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Act amending the Act on sanitary conditions of food and nutrition.

Country/Territory
Poland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Journal of Laws No. 208 of 2003, Pos. 2019 and 2020.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Processing/handling Food additives
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
The Act enters into force 14 days after its publication in the Journal of Laws.
Abstract

This Act aims at ensuring food safety. It establishes that foodstuffs, allowed additives and other food components and substances must not be harmful to human health or life. The liability for damages caused by food or substances supporting processing is specified in the Civil Code. Entrepreneurs producing or marketing food are obliged to keep and store documentation and other data to identify the entities that provided raw materials, foodstuffs, allowed additives and other food components.

Full text
Polish
Website
isap.sejm.gov.pl

References - Legislation

Amends

Act on sanitary conditions of food and nutrition.

Legislation | Poland | 2001

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Processing/handling, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food additives, Inspection, Viticulture/oenological practices

Source: FAO, FAOLEX