European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 1998. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Standards Inspection Codex Alimentarius Processing/handling Potable water HACCP Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations set down the obligations on proprietors of food business, including the requirement that such business is operated in a hygienic way. The rules of hygiene cover requirements for premises, rooms where food is prepared, foodstuffs, transportation, equipment, food waste, water supply, personal hygiene and training. Proprietors are also obliged to identify steps in the activities of the business, which are critical to ensuring food safety and ensure that adequate safety procedures are identified, implemented and reviewed. The Regulations also provide for the Minister for Health to approve Guides to Good Hygiene Practice, which may be used voluntarily by food businesses as a guide to compliance with these Regulations. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Implements Council Directive 93/43/EEC on the hygiene of foodstuffs. Legislation | European Union | 1993 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Standards, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Processing/handling, Packaging/labelling, Transport/storage, International trade, Vending, HACCP Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) Regulations, 2000 (S.I. No. 165 of 2000). Legislation | Ireland | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards, Inspection, Codex Alimentarius, Processing/handling, Potable water, HACCP Source: FAO, FAOLEX