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Enforcement guidance to primary production food and feed hygiene inspections in Scotland - information for local authority food and feed officers

Consultation published by The Food Standards Agency View original »

The Food Standards Agency in Scotland is seeking comments on the attached guidance (see Annex C) which has been specifically developed for local authority enforcement officers to help them carry out their duties in relation to the enforcement of food and feed primary production (EC Food Hygiene Regulation (852/2004) and EC Feed Hygiene Regulation (183/2005)).

The EC Food Hygiene Regulation (852/2004) and the EC Feed Hygiene Regulation (183/2005) came into force on 1 January 2006 (although a transitional period existed for feed business operators until 1 January 2008). The main purpose of these regulations is to ensure food and feed safety throughout the food chain. It includes requirements for operational standards for food and feed businesses and traceability measures to ensure that, in the case of a food or feed safety incident, food/feed can be easily traced and recalled if necessary.

EC Regulation 852/2004 applies to almost all food businesses and includes primary production (farming) of food. Primary production includes rearing of livestock for meat and animal products (eggs, milk etc) and growing and harvesting of plant products (fruit, vegetables and combinable crops). Annex I of Regulation 852/2004 lays out the general hygiene requirements that a primary producer must meet.

EC Regulation 183/2005 applies to virtually all feed businesses that manufacture, market or use animal feed, including livestock farms, fish farms and arable farms growing and using or selling crops for feed use. Annex I of EC Regulation 183/2005 sets out the list of hygiene requirements that farmers must observe.

Primary production is a sector that was generally new to hygiene requirements and enforcement, and this guidance has been produced to address the needs of the enforcement officers carrying out this function. Although training and informal guidance has been provided to officers since 2007, it was felt by the Primary Production Enforcement Working Group (a working group of the Scottish Food Enforcement Liaison Committee), that officers, and in turn the industry, would benefit from this guidance, assisting in the consistent application of food and feed law to this sector. The guidance aims to clarify the requirements of the relevant legislation.

This guidance has been produced by a sub-group of the Primary Production Enforcement Working Group, which includes FSA membership. This consultation is being carried out by FSA on behalf of this group.

Due to timing, there are references/links to other guidance not yet published. It is hoped that these will be available before the guidance is issued.

Timeframe

This consultation started on 9th August 2010 and ended on 1st November 2010.

Consultation Documents

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