.
Published 30 June 2009
The Agency has issued guidance notes on the labelling requirements for compound feedingstuffs in Northern Ireland.
This question and answer (Q&A) provides advice on the requirements of the EC Feed Hygiene Regulation (183/2005). The guidance has been updated to take into account latest developments and in response to stakeholder comments.
Guidance is available on the recognition, exploitation, bottling and labelling rules for natural mineral water, spring water and bottled drinking water in the UK. The FSA is currently reviewing this guidance and is seeking views from stakeholders and interested parties. Suggested changes received will be considered for inclusion in the draft revised guidance, which will be consulted on in 2010.
Guidance note for enforcement officers
The Food Standards Agency has updated the Specified Risk Material and other BSE Controls Guidance, which was distributed to Northern Ireland local authorities and other interested organisations in June 2003.
The Agency has recently published The Food Safety Order 1991: A Guide for Food Businesses.
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