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Food Standards Act 1999 (Chapter 28).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Legislation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An 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