The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013

Any person who in the course of the activities of a food business keeps at or in food premises at a temperature below 63 °C any food which —

• (a) has been cooked or reheated;

• (b) is for service or on display for sale; and

• (c) needs to be kept at or above 63 °C in order to control the growth of pathogenic micro-organisms or the formation of toxins,

commits an offence.

Hot holding defences

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• (1) In any proceedings for an offence consisting of a contravention of paragraph 6, it shall be a defence for the accused to prove that —

• (a) a well-founded scientific assessment of the safety of the food at temperatures below 63 °C has concluded that there is no risk to health if, after cooking or re-heating, the food is held for service or on display for sale —

• (i) at a holding temperature which is below 63 °C, and

• (ii) for a period not exceeding any period of time specified in that scientific assessment; and

• (b) at the time of the commission of the alleged offence, the food was held in a manner which was justified in the light of that scientific assessment.

• (2) In any proceedings for an offence consisting of a contravention of paragraph 6, it shall be a defence for the accused to prove that the food —

• (a) had been kept for service or on display for sale for a period of less than two hours; and

• (b) had not previously been kept for service or on display for sale by that person.

Interpretation

8

In this Schedule —

• “Council Regulation 1906/90” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1906/90 on certain marketing standards for poultry as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1101/98 amending Regulation (EEC) No. 1906/90 on certain marketing standards for poultry meat;

• “Council Regulation 1907/90” means Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 2052/2003 amending Regulation (EEC) No. 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs;

• “recommended temperature” means a specified temperature which has been recommended in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(a)(i) of paragraph 4; and

• “shelf life” means— in relation to food for which a date of minimum durability is required in accordance with Article 9(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, as read with Article 24(1) and (2) of that Regulation, the period up to and including the required date of minimum durability; in relation to food for which a “use by” date is required in accordance with Article 9(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as read with Article 24(1) and (2) of that Regulation, the period up to and including the required “use by” date; andin relation to food which is not required to bear an indication of minimum durability or a “use by” date, the period for which the food can be expected to remain fit for sale if it is kept in a manner which is consistent with food safety.

SCHEDULE 5 — Direct supply by the producer of small quantities of meat from poultry or lagomorphs slaughtered on the farm

Scope

1

The requirements of this Schedule apply in relation to the direct supply by the producer of small quantities of meat from poultry or lagomorphs that have been slaughtered on the farm to the final consumer or to local retail establishments directly supplying such meat to the final consumer.

Requirements

2

• (1) Where a producer supplies meat in the manner described in paragraph 1, the producer must ensure that it bears a label or other marking clearly indicating the name and address of the farm where the animal from which it is derived was slaughtered.

• (2) The producer must —

• (a) keep a record in adequate form to show the number of birds and the number of lagomorphs received into, and the amounts of fresh meat despatched from, his premises during each week;

• (b) retain the record for a period of one year; and

• (c) make the record available to an authorised officer on request.

Offence

3

A producer who fails to comply with any requirement of paragraph 2 commits an offence.

SCHEDULE 6 — Restrictions on the sale of raw milk intended for direct human consumption

1

Any person who sells raw milk intended for direct human consumption in contravention of paragraph 5 commits an offence.

2

• (1) Any person, other than the occupier of a production holding or a distributor, who sells raw cows' milk intended for direct human consumption commits an offence.

• (2) The occupier of a production holding who sells raw cows' milk intended for direct human consumption in contravention of paragraph 3 commits an offence.

• (3) A distributor who sells raw cows' milk intended for direct human consumption in contravention of paragraph 4 commits an offence.

3

The occupier of a production holding may only sell raw cows' milk intended for direct human consumption —

• (a) at or from the farm premises where the animals from which the milk has been obtained are maintained; and

• (b) to —

• (i) the final consumer for consumption other than at those farm premises,

• (ii) a temporary guest or visitor to those farm premises as or as part of a meal or refreshment, or

• (iii) a distributor.

4

A distributor may only sell raw cows' milk intended for direct human consumption —

• (a) which the distributor has bought pursuant to sub-paragraph (b)(iii) of paragraph 3;

• (b) in the containers in which the distributor receives the milk, with the fastenings of the containers unbroken;

• (c) from a vehicle which is lawfully used as a shop premises; and

• (d) direct to the final consumer.

5

The raw milk must meet the following standards:

6

In the case where farm premises are being used for the sale of raw cows' milk intended for direct human consumption pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 3, the Agency shall carry out such sampling, analysis and examination of the milk as it considers necessary to ensure that it meets the standards specified in paragraph 5.

7

In any case where the Agency carries out sampling, analysis and examination of raw cows' milk in accordance with paragraph 6, there shall be due to the Agency from the occupier of the production holding who is selling the milk a fee of £63, which is payable by the occupier to the Agency on demand.

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In this Schedule —

• “catering establishment” means a restaurant, canteen, club, public house, school, hospital or similar establishment (including a vehicle or a fixed or mobile stall) where, in the course of a business, food is prepared for delivery to the final consumer and is ready for consumption without further preparation;

• “distributor” means a person who sells raw cows' milk that has been produced on a production holding of which he is not the occupier;

• “farm premises” means a farm occupied by the occupier of a production holding as a single farm and includes the production holding and any other building situated on that farm and occupied by the same occupier;

• “labelling”, in relation to a food, includes any words, particulars, trade mark, brand name, pictorial matter or symbol relating to the food and appearing on the packaging of the food or on any document, notice, label, ring or collar accompanying the food;

• “occupier” means any person carrying on the business of producing or handling raw cows' milk or his duly authorised representative;

• “prepacked”, in relation to a food, means put into packaging before being offered for sale in such a way that the food, whether wholly or only partly enclosed, cannot be altered without opening or changing the packaging and is ready for sale to the final consumer or to a catering establishment, and includes a food which is wholly enclosed in packaging before being offered for sale and which is intended to be cooked without opening the packaging and which is ready for sale to the final consumer or to a catering establishment;

• “production holding” means premises at which milk-producing cows are kept; and

• “shop premises” means premises from which any food is sold to the final consumer.

SCHEDULE 7 — Derogations relating to low throughput establishments

PART 1 — Requirements referred to in regulation 19(5)

1

The requirements are that —

• (a) on 31st December 2005 the slaughterhouse was licensed as a low throughput slaughterhouse under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 ;

• (b) the condition of meat derived from domestic ungulates slaughtered at the slaughterhouse is only rarely such that it is necessary to detain such meat after post-mortem inspection for further inspection by the official veterinarian;

• (c) where such further inspection is considered necessary by the official veterinarian, the meat concerned is destroyed or is detained at an alternative detention facility in the locality of the slaughterhouse;

• (d) when meat is transported from the slaughterhouse to the alternative detention facility referred to in paragraph (c), it shall be marked ‘detained meat’ and accompanied by a document that has been signed by the official veterinarian, declares that the meat is detained meat and contains the following information—

• (i) name and address of slaughterhouse of origin;

• (ii) name and address of alternative detention facility;

• (iii) number of carcases or cuts; and

• (iv) species of animal; and

• (e) no processing for human consumption of bovine animals that, in accordance with point 2 of Part I of Chapter A of Annex III to the EU TSE Regulation, require BSE testing at slaughter or of swine (domestic and farmed game), solipeds and other species susceptible to Trichinosis that, under Article 18(2) of Regulation 2017/625 as read with Article 31 of Regulation 2019/627, require that examination for Trichinella takes place in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation 2015/1375.

2

For the purposes of this Part the “EU TSE Regulation” means 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 , as read with —

• (a) Commission Decision 2007/411/EC prohibiting the placing on the market of products derived from bovine animals born or reared within the United Kingdom before 1 August 1996 for any purpose and exempting such animals from certain control and eradication measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 and repealing Decision 2005/598/EC ,

• (b) Commission Decision 2007/453/EC establishing the BSE status of Member States or third countries or regions thereof according to their BSE risk , and

• (c) Commission Decision 2009/719/EC authorising certain Member States to revise their annual BSE monitoring programmes .

PART 2 — Requirements referred to in regulation 19(6)

1

The requirements are that —

• (a) on 31st December 2005 the slaughterhouse was licensed as a low throughput slaughterhouse under the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 ;

• (b) the condition of meat derived from poultry or lagomorphs slaughtered at the slaughterhouse is only rarely such that it is necessary to detain such meat after post-mortem inspection for further inspection by the official veterinarian;

• (c) where such further inspection is considered necessary by the official veterinarian, the meat concerned is destroyed or is detained at an alternative detention facility in the locality of the slaughterhouse; and

• (d) when meat is transported from the slaughterhouse to the alternative detention facility referred to in paragraph (c), it shall be marked ‘detained meat’ and accompanied by a document that has been signed by the official veterinarian, declares that the meat is detained meat and contains the following information —

• (i) name and address of slaughterhouse of origin;

• (ii) name and address of alternative detention facility;

• (iii) number of carcases or cuts; and

• (iv) species of animal.

PART 3 — Requirements referred to in regulation 19(7)

1

The requirements are that —

• (a) on 31st December 2005 the slaughterhouse was licensed as a low throughput slaughterhouse under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995;

• (b) the food business operator at the slaughterhouse only accepts domestic ungulates that have been transported direct from the holding of origin or from a market;

• (c) the food business operator responsible for transporting the domestic ungulates undertakes in writing to the food business operator at the slaughterhouse that he will ensure that the means of transport are cleaned and, if necessary, disinfected after emptying;

• (d) the food business operator at the slaughterhouse retains the undertaking referred to in paragraph (c) for one year; and

• (e) the food business operator at the slaughterhouse acknowledges to the official veterinarian that he may be required under animal health rules to cease operating at the slaughterhouse in the event of an animal disease outbreak.

PART 4 — Requirements referred to in regulation 19(8)

1

The requirements are that —

• (a) on 31st December 2005 the slaughterhouse was licensed as a low throughput slaughterhouse under the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995;

• (b) the food business operator at the holding of origin of the poultry or lagomorphs transports them from that holding direct to the slaughterhouse and undertakes in writing to the food business operator at the slaughterhouse that he will ensure that the means of transport are cleaned and, if necessary, disinfected after emptying;

• (c) the food business operator at the slaughterhouse retains the undertaking referred to in paragraph (b) for one year; and

• (d) the food business operator at the slaughterhouse acknowledges to the official veterinarian that he may be required under animal health rules to cease operating at the slaughterhouse in the event of an animal disease outbreak.

SCHEDULE 8 — The Special Health Mark

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SCHEDULE 9 — Revocations

Instrument	Provisions
The Food (Cheese) (Emergency Control) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1277)	The whole Order
The Food (Cheese) (Emergency Control) (Amendment) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1284)	The whole Order
The Food (Cheese) (Emergency Control) (Amendment) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1673)	The whole Order
The General Food Regulations 2004 (S.I.2004/3279)	Regulations 3, 4, 5, 6, 6A and 7
The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/14)	The whole Regulations
The Food Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/534)	The whole Regulations
The Food Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1742)	The whole Regulations

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Jane Ellison — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, — 2013-11-22

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1These Regulations revoke and re-enact with some minor changes the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/14) and certain provisions of the General Food Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3279) as they apply in relation to England.

2These Regulations provide for the execution and enforcement in England of 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 (OJ No L31, 1.2.2002, p.1), as read with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 931/2011 on the traceability requirements set by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council for food of animal origin (OJ No. L242, 20.9.2011, p.2), and with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2013 on traceability requirements for sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts (OJ No. L68, 12.3.2013, p.16), (“Regulation 178/2002”).

3These Regulations also provide for the execution and enforcement of a number of EU instruments defined (in regulation 2(1) as read with Schedule 1) as “the EU Hygiene Regulations”. These are —aRegulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ No. L139, 30.4.2004, p.1), as read with Regulation 2073/2005 and with Commission Regulation (EU) No 210/2013 on the approval of establishments producing sprouts pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council;bRegulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ No. L139, 30.4.2004, p.55), as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 1688/2005, Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 1020/2008 and Regulation 1079/2013;cRegulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ No. L139, 30.4.2004, p.206), as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 2075/2005, Decision 2006/766, Regulation 1021/2008 and Regulation 1079/2013;dCommission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.1); andeCommission Regulation (EC) No. 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.60).

4These Regulations —acreate certain presumptions that, for the purposes of these Regulations, specified food is intended for human consumption (regulation 3);bprovide that the Food Standards Agency is the competent authority for the purposes of the EU Hygiene Regulations except where it has delegated competence as provided for in those Regulations, and that for the purposes of certain specified provisions of Regulation 178/2002 is the Food standards Agency and each food authority in its area or district (regulation 4);cmake provision for the execution of these Regulations, the EU Hygiene Regulations and Regulation 178/2002 (regulation 5);dprovide for the following enforcement measures to be available in respect of a food business operator —ihygiene improvement notices (regulation 6);iihygiene prohibition orders (regulation 7);iiihygiene emergency prohibition notices and orders (regulation 8);ivremedial action notices (regulation 9), andvdetention notices (regulation 10);eprovide that where the commission of an offence under these Regulations is due to the act or default of another person, that other person commits the offence (regulation 11);fprovide that in any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it is a defence for the accused to prove that they took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence (regulation 12);gprovide for defences in relation to food that is non-compliant with food law but is destined for export (regulation 13);hprovide for the procurement and analysis of samples (regulations 14 and 15);iprovide powers of entry for authorised officers of a food authority or the Food Standards Agency (regulation 16);jcreate the offence of obstructing an officer (regulation 17);kprovide a time limit for bringing prosecutions (regulation 18);lprovide that anyone who contravenes or fails to comply with specified EU provisions commits an offence (regulation 19(1) and Schedule 2);mprovide penalties for offences (regulation 19(2) and (3));nprovide that in relation to certain potential contraventions, no offence is committed provided certain conditions are met (regulation 19(4) to (8) and Schedules 3 and 7);oprovide that where an offence is committed by a corporate body or a Scottish partnership, officers of that body or partners of that partnership may be deemed to have also committed the offence (regulations 20 and 21);pprovide a right of appeal against a decision of an officer of an enforcement authority —ito serve a hygiene improvement notice or a remedial action notice, oriito refuse to issue a certificate to the effect that the health risk condition no longer exists in relation to the food business concerned (regulation 22);qprovide for the application, for the purposes of section 9 of the Food Safety Act 1990, but with a specified modification (regulation 25);rprovide that the Secretary of State may issue codes of recommended practice to food authorities (regulation 26);sprovide for the protection of officers acting in good faith (regulation 27);tprovide for the revocation or suspension of the appointment or designation of specified officials (regulation 28);uprovide that when an authorised officer of an enforcement authority has certified that any food has not been produced, processed or distributed in accordance with these Regulations and the EU Hygiene Regulations, it is to be treated for the purposes of section 9 of the Food Safety Act 1990 as failing to comply with food safety requirements (regulation 29); andvmake provision for the service of documents (regulation 30).

5These Regulations, (at regulations 31 to 35) provide that the requirements in the following Schedules have effect —aSchedule 3 (bulk transport in sea-going vessels of liquid oils or fats and the bulk transport by sea of raw sugar);bSchedule 4 (temperature control requirements);cSchedule 5 (the direct supply by the producer of small quantities of meat from poultry or lagomorphs slaughtered on the farm);dSchedule 6 (restrictions on the sale of raw milk intended for direct human consumption); andeSchedule 8 (the special health mark to be applied in the case of animals that have undergone emergency slaughter).

6These Regulations also —amake a consequential amendment (which extends to Great Britain but applies in England only) to the Food Safety Act 1990 (regulation 36);bamend the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3255) in order to enforce new EU requirements relating to sprouting seeds (regulation 37);cmake consequential amendments to the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013 and the Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011 (regulations 38 and 39);drevoke specified legislation (regulation 40 and Schedule 9); andeprovide that the Food Standards Agency must carry out a periodic review of the operation and effect of these Regulations (regulation 41).

7A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Food Safety Group of the Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available at www.legislation.gov.uk.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1972 c.68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (2006 c.51) and has been amended by section 3(3) of and the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (2008 c.7).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2003/2901.

[^f00003]: S.I. 1999/2027.

[^f00004]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny: Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny- Part Four (OJ No. L188, 18.7.2009, p.14).

[^f00005]: 1990 c.16.

[^f00006]: 1984 c.22; section 7(3)(d) was substituted by paragraph 27 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

[^f00007]: 1936 c.49; section 36 is to be read with paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

[^f00008]: 1985 c.51; paragraph 15(6) was amended by paragraph 31(b) of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

[^f00009]: 1971 c.80.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1995/539, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059.

[^f00011]: S.I. 1995/540, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059

[^f00012]: S.I. 1995/2148, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059

[^f00013]: S.I. 2013/264.

[^f00014]: 1981 c.22.

[^f00015]: Section 9(5)(a) was amended by S.I. 2004/3279.

[^f00016]: S.I. 2009/3255, amended by S.I. 2013/264.

[^f00017]: Council Directive 97/78/EC laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (OJ No. L24, 30.1.1998, p.9).

[^f00018]: OJ No. L68, 12.3.2012, p.26.

[^f00019]: S.I. 2013/2952.

[^f00020]: S.I. 2011/1197.

[^f00021]: OJ No. L320, 18.11.2006, p.53. This instrument was last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No.519/2013 (OJ No. L158, 10.6.2013, p.74).

[^f00022]: 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).

[^f00023]: OJ No. L242, 20.9.2011, p.2.

[^f00024]: OJ No. L68, 12.3.2013, p.16.

[^f00025]: 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).

[^f00026]: OJ No. L68, 12.3.2013, p.24.This instrument was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 219/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No.87, 31.3.2009, p.109).

[^f00027]: 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). This instrument was last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 786/2013 (OJ No. L220, 17.8.2013, p.14).

[^f00028]: OJ No.L139, 30.4.2004, p.206. The revised text of Regulation (EC) No.854/2004 is now set out in a Corrigendum (OJ No.L226, 25.6.2004, p.83) which should be read with a further Corrigendum (OJ No. L204, 4.8.2007, p.26).This instrument was last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 517/2013 (OJ No. L158, 10.6.2013, p.1).

[^f00029]: 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). This instrument was last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 517/2013 (OJ No. L158, 10.6.2013, p.1).

[^f00030]: OJ No. L271, 15.10.2005, p.17.This instrument was last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1223/2011 (OJ No. L314, 29.11.2011, p.12).

[^f00031]: 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. This instrument was last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1086/2011 (OJ No. L281, 28.10.2011, p.7).

[^f00032]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.27. This instrument was last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1012/2012 (OJ No. L306, 6.11.2012, p.1).

[^f00033]: OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.60. This instrument was last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1109/2011 (OJ No. L287, 4.11.2011, p.23).

[^f00034]: OJ No. L277, 18.10.2008, p.8.

[^f00035]: OJ No. L277, 18.10.2008, p.15.

[^f00036]: OJ No. L188, 18.7.2009, p.14.

[^f00037]: OJ No. L194, 25.7.2009, p.11. This instrument was last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 618/2013 (OJ No. L175, 27.6.2013, p.34).

[^f00038]: OJ No. L304, 22.11.2011, p.18.

[^f00039]: OJ No. L12, 14.1.2012, p.1.

[^f00040]: OJ No. L292, 1.11.2013, p.10.

[^f00041]: S.I. 1996/1499, to which there are amendments but none is relevant.

[^f00042]: S.I. 1995/539, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059.

[^f00043]: OJ No. L147, 31.5.2001, p.1. This instrument was last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 630/2013 (OJ No. L179, 29.6.2013, p.60).

[^f00044]: OJ No. L155, 15.6.2007, p.74.

[^f00045]: OJ No. L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 84. This instrument was last amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2012/489/EU (OJ No. L231, 28.8.2012, p.13).

[^f00046]: OJ L 256, 29.9.2009, p. 35. This instrument was last amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2013/76/EU (OJ No. L35, 6.2.2013, p.6).

[^f00047]: S.I. 1995/540, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059.

Editorial notes

[^c21954431]: 1972 c.68. Paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (2006 c.51) and has been amended by section 3(3) of and the Schedule to the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (2008 c.7).

[^c21954441]: S.I. 2003/2901.

[^c21954451]: S.I. 1999/2027.

[^c21954461]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 596/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny: Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny- Part Four (OJ No. L188, 18.7.2009, p.14).

[^c21954471]: 1990 c.16.

[^c21954481]: 1984 c.22; section 7(3)(d) was substituted by paragraph 27 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

[^c21954491]: 1936 c.49; section 36 is to be read with paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

[^c21954501]: 1985 c.51; paragraph 15(6) was amended by paragraph 31(b) of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

[^c21954511]: 1971 c.80.

[^c21954521]: S.I. 1995/539, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059.

[^c21954531]: S.I. 1995/540, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059

[^c21954541]: S.I. 1995/2148, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059

[^c21954551]: S.I. 2013/264.

[^c21954561]: 1981 c.22.

[^c21954571]: Section 9(5)(a) was amended by S.I. 2004/3279.

[^c21954581]: S.I. 2009/3255, amended by S.I. 2013/264.

[^c21954591]: Council Directive 97/78/EC laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (OJ No. L24, 30.1.1998, p.9).

[^c21954601]: OJ No. L68, 12.3.2012, p.26.

[^c21954611]: S.I. 2013/2952.

[^c21954621]: S.I. 2011/1197.

[^c21954841]: S.I. 1995/539, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059.

[^c21954851]: OJ No. L147, 31.5.2001, p.1. This instrument was last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 630/2013 (OJ No. L179, 29.6.2013, p.60).

[^c21954861]: OJ No. L155, 15.6.2007, p.74.

[^c21954871]: OJ No. L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 84. This instrument was last amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2012/489/EU (OJ No. L231, 28.8.2012, p.13).

[^c21954881]: OJ L 256, 29.9.2009, p. 35. This instrument was last amended by Commission Implementing Decision 2013/76/EU (OJ No. L35, 6.2.2013, p.6).

[^c21954891]: S.I. 1995/540, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059.

[^key-d13c94bdfc34029cb4bb2b21c32097a3]: Sch. 8 revoked (11.11.2014) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2748), regs. 1, 3(7)

[^key-870eb3438db9492b60f91723cc3311a0]: Reg. 35 revoked (11.11.2014) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2748), regs. 1, 3(3)

[^key-930995639a73d79aa9fbf6857c8374e8]: Sch. 3 para. 2 omitted (11.11.2014) by virtue of The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2748), regs. 1, 3(6)(a)

[^key-71df4cafd92677662647382a48c396e6]: Sch. 3 para. 3 omitted (11.11.2014) by virtue of The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2748), regs. 1, 3(6)(a)

[^key-af0e970115ea08ce7ecea534dea3c7a4]: Sch. 3 para. 4 omitted (11.11.2014) by virtue of The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2748), regs. 1, 3(6)(a)

[^key-4e307668e0f90e8d7f291d14d0ea2164]: Sch. 3 para. 5 omitted (11.11.2014) by virtue of The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2748), regs. 1, 3(6)(a)

[^key-6718d66582ab6b330ff4b0ccb587df5a]: Sch. 3 para. 6 omitted (11.11.2014) by virtue of The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2748), regs. 1, 3(6)(a)

[^key-31ed591d71865679b22587bc6b7a2d42]: Words in Sch. 3 para. 14(1) omitted (11.11.2014) by virtue of The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2748), regs. 1, 3(6)(b)

[^key-fa41231ba13db573ae538ab3b7cf1051]: Sch. 3 para. 14(2) omitted (11.11.2014) by virtue of The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) and the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2748), regs. 1, 3(6)(c)

[^key-2291ca53fc63932e91147a9e270f17c6]: Sch. 6 paras. 1A, 1B inserted (13.12.2014) by The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2885), regs. 1, 2(4)(a)

[^key-6e24a5f837e4be8a22fd80fbbbb023b4]: Sch. 6 paras. 7A-7C inserted (13.12.2014) by The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2885), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)

[^key-039cb959a0e795d4687919f4c505c040]: Reg. 19(3A) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2885), regs. 1, 2(2)(b)

[^key-838ecf44d630e38b3eeed95b186dab2e]: Words in reg. 19(2) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2885), regs. 1, 2(2)(a)

[^key-f3afa2261155a5fb5592cb9a7db00dfc]: Word in reg. 41(2) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2885), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)

[^key-e25d626ee3f3da428791fe08d1c17ce7]: Word in reg. 41(2) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2885), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)

[^key-a32e5b9a858efbc96ef9d8b778ca15d6]: Words in Sch. 4 para. 8 substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Information Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1855), Sch. 7 para. 59

[^key-915c9c77d4929c682332142de4bccaf6]: Words in Sch. 6 para. 8 inserted (13.12.2014) by The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2885), regs. 1, 2(4)(c)(i)

[^key-9412174a10019424a4660b1737c6fae8]: Words in Sch. 6 para. 8 inserted (13.12.2014) by The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2885), regs. 1, 2(4)(c)(ii)

[^key-6c2b34a05ce8c704a4134aa25d81e9c0]: Words in Sch. 6 para. 8 inserted (13.12.2014) by The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2885), regs. 1, 2(4)(c)(iii)

[^key-b37e096e09b8d2df0663a3119dccdd17]: Words in reg. 38(a) substituted (15.10.2016) by The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/868), regs. 1, 2(5)(a)

[^key-50472b1ddc8d871a652a420a5661b0f8]: Words in reg. 38(b) substituted (15.10.2016) by The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/868), regs. 1, 2(5)(b)

[^key-92b1aaa96d5a4cb670da525a7174cf05]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1476), regs. 1, 34(a)(i)

[^key-9b646497051a98e507cf0aa08c004e15]: Words in reg. 2(6) omitted (14.12.2019) by virtue of The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1476), regs. 1, 34(b)

[^key-d2c1adcbef1d88e43099fe7cf65e8404]: Words in reg. 5(9) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1476), regs. 1, 35(a)

[^key-9072acebc7767e73b455d1be3ffc0e3f]: Words in reg. 5(9) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1476), regs. 1, 35(b)

[^key-bc18b55598de0601e3f23e9bb209be8f]: Words in reg. 5(9) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1476), regs. 1, 35(c)

[^key-51c075685ca8fb681a2194efb3185dcb]: Words in Sch. 7 para. 1(e) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1476), regs. 1, 37

[^key-84aabd1097303a5a607a6e8d3c807129]: Reg. 2(1A) inserted (25.12.2020) by The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1410), regs. 1(2), 5(2)(b)

[^key-60f62b2a249d91c7c9f7591e10593180]: Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (25.12.2020) by virtue of The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1410), regs. 1(2), 5(2)(a)(i)

[^key-613f38b1362ef5f257bcb81330d2a39b]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (25.12.2020) by The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1410), regs. 1(2), 5(2)(a)(ii)

[^key-847be84e9b641e6a3622c8be53f95ccf]: Sch. 1 substituted (25.12.2020) by The Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1410), reg. 1(2), Sch. 5

[^key-d6fc91d2e9575f57b499981cd607c073]: Word in reg. 19(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 3A(a) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 10(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-f53be6f07423fa8eb078b3dd3f8d906a]: Reg. 19(9) inserted (31.12.2020) by The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 3A(b) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 10(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-aa73a71c8c6c1afa301e2ae6f517ee66]: Sch. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), reg. 1, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 10(15)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-878b04d5a70e03dd0f074cb4119a9acf]: Words in reg. 19(9)(b)(ii) substituted (30.9.2022) by The Food Information (Amendment of Transitional Provisions) (England) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/938), regs. 1(1), 6

[^key-9f4beda4e83de1326b48298377a0493b]: Word in Sch. 2 table substituted (27.2.2025) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/82), reg. 1(2), Sch. 11 para. 3

1A

Any person who sells raw milk in contravention of paragraph 7A commits an offence.

1B

Any person who sells raw milk in contravention of paragraph 7B commits an offence.

7A

Subject to paragraph 7C, and except in cases to which paragraph 7B applies, the container in which any raw milk intended for direct human consumption is sold must be marked or labelled with the words “This milk has not been heat-treated and may therefore contain organisms harmful to health.

7B

Subject to paragraph 7C, in the case of any raw milk intended for direct human consumption which is not prepacked and is sold at a catering establishment there must appear—

• (a) on a label attached to the container in which that milk is sold, or

• (b) on a ticket or notice that is readily discernible by an intending purchaser at the place where the purchaser chooses that milk,

the words “Milk supplied in this establishment has not been heat-treated and may therefore contain organisms harmful to health”.

7C

The provisions of paragraphs 7A and 7B do not apply to raw milk from buffaloes.

• “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 as read with Regulation 931/2011 and Regulation 208/2013;

• “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 and Regulation 210/2013;

• “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 2017/185;

• “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;

• “Regulation 2074/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 854/2004;

• “Regulation 931/2011” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 931/2011 on the traceability requirements set by Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council for food of animal origin;

• “Regulation 1169/2011” means Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No. 1924/2006 and (EC) No. 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 608/2004;

• “Regulation 208/2013” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 208/2013 on traceability requirements for sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts;

• “Regulation 210/2013” means Commission Regulation (EU) No. 210/2013 on the approval of establishments producing sprouts pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

• “Regulation 579/2014” means Commission Regulation (EU) No. 579/2014 granting derogation from certain provisions of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the transport of liquid oils and fats by sea;

• “Regulation 2015/1375” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat;

• “Regulation 2017/185” means Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/185 laying down transitional measures for the application of certain provisions of Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

• “Regulation 2017/625” means Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No. 999/2001, (EC) No. 396/2005, (EC) No. 1069/2009, (EC) No. 1107/2009, (EU) No. 1151/2012, (EU) No. 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No. 1/2005 and (EC) No. 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No. 854/2004 and (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC as read with Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 2017/185 and the Regulation 2017/625 package;

• The Regulation 2017/625 package

• “Regulation 2019/478” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/478 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the categories of consignments to be subjected to official controls at border control posts;

• “Regulation 2019/624” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 concerning specific rules for the performance of official controls on the production of meat and for production and relaying areas of live bivalve molluscs in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

• “Regulation 2019/625” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/625 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to requirements for the entry into the Union of consignments of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption;

• “Regulation 2019/626” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/626 concerning lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the European Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption, amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these lists;

• “Regulation 2019/627” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 laying down uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 as regards official controls;

• “Regulation 2019/628” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/628 concerning model official certificates for certain animals and goods and amending Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these model certificates;

• “Regulation 2019/1012” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1012 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council by derogating from the rules on the designation of control points and from the minimum requirements for border control posts;

• “Regulation 2019/1013” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1013 on prior notification of consignments of certain categories of animals and goods entering the Union;

• “Regulation 2019/1014” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1014 to lay down detailed rules on minimum requirements for border control posts, including inspection centres, and for the format, categories and abbreviations to use for listing border control posts and control points;

• “Regulation 2019/1081” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1081 establishing rules on specific training requirements for staff for performing certain physical checks at border control posts;

• “Regulation 2019/1602” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1602 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Common Health Entry Document accompanying consignments of animals and goods to their destination;

• “Regulation 2019/1666” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/1666 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards conditions for monitoring the transport and arrival of consignments of certain goods from the border control post of arrival to the establishment at the place of destination in the Union;

• “Regulation 2019/1715” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 laying down rules for the functioning of the information management system for official controls and its system components (the IMSOC Regulation);

• “Regulation 2019/1793” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No. 669/2009, (EU) No. 884/2014, (EU) 2015/175, (EU) 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660;

• “Regulation 2019/1873” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1873 on the procedures at border control posts for a coordinated performance by competent authorities of intensified official controls on products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and composite products;

• “Regulation 2019/2007” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2007 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the lists of animals, products of animal origin, germinal products, animal by-products and derived products and hay and straw subject to official controls at border control posts and amending Decision 2007/275/EC;

• “Regulation 2019/2074” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2074 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules on specific official controls on consignments of certain animals and goods originating from, and returning to the Union following a refusal of entry by a third country;

• “Regulation 2019/2122” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts, specific controls on passengers’ personal luggage and on small consignments of goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the market and amending Commission Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011;

• “Regulation 2019/2123” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2123 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for the cases where and the conditions under which identity checks and physical checks on certain goods may be performed at control points and documentary checks may be performed at distance from border control posts;

• “Regulation 2019/2124” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2124 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for official controls of consignments of animals and goods in transit, transhipment and onward transportation through the Union, and amending Commission Regulations (EC) No. 798/2008, (EC) No. 1251/2008, (EC) No. 119/2009, (EU) No. 206/2010, (EU) No. 605/2010, (EU) No. 142/2011, (EU) No. 28/2012, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 and Commission Decision 2007/777/EC;

• “Regulation 2019/2126” means Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2126 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for specific official controls for certain categories of animals and goods, measures to be taken following the performance of such controls and certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control posts;

• “Regulation 2019/2129” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2129 establishing rules for the uniform application of frequency rates for identity checks and physical checks on certain consignments of animals and goods entering the Union;

• “Regulation 2019/2130” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2130 establishing detailed rules on the operations to be carried out during and after documentary checks, identity checks and physical checks on animals and goods subject to official controls at border control posts;

• “Regulation 2020/466” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 on temporary measures to contain risks to human, animal and plant health and animal welfare during certain serious disruptions of Member States’ control systems due to coronavirus disease;

• “Regulation 2020/1158” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1158 on the conditions governing imports of food and feed originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station.