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The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2007

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Publication 2007-11-06
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Made: 6th November 2007

Laid before Parliament: 14th November 2007

Coming into force: 14th December 2007

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PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

Title, commencement and application

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Interpretation

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PART 2 — MAIN PROVISIONS

Competent authorities

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Exchanging and providing information

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Obtaining information

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Monitoring of enforcement action

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Power to request information relating to enforcement action

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Power of entry for persons monitoring enforcement action

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Offences relating to regulations 8 and 9

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Right of appeal

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Appeal to Crown Court against dismissal of appeal under regulation 12(1)

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Staff of competent authority of another member State

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Commission experts

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Prohibition on disclosure of trade secrets

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Execution and enforcement

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Powers of entry

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Obstruction etc. of officers

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Penalties

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Time limit for prosecutions

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PART 3 — OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FEED AND FOOD OF NON–ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

Interpretation of this Part of these Regulations

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Feed enforcement responsibilities

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Food enforcement responsibilities

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Functions of the Commissioners

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Deferred execution and enforcement

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Prohibition on introduction of certain feed and food

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Checks on products

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Detention, destruction, special treatment, re–dispatch and other appropriate measures and costs

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Notices pursuant to Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation 882/2004 (imports of feed and food from third countries)

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Right of appeal in respect of notices served under regulation 30

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Appeal to Crown Court against dismissal of appeal under regulation 31

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Serious risk to animal or public health

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Costs

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Procurement by authorised officers of samples with regard to food

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Analysis etc. of samples

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Powers of entry of authorised officers of a food authority

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Obstruction etc. of officers (imports)

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Offences and penalties

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Time limit for prosecutions (imports)

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PART 4 — RECOVERY OF EXPENSES

Expenses arising from additional official controls

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Expenses arising in respect of co-ordinated assistance and follow-up by the Commission

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PART 5 — ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Offences due to fault of another person

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Defence of due diligence

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Offences by bodies corporate

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Offences by Scottish partnerships

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Protection of officers acting in good faith

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Service of documents

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Revocation

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SCHEDULE 1 — DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNITY LEGISLATION

  • “Directive 2004/41” means Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing certain directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC[^f00020];
  • “Regulation 178/2002” means Regulation (EC) No.178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety;
  • “Regulation 852/2004” means Regulation (EC) No.852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs[^f00021] as read with Regulation 2073/2005;
  • “Regulation 853/2004” means Regulation (EC) No.853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin[^f00022] as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 1688/2005, Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;
  • “Regulation 882/2004” means Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules[^f00023] as read with Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;
  • “Regulation 1688/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1688/2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs[^f00024];

SCHEDULE 2 — DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FEED LAW

  • “relevant feed law” means — Part IV of the Agriculture Act 1970[^f00028] in so far as it applies in relation to feeding stuffs; the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1999[^f00029]; the Genetically Modified Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2004[^f00030]; the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006 in so far as they apply in relation to feed; the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005[^f00031]; and the Feeding Stuffs (England) Regulations 2005 [^f00032].

SCHEDULE 3 — DEFINITION OF RELEVANT FOOD LAW

  • “relevant food law” means — food law in so far as it applies in relation to food, except in so far as it involves — the regulation of residues of veterinary medicines and other substances under the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997[^f00033], the regulation of residues of pesticides under the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 2005[^f00034], the application of the rules under which a traditional speciality guaranteed may be recognised for certain agricultural products and foodstuffs laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No.509/2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed[^f00035], the application of the rules on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications of certain agricultural products and foodstuffs laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No.510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs [^f00036], the regulation of organic products under the Organic Products (Imports from Third Countries) Regulations 2003[^f00037] and the Organic Products Regulations 2004[^f00038], the regulation of beef labelling under the Beef Labelling (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2000[^f00039], the regulation of the import of and trade in products of animal origin — under the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996[^f00040], with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 3 thereof by the Agency, under the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006[^f00041], with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 5 thereof by the Agency; and the matters regulated under Schedule 2 to the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2006[^f00042] in so far as that Schedule applies in relation to animals slaughtered for human consumption, together with the matters covered under point 2 of PartII of ChapterA of AnnexIII to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies[^f00043] in so far as that point applies in relation to animals slaughtered for human consumption; food law in so far as it applies in relation to materials and articles in contact with food; and food law in so far as it involves the regulation of primary production and those associated operations listed in paragraph 1 of Part AI of Annex I to Regulation 852/2004 under the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006.

SCHEDULE 4 — COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 882/2004 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FEED LAW

Column 1 Competent authority Column 2 Provisions of Regulation 882/2004
The Agency Articles 3(6), 4(2) to (6), 5(1) to (3), 6, 7, 8(1) and (3), 9, 10, 11(1) to (3) and (5) to (7), 12, 19(1), (2) and (3), 24, 27, 28, 31(1) and (2)(f), 34, 35(3) and (4), 36, 37(1), 38, 39, 40(2) and (4), 52(1) and 54
The feed authority Articles 3(6), 4(2) to (6), 5(1) to (3), 6, 7, 8(1) and (3), 9, 10, 11(1) to (3) and (5) to (7), 15(1) to (4), 16(1) and (2), 18, 19(1) and (2), 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 31, 34, 35(3), 36, 37(1), 38, 39, 40(2) and (4) and 54

SCHEDULE 5 — COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REGULATION 882/2004 IN SO FAR AS THEY APPLY IN RELATION TO RELEVANT FOOD LAW

Column 1 Competent authority Column 2 Provisions of Regulation 882/2004
The Agency Articles 3(6), 4(2) to (6), 5(1) to (3), 6, 7, 8(1) and (3), 9, 10, 11(1) to (3) and (5) to (7), 12, 14, 19(1), (2) and (3), 24, 27, 28, 31, 34, 35(3) and (4), 36, 37(1), 38, 39, 40(2) and (4), 52(1) and 54
The food authority Articles 3(6), 4(2) to (6), 5(1) to (3), 6, 7, 8(1) and (3), 9, 10, 11(1) to (3) and (5) to (7), 15(1) to (4), 16(1) and (2), 18, 19(1) and (2), 20, 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 31, 34, 35(3), 36, 37(1), 38, 39, 40(2) and (4) and 54

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Dawn Primarolo — Minister of State, — 6th November 2007

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c.68

[^f00003]: S.I.1972/1811, amended by S.I.2002/794.

[^f00005]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the number and names of the permanent Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority (OJ No. L100, 8.4.2006, p.3).

[^f00006]: 1990 c.16.

[^f00007]: 1970 c. 40.

[^f00008]: 1984 c.22; section 7(3)(d) was substituted by paragraph 27 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990 (1990 c.16).

[^f00009]: 1936 c.49; section 6 is to be read with paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

[^f00010]: 1985 c.51; paragraph 15(6) was amended by paragraph 31(b) of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

[^f00011]: S.I.2006/14, amended by S.I. 2007/56.

[^f00012]: 1999 c. 28.

[^f00013]: 1980 c. 43.

[^f00014]: 1981 c.22.

[^f00015]: OJ No. L268, 18.10.2003, p.29, amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 378/2005 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the duties and tasks of the Community Reference Laboratory concerning applications for authorisations of feed additives (OJ No. L59, 5.3.2005, p.8).

[^f00016]: OJ No. L24, 30.1.98, p.9, as last amended by Council Directive 2006/104/EC adapting certain Directives in the field of agriculture (veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (OJ No. L363, 20.12.2006, p.352).

[^f00017]: OJ No. L116, 4.5.2007, p.9.

[^f00018]: S.I.1990/2463, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00019]: S.I. 2006/15.

[^f00020]: OJ No.L157, 30.4.2004, p.33. The revised text of Directive 2004/41/EC is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No.L195, 2.6.2004, p.12).

[^f00021]: OJ No.L139, 30.4.2004, p.1. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No.852/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No.L226, 25.6.2004, p.3) which should be read with a further Corrigendum (OJ No. L204, 4.8.2007, p.26).

[^f00022]: OJ No.L139, 30.4.2004, p.55. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No.853/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No.L226, 25.6.2004, p.22) which should be read with a further Corrigendum (OJ No. L204, 4.8.2007, p.26). Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 was last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1243/2007 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ No. L281, 25.10.2007, p.8).

[^f00023]: OJ No. L165, 30.4.2004, p.1. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No. L191, 28.5.2004, p.1) which should be read with a further Corrigendum (OJ No. L204, 4.8.2007, p.29). Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 was last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1791/2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement of persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture (including veterinary and phytosanitary legislation), transport policy, taxation, statistics, energy, environment, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, customs union, external relations, common foreign and security policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (OJ No. L363, 20.12.2006, p.1).

[^f00024]: OJ No. L271, 15.10.2005, p.17.

[^f00025]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.1, as read with the Corrigenda at OJ No. L278, 10.10.2006, p.32 and OJ No. L283, 14.10.2006, p.62.

[^f00026]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.27, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No.1244/2007 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and laying down specific rules on official controls for the inspection of meat (OJ No. L281, 25.10.2007, p.12).

[^f00027]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.83, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No.1246/2007 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2005 as regards the extension of the transitional period granted to food business operators importing fish oil intended for human consumption (OJ No. L281, 25.10.2007, p.21).

[^f00028]: 1970 c. 40.

[^f00029]: S.I.1999/1663, amended by S.I.2001/541, S.I.2002/892, S.I.2003/1296, S.I.2003/1503, S.I.2003/2912, S.I.2004/1301, S.I.2004/2146, S.I.2004/2688, S.I. 2005/3281 and S.I. 2006/113.

[^f00030]: S.I.2004/2334, amended by S.I. 2005/1265.

[^f00031]: S.I. 2005/3280, amended by S.I. 2006/15 and S.I. 2006/3120.

[^f00032]: S.I. 2005/3281, amended by S.I. 2006/113, S.I. 2006/2808 and S.I. 2006/3120.

[^f00033]: S.I.1997/1729, amended by S.I.2001/3590, S.I.2004/147, and S.I. 2006/755.

[^f00034]: S.I. 2005/3286, amended by S.I. 2006/985, S.I. 2006/1742, S.I. 2006/2922, S.I. 2007/971, S.I. 2007/2083 and S.I. 2007/2998.

[^f00035]: OJ No.L93, 31.3.2006, p.1.

[^f00036]: OJ No.L93, 31.3.2006, p.12.

[^f00038]: S.I.2004/1604, amended by S.I. 2005/2003 and S.I. 2006/2075.

[^f00039]: S.I.2000/3047, amended by S.I.2002/2315.

[^f00040]: S.I.1996/3124, amended by S.I. 1997/3023, S.I. 1998/994, S.I. 1999/683, S.I. 2000/225, S.I. 2000/656, S.I. 2000/790, S.I. 2000/2215, S.I. 2001/1553, S.I. 2001/1640, S.I. 2001/3399, S.I. 2002/889, S.I. 2003/3003 and S.I. 2003/3177.

[^f00041]: S.I.2006/2841, amended by S.I. 2007/1605.

[^f00042]: S.I. 2006/1228, amended by S.I. 2007/1998.

[^f00043]: OJ No. L147, 31.5.2001, p.1, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1275/2007 amending Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (OJ No. L284, 30.10.2007, p.8).

  • “Directive 2004/41” means Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing certain directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council Decision 95/408/EC ;
  • “Regulation 178/2002” means Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety;
  • “Regulation 852/2004” means Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs as read with Regulation 2073/2005;
  • “Regulation 853/2004” means Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 1688/2005, Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;
  • “Regulation 882/2004” means Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules as read with Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;
  • “Regulation 1688/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1688/2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs ;
  • “Regulation 2073/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs ;
  • “relevant feed law” means —Part IV of the Agriculture Act 1970 in so far as it applies in relation to feeding stuffs;the Feeding Stuffs (Sampling and Analysis) Regulations 1999 ;the Genetically Modified Animal Feed (England) Regulations 2004 ;the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006 in so far as they apply in relation to feed;the Feed (Hygiene and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2005 ; andthe Feeding Stuffs (England) Regulations 2005 .
  • “relevant food law” means —food law in so far as it applies in relation to food, except in so far as it involves —the regulation of residues of veterinary medicines and other substances under the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997 ,the regulation of residues of pesticides under the Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 ,the application of the rules under which a traditional speciality guaranteed may be recognised for certain agricultural products and foodstuffs laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No. 509/2006 on agricultural products and foodstuffs as traditional specialities guaranteed ,the application of the rules on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications of certain agricultural products and foodstuffs laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs ,the regulation of organic products under the Organic Products (Imports from Third Countries) Regulations 2003 and the Organic Products Regulations 2004 ,the regulation of beef labelling under the Beef Labelling (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2000 ,the regulation of the import of and trade in products of animal origin —under the Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996 , with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 3 thereof by the Agency,under the Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006 , with the exception of the execution and enforcement of regulation 5 thereof by the Agency; andthe matters regulated under Schedule 2 to the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 in so far as that Schedule applies in relation to animals slaughtered for human consumption, together with the matters covered under point 2 of Part II of Chapter A of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in so far as that point applies in relation to animals slaughtered for human consumption;food law in so far as it applies in relation to materials and articles in contact with food; andfood law in so far as it involves the regulation of primary production and those associated operations listed in paragraph 1 of Part AI of Annex I to Regulation 852/2004 under the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006.

Editorial notes

[^key-e8c3aa4154541de3ddd110ee9dd2d9e8]: Regulations revoked (25.1.2010) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3255), regs. 1(b), 52(b)

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