Food Standards Act 1999 (Chapter 28). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to establish the Food Standards Agency and make provision as to its functions; to amend the law relating to food safety and other interests of consumers in relation to food; to enable provision to be made in relation to the notification of tests for food-borne diseases; to enable provision to be made in relation to animal feedingstuffs; and for connected purposes. Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Basic legislation Food quality control/food safety Inspection Institution Access-to-information Animal feed/feedstuffs Drugs Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes All provisions of the Food Standards Act 1999 which are not already in force, or which are in force for a particular purpose only, or in relation to Scotland and Wales only, shall come into force or, as the case may be, come into force for all other purposes, or in relation to England and Northern Ireland as well, on 1st April 2000 (Food Standards Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2000). Abstract The main body of the Act is arranged as follows: The Food Standards Agency (sects. 1-5), concerns the establishment of the Agency, its main objective and its main organizational arrangements including the establishment of advisory committees; General functions in relation to food (sects. 6-8), confers on the Agency responsibility for developing food policy and advising Ministers and other public authorities, for advising consumers and other interested parties and for keeping abreast of developme Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Food Safety Act 1990. Legislation | United Kingdom | 1990 Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud/deceit/adulteration, Inspection, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991 No. 762 (N.I. 7)). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1991 Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud/deceit/adulteration, Inspection, Institution, Residues, Drugs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 62 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Institution, Data collection/reporting, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 656 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Institution, Access-to-information, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 78 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Institution, Data collection/reporting, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 675 of 2010). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010 | Repealed Keyword: Radiation, Pollution control, Authorization/permit, EIA, Enforcement/compliance, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Mining, Waste disposal, Waste management, Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Groundwater Source: FAO, FAOLEX Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (2015 asp 1) Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015 Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Institution, Packaging/labelling, Fraud/deceit/adulteration, Inspection, Consumer protection, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX