Food Radiation Ordinance.

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Treated food Radiation Packaging/labelling Inspection International trade Standards Offences/penalties Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Geographical area

Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe

Abstract

An Ordinance to implement the EU-Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on food and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation, as well as the Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on the establishment of a Community list of food and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation. The text consists of 10 articles: Admission (1); Foodstuff from third countries (2); Labelling (3); Employment of ionisation devices (4); Record keeping obligation (5); Methods of Analysis (6); Reports, communications (7); Penalties, violations (8); Transitional provisions (9); Entry into force, repeals (10). One Annex is enclosed

Full text

German

Website

www.bmj.de; www.bgbl.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionizing radiation.

Legislation | European Union | 1999

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Treated food, Radiation, Standards, Inspection, International trade, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a Community list of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation.

Legislation | European Union | 1999

Keyword: Treated food, Radiation, Standards, Inspection, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX