Health (Arsenic and Lead in Food) Regulations, 1972. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1972 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Toxicity/poisoning Standards Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations restrict the amounts of arsenic and of lead which may be present in food which is imported, distributed, sold or exposed for sale. In respect of food generally, the Regulations provide for a limit of one part per million by weight of arsenic and two parts per million by weight of lead. In respect of certain specified foods, special limits are prescribed. The Regulations also provide that where a sample of food has been certified not to comply with the Regulations, an authorized officer may seize, remove and detain such food as being food which is unfit or human consumption, and, in certain circumstances, destroy it. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Implements Health Act 1947. Legislation | Ireland | 1947 (2020) Keyword: Public health, Hazards, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Water supply, Governance Source: FAO, FAOLEX