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Health (Tin in Food) Regulations, 1993.

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
1993
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 prohibit the sale and importation of any food intended for human consumption, which contains more than 200 milligrams of tin per kilogram of such food. The Regulations shall be enforced and executed by health boards in their functional areas. Where a sample of any food has been certified under the provisions of the Health (Official Control of Food) Regulations, 1991 not to comply with these Regulations, an authorized officer may seize, remove and detain such foodstuffs as being a foodstuff, which is unfit for human consumption.

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