Food Act. Country/Territory Sweden Document type Legislation Date 1971 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Basic legislation Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Institution Packaging/labelling Vending Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract Section 1 declares that the Act shall apply to food, meat products, beverages, stimulants, meant to consumed by human beings and excludes products covered by the Medical Products Act (SFS 1992: 859) from its sphere of application. It also defines "added substances" and "foreign substances". Section 2 introduces the basic definition of "handling" including slaughtering, and manufacturing, preparation, treatment, packing, storage, re-packing, transportation and conservation, sale vending, presenta Full text English/Swedish Website 62.95.69.15 References - Legislation Implemented by Notification No. 1243 of 2005 relative to EC-Directives supplementing the Food Act (1971:511). Legislation | Sweden | 2005 Keyword: Fish products, Food quality control/food safety, Residues, Animal production, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Inspection, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 422 of 2005 relative to monitoring of zoonosis and zoonotic agents in animals and food. Legislation | Sweden | 2005 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Institution, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Animal production, Pests/diseases, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Food Decree (1971:807). Legislation | Sweden | 1971 (2005) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Institution, Vending, Meat, Potable water, Water supply Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 1259 of 2001 containing directions for the Food Agency. Legislation | Sweden | 2001 (2004) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations on controls of trade in food of animal origin within the European Union (SLVFS 1998:39). Legislation | Sweden | 1998 (2001) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Certification, International trade, Authorization/permit, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Food Act (SFS 2006:804). Legislation | Sweden | 2006 Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX