Drinking Milk Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 2424 of 1998). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Great Britain Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Milk/dairy products Food quality control/food safety Treated food Processing/handling Authorization/permit Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These Regulations will come into force on 31 October 1998. Abstract These Regulations make provision for the enforcement and execution of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2597/97 laying down additional rules on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products for cows' drinking milk. They- (a) prohibit the sale or delivery of milk, or the use of or failure to use a sales description for any product, in contravention of the Council Regulation (reg. 3); (b) prohibit the importation from outside the European Community of a product for sale as drinking milk in contravention of the Council Regulation (reg. 4); (c) specify food authorities as enforcement bodies (reg. 5) and create offences and prescribe a penalty (reg. 6); (d) provide a defence in relation to exports, in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of Council Directive 89/397/EC on the official control of foodstuffs, as read with the ninth recital to that Directive (reg. 7); and (e) incorporate specified provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 (reg. 8). Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Food Safety Act 1990. Legislation | United Kingdom | 1990 (2021) Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Inspection, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Regulation (EC) No. 2597/97 laying down additional rules on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products for drinking milk. Legislation | European Union | 1997 Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Food quality control/food safety, Treated food Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Drinking Milk (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 3428 of 2007). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2007 Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Food quality control/food safety, Treated food, Processing/handling, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. No. 3 of 2006). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Potable water, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Toxicity/poisoning, Processing/handling, Vending, Transport/storage, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Drinking Milk (England) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 1317 of 2008). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2008 Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Food quality control/food safety, Treated food, Processing/handling, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Drinking Milk (Wales) Regulations 2010 (W.S.I. No. 1492 (W.135) of 2010). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010 Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Food quality control/food safety, Treated food, Processing/handling, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Drinking Milk (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (S.S.I. No. 84 of 2011). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2011 Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Food quality control/food safety, Treated food, Processing/handling, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX