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Guidance: Northern Ireland

The 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.

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Ceramic Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Guidance notes on the Ceramic Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland)

Guidance Notes on the Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland)

Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) Guidance note 2009

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.

Food Chain information: Cattles, Sheep and Goats (Northern Ireland)

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.

Food Labelling (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and 2005 Guidance notes

Guidance Notes on The Food Labelling (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and The Food Labelling (Amendment No 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Guidance Notes on the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and the General Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

EC General Food Law Regulation 178/2002

Guidance on expenses arising from 'additional official controls'

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.

Guidance on food chain information (FCI) for cattle, sheep and goats

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.

Guidance on food chain information for pig slaughterhouses

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 on the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

Guidance notes issued in December 2006

Guidance on the Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

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.

Guidance to the main provisions of The Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

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.

Home Slaughter Of Livestock: A Guide To The Law In Northern Ireland

Published 30 June 2009

Ingredient declaration of compound feedingstuffs by percentage weight (Northern Ireland)

The Agency has issued guidance notes on the labelling requirements for compound feedingstuffs in Northern Ireland.

NI Guidance on EC Feed Hygiene Regulation (183/2005)

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.

Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations 2007 Guidance Note

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.

Sampling food and feed to determine the presence of genetically modified material (Northern Ireland)

Guidance note for enforcement officers

Specified Risk Material and other BSE Controls Guidance Notes Northern Ireland

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 Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991: A guide for food businesses

The Agency has recently published The Food Safety Order 1991: A Guide for Food Businesses.

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