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The Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006

Type Welsh-Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2006-01-10
Last updated 2022-09-30
State In force
Jurisdiction Wales
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Signed

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998

D. Elis-Thomas — The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly — 2006-01-10

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

1These Regulations revoke and re-enact with changes the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3292 (W.252)).

2The Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2005 provided for the execution and enforcement in relation to Wales of certain Community instruments, referred to in those Regulations as “the Community Regulations”. The Community instruments in question are those specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph 4 below. By extending the definition of the phrase “the Community Regulations” in these Regulations to include the Community instruments specified in sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) of paragraph 4 below, these Regulations provide for the execution and enforcement in relation to Wales of all the Community instruments specified in that paragraph.

3The Community instruments specified in paragraph 4 below are defined in Schedule 1. These Regulations update the definitions of the Community instruments specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph 4 below to take account of certain Commission Regulations that both enter into force on and apply from 11 January 2006. The Commission Regulations amend those Community instruments or as the case may be affect the way that they are to be read.

4The Community Instruments 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; the revised text of this Regulation is now set out in a Corrigendum, OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p.3);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; the revised text of this Regulation is now set out in a Corrigendum, OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p.22);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. L155, 30.4.2004, p.206; the revised text of this Regulation is now set out in a Corrigendum, OJ No. L226, 25.6.2004, p.83);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).

5The other major changes made by these Regulations are that—athe previous enforcement arrangements are altered; andbthe scope of Schedule 5 (direct supply by the producer of small quantities of meat from poultry or lagomorphs slaughtered on the farm) is extended in the light of Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004, (EC) No. 854/2004 and (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 854/2004 (OJ No. L338, 22.12.2005, p.83).

6These Regulations—acreate certain presumptions that, for the purposes thereof, specified food is intended for human consumption (regulation 3);bprovide that the Food Standards Agency is the competent authority for the purposes of the Community Regulations except where it has delegated competences as provided for in the Community Regulations (regulation 4);cmake provision for the enforcement and execution of these Regulations and of the Community Regulations (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), andivremedial action notices and detention notices (regulation 9);eprovide that where the commission of an offence under these Regulations is due to the act or default of some other person that other person is guilty of the offence (regulation 10);fprovide that in proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it is a defence for the accused to prove that he or she took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence (regulation 11);gprovide for the procurement and analysis of samples (regulations 12 and 13);hprovide powers of entry for authorised officers of an enforcement authority (regulation 14);icreate the offence of obstructing an officer (regulation 15);jprovide a time limit for bringing prosecutions (regulation 16);kprovide that a person who contravenes or fails to comply with specified provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 or Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 is guilty of an offence (regulation 17(1));lprovide penalties for offences (regulation 17(2) and (3));mprovide that a person is considered not to have contravened or failed to comply with a specified provision of Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 (requirement for bulk foodstuffs in liquid, granulate or powder form to be transported in receptacles and/or containers/ tankers reserved for the transport of foodstuffs) provided the requirements of Schedule 3 are complied with (regulation 17(4));nprovide that where an offence under these Regulations which has been committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, an officer of the body corporate or a person purporting to act as such that officer or person as well as the body corporate is deemed to be guilty of that offence and may be proceeded against and punished accordingly (regulation 18);oprovide that where an offence under these Regulations which has been committed by a Scottish partnership is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, a partner that partner as well as the partnership is deemed to be guilty of that offence and may be proceeded against and punished accordingly (regulation 19);pprovide a right of appeal in respect of—ithe service of a hygiene improvement notice or a remedial action notice,iithe refusal of an enforcement authority to issue a certificate under specified provisions to the effect that they are satisfied that a food business operator has taken measures to secure that the health risk condition is no longer fulfilled with respect to the food business concerned, andiiithe making of a hygiene prohibition order or a hygiene emergency prohibition order (regulations 20 to 22);qprovide for the application, for the purposes thereof, of section 9 of the Food Safety Act 1990 (1990 c. 16), but with a specified modification (regulation 23);rprovide for the issue to food authorities by the National Assembly for Wales of codes of recommended practice (regulation 24);sprovide for the protection of officers acting in good faith (regulation 25);tprovide for the revocation or suspension of the designation or as the case may be appointment of specified officials (regulation 26);uprovide that when an authorised officer of an enforcement authority has certified that any food has not been produced, processed or distributed in compliance with these Regulations and the Community Regulations, it must be treated for the purposes of section 9 of the Food Safety Act 1990 as failing to comply with food safety requirements (regulation 27);vprovide for the service of documents (regulation 28);wprovide that the requirements set out in the following Schedules have effect—iSchedule 3 (bulk transport in sea-going vessels of liquid oils or fats and the bulk transport by sea of raw sugar) (regulation 29),iiSchedule 4 (temperature control requirements) (regulation 30),iiiSchedule 5 (direct supply by the producer of small quantities of meat from poultry and lagomorphs slaughtered on the farm) (regulation 31), andivSchedule 6 (restrictions on the sale of raw milk intended for direct human consumption (regulation 32);xmake consequential amendments to specified instruments (regulation 33); andyrevoke the Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2005 (regulation 34).

7A full Regulatory Appraisal on the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs of business has been prepared and placed in the Library of the National Assembly for Wales. Copies may be obtained from the Food Standards Agency, Southgate House, Wood Street, Cardiff CF10 1EW.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: O.S. 2005/1971.

[^f00002]: 1972 p.68.

[^f00003]: 1990 p.16.

[^f00004]: Trosglwyddwyd swyddogaethau'r Ysgrifennydd Gwladol o dan Ddeddf Diogelwch Bwyd 1990, i'r graddau y maent yn arferadwy o ran Cymru, i Gynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru gan Orchymyn Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru (Trosglwyddo Swyddogaethau) 1999 (O.S. 1999/672) fel y'i darllenir gydag adran 40(3) o'r Ddeddf Safonau Bwyd.

[^f00005]: OJ Rhif L31, 1.2.2002, t.1. Diwygiwyd y Rheoliad hwnnw ddiwethaf gan Reoliad (EC) Rhif 1642/2003 Senedd Ewrop a'r Cyngor (OJ Rhif L245, 29.9.2003, t.4).

[^f00006]: 1990 p.16.

[^f00007]: 1984 p.22; amnewidiwyd adran 7(3)(d) gan baragraff 27 o Atodlen 3 i Ddeddf Diogelwch Bwyd (1990 p.16).

[^f00008]: 1936 p.49; mae adran 6 i'w darllen gyda pharagraff 1 o Atodlen 3 i Ddeddf Diogelwch Bwyd 1990.

[^f00009]: 1971 p.80.

[^f00014]: 1981 p.22.

[^f00015]: 1980 c. 43.

[^f00016]: Diwygiwyd adran 9 gan O.S. 2004/3279 ac amnewidiwyd adran 1(1) a (2) (diffiniad o “food”) gan O.S. 2004/2990.

[^f00019]: 1998 p.38.

[^f00020]: OJ Rhif L31, 1.2.2002, t.1.

[^f00021]: OJ Rhif L245, 29.9.2003, t.4.

[^f00022]: OJ Rhif L245, 29.9.2003, t.4.

[^f00024]: OJ Rhif L139, 30.4.2004, t.55. Mae testun diwygiedig Rheoliad (EC) Rhif 853/2004 wedi'i osod bellach mewn Corigendwm (OJ Rhif L226, 25.6.2004, t.22).

[^f00033]: OJ Rhif L24, 30.1.1998, t.9.

[^f00034]: OJ Rhif L18, 23.1.2003, t.11.

[^f00035]: OJ Rhif L140, 12.5.98, t.10.

[^f00038]: O.S. 1996/1499, y mae diwygiadau iddo nad ydynt yn berthnasol i'r Rheoliadau hyn.

[^f00039]: OJ Rhif L173, 6.7.90, t.1.

[^f00040]: OJ Rhif L157, 30.5.98, t.12.

[^f00041]: OJ Rhif L173, 6.7.90, t.5.

[^f00042]: OJ Rhif L305, 22.11.2003, t.1.

[^f00043]: O.S. 1995/3124, y mae diwygiadau iddynt nad ydynt yn berthnasol i'r Rheoliadau hyn.

[^f00044]: O.S. 1995/614, fel y'i diwygiwyd gan O.S. 1995/1955, O.S. 1996/3124, O.S. 1997/2073, O.S. 2000/656, O.S. 2002/1472 (Cy.146), O.S. 2002/1849 (Cy.199) ac O.S. 2003/2754 (Cy.265).

“Regulation 178/2002” (“Rheoliad 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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 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 1642/2003” (“Rheoliad 1642/2002”) means Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 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” (“Rheoliad 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 1688/2005 and Regulation 2073/2005;

“Regulation 853/2004” (“Rheoliad 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 amended by Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005 and as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 1688/2005, Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;

“Regulation 854/2004” (“Rheoliad 854/2004”) means Regulation (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 as amended by Regulation 882/2004, Regulation 2074/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005 and as read with Directive 2004/41, Regulation 2074/2005, Regulation 2075/2005 and Regulation 2076/2005;

“Regulation 882/2004” (“Rheoliad 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;

“Directive 2004/41” (“Cyfarwyddeb 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 1688/2005” (“Rheoliad 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” (“Rheoliad 2073/2005”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs ;

“Regulation 2074/2005” (“Rheoliad 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 2075/2005” (“Rheoliad 2075/2005”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat ; and

“Regulation 2076/2005” (“Rheoliad 2076/2005”) means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2076/2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004, (EC) No. 854/2004 and (EC) No. 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No. 853/2004 and (EC) No. 854/2004 .

Editorial notes

[^c15473511]: S.I. 2005/1971.

[^c15473521]: 1972 c. 68.

[^c15473531]: 1990 c. 16.

[^c15473541]: Functions of the Secretary of State under the Food Safety Act 1990, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) as read with section 40(3) of the Food Standards Act.

[^c15473551]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1. That Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L245, 29.9.2003, p.4).

[^c15473561]: 1990 c. 16.

[^c15473571]: 1984 c. 22; section 7(3)(d) was substituted by paragraph 27 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990 (1990 c. 16).

[^c15473581]: 1936 c. 49; section 6 is to be read with paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Food Safety Act 1990.

[^c15473591]: 1971 c. 80.

[^c15473641]: 1981 c. 22.

[^c15473651]: 1980 c. 43.

[^c15473661]: Section 9 was amended by S.I. 2004/3279 and section 1(1) and (2) (definition of “food”) was substituted by S.I. 2004/2990.

[^c15473691]: 1998 c. 38.

[^c15473831]: OJ No. L24, 30.1.1998, p.9.

[^c15473841]: OJ No. L18, 23.1.2003, p.11.

[^key-04d1afd9f783f3b1abeaab5859006187]: Reg. 17 substituted (13.4.2010) by The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/893), regs. 1, 2(3)

[^key-b8bd5cd1953c12f49065b990cd468d62]: Schs. 3A-3D inserted (13.4.2010) by The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/893), reg. 1, Sch. 2

[^key-83d7786786865018d2b28c65a76c3da8]: Words in reg. 9(1) omitted (1.5.2012) by virtue of The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/975), regs. 1, 2(2)

[^key-145343b74c1165a60cd9a69010786d55]: Reg. 22(4) added (1.5.2012) by The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/975), regs. 1, 2(3)

[^key-138b59aadb168a329fb05ecce0cdf23b]: Reg. 2(6) inserted (30.7.2012) by The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1765), regs. 1, 2(3)

[^key-ec265b361e972e03b927b65c1b71bf2b]: Words in reg. 13(10)(11) substituted (6.4.2013) by The Food Safety (Sampling and Qualifications) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/479), regs. 1, 11(a) (with art. 3, Sch. 1)

[^key-1dcd51f48f411a1829e5b40bd8bb25cc]: Sch. 6A revoked (8.8.2014) by The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1858), regs. 1(2), 2(5)

[^key-f13ba4d693b3e3e79065df1bc534a3d3]: Reg. 32A revoked (8.8.2014) by The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1858), regs. 1(2), 2(2)

[^key-0c07f1b94a02a48aa836734a06e1c0cb]: Sch. 6 paras. 1A, 1B inserted (13.12.2014) by The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3080), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(a)

[^key-b53fcffe0ba26eba64cd89f23a9eee78]: Sch. 6 paras. 7A-7E inserted (13.12.2014) by The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3080), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(b)

[^key-cb3af6dafd8569a694c5c68d827e00d1]: Reg. 17(3A) inserted (13.12.2014) by The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3080), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)

[^key-1d753acac885d78b9807dcbb23f84d0f]: Words in reg. 17(2) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3080), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)

[^key-97f2eb1560713b3b7280f529a0c8073c]: Words in Sch. 4 para. 8 substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Information (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2303), reg. 1(3), Sch. 7 para. 41

[^key-84fcc48d00b4332a9d55bf13f123e7c2]: Words in Sch. 6 para. 8 inserted (13.12.2014) by The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3080), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(c)

[^key-baa52ef284f86d0726396627184f2469]: Words in Sch. 2 substituted (15.10.2016) by The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/845), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(a)

[^key-29dd79982066c3c3bac1df292762ecf5]: Words in Sch. 2 substituted (15.10.2016) by The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/845), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(b)

[^key-5660a8fd991d28ae4da1966979569eda]: Reg. 32 substituted (26.7.2018) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/806), regs. 1(3), 11(3)

[^key-8254ee6cd51d3c97980878fd24dae061]: Sch. 3 para. 14 substituted (26.7.2018) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/806), regs. 1(3), 11(6)(b)

[^key-9845349881eaaf1efe2d0e50a219b49a]: Words in Sch. 3A substituted (26.7.2018) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/806), regs. 1(3), 11(7)

[^key-e78c7858dd392de28885e942191521ac]: Sch. 7 omitted (26.7.2018) by virtue of The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/806), regs. 1(3), 11(9)

[^key-f17e05aeaa45f39e2ac085d65230c10c]: Reg. 33 omitted (26.7.2018) by virtue of The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/806), regs. 1(3), 11(4)

[^key-268af823c809a2a8ab039c44ff361842]: Words in Sch. 3 para. 2(2) substituted (26.7.2018) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/806), regs. 1(3), 11(6)(a)

[^key-7cb67d2b29baf491cf5bf4fb43f5a8c7]: Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(f) substituted (26.7.2018) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/806), regs. 1(3), 11(8)(a)(i)

[^key-86d1a26a14a48973a7b3e69c0540cc11]: Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(g) substituted (26.7.2018) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/806), regs. 1(3), 11(8)(a)(ii)

[^key-d9bad2d73503c430b8f9c640145e0578]: Words in Sch. 4 para. 8 omitted (26.7.2018) by virtue of The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/806), regs. 1(3), 11(8)(b)(i)

[^key-eb8e9803ec11e4f69694402feb471c25]: Words in Sch. 4 para. 8 inserted (26.7.2018) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/806), regs. 1(3), 11(8)(b)(ii)(aa)

[^M_F_3a06045b-5f86-4797-fc24-ebf77546c4d9]: Words in Sch. 4 para. 8 inserted (26.7.2018) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/806), regs. 1(3), 11(8)(b)(ii)(bb)

[^M_F_8d3f9855-9ffe-4fb1-e3e8-7a1550b17608]: Words in Sch. 4 para. 8 inserted (26.7.2018) by The Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/806), regs. 1(3), 11(8)(b)(ii)(cc)

[^key-31dffe7221628600acece129b5ba0ae0]: Words in Sch. 3A(e) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1482), regs. 1(1), 7

[^key-b69b7bbe0bc6c538f908d5d8824993fe]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1482), regs. 1(1), 4(a)(i)

[^key-acb81c436f0c02763642d4df5ea428f9]: Words in reg. 2(6) omitted (14.12.2019) by virtue of The Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1482), regs. 1(1), 4(b)

[^key-0c335b3c4f43e5e49f7371d2374d11da]: Reg. 5(6) substituted (14.12.2019) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1482), regs. 1(1), 5

[^key-08cbe1d53b9590e0095083be468e7568]: Sch. 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1487), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1

[^key-f1c5befdcc11db488aa7a2989c4d92e4]: Words in Sch. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1046), regs. 1(3), 3(2)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-d1f18a1985d036afdb7dd5e3b5b9442f]: Words in Sch. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1046), regs. 1(3), 3(2)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-9a584edb1ddd4f44dabb7b09ad348b28]: Words in Sch. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1046), regs. 1(3), 3(2)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-4879fb849aec2fe2cc8a0f06a0ef0002]: Reg. 2(1A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1487), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)

[^key-39fa592a5833e295badfb866ff9531d7]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1487), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)(i)

[^key-1f230763124386b26c5b6a5506f4792b]: Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1487), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)(ii)

[^key-a9822d17538a0a46fdd7208b526f36cf]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1487), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)(iii)

[^key-20fc3ac936de465edd36a59fb1a40a84]: Words in Sch. 3 para. 10 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Food (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1046), regs. 1(3), 3(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-5315959ee8ba474ee7f6eb2f5cc48b57]: Reg. 17(9) inserted (14.4.2021) by The Food, Animal Feed and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/371), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)

[^key-d4681c3565a3bcba2f07598850035c0f]: Word in reg. 17(1) substituted (14.4.2021) by The Food, Animal Feed and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/371), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)

[^key-99aa6a0a4fa93ac2cb8190af74508ef2]: Words in reg. 17(9)(b) substituted (30.9.2022) by virtue of The Food Information (Amendment of Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/939), regs. 1(2), 2

SCHEDULE 3A — REQUIREMENTS REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 17(5)

The requirements are that—

  • (a) on 31 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 must 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 Community 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.
  • For the purposes of this Schedule the “Community TSE Regulation” (“Rheoliad TSE y Gymuned”) 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 last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/893 and as read with—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,Commission Decision 2007/453/EC establishing the BSE status of Member States or third countries or regions thereof according to their BSE risk, andCommission Decision 2009/719/EC authorising certain Member States to revise their annual BSE monitoring programmes as amended by Commission Decision 2010/66/EU amending Decision 2009/719/EC authorising certain Member States to revise their annual BSE monitoring programmes.

SCHEDULE 3B — REQUIREMENTS REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 17(6)

The requirements are that—

  • (a) on 31 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 must 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.

SCHEDULE 3C — REQUIREMENTS REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 17(7)

The requirements are that—

  • (a) on 31 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 or she is to 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 or she may be required under animal health rules to cease operating at the slaughterhouse in the event of an animal disease outbreak.

SCHEDULE 3D — REQUIREMENTS REFERRED TO IN REGULATION 17(8)

The requirements are that—

  • (a) on 31 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 or she is to 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 or she may be required under animal health rules to cease operating at the slaughterhouse in the event of an animal disease outbreak.

Special health mark

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Consequential amendments

Revocation

SCHEDULE 6A — THE SPECIAL HEALTH MARK

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2

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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

Except in cases to which paragraph 7B applies, the container in which any raw milk 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. The Food Standards Agency strongly advises that it should not be consumed by children, pregnant women, older people or those who are unwell or have chronic illness.”.

7B

In the case of any raw milk 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. The Food Standards Agency strongly advises that it should not be consumed by children, pregnant women, older people or those who are unwell or have chronic illness.”.

7C

In addition to the English text that must be included by virtue of paragraph 7A, the mark or label may include the Welsh text “Nid yw’r llaeth hwn wedi ei drin â gwres a gall felly gynnwys organeddau sy’n niweidiol i iechyd. Mae’r Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd yn cynghori’n gryf na ddylai gael ei yfed gan blant, merched beichiog, pobl hŷn neu’r rhai sy’n sâl neu â salwch cronig.”.

7D

In addition to the English text that must be included by virtue of paragraph 7B, the label, ticket or notice may include the Welsh text “Nid yw’r llaeth a ddarperir yn y sefydliad hwn wedi ei drin â gwres a gall felly gynnwys organeddau sy’n niweidiol i iechyd. Mae’r Asiantaeth Safonau Bwyd yn cynghori’n gryf na ddylai gael ei yfed gan blant, merched beichiog, pobl hŷn neu’r rhai sy’n sâl neu â salwch cronig.”.

7E

Nothing in this Schedule prevents the following being marked or labelled, as appropriate, with text corresponding to that which is required by virtue of paragraphs 7A and 7B in any other language in addition to Welsh and English—

  • (a) the container in which raw milk is sold;
  • (b) in the case of raw milk which is not prepacked and is sold at a catering establishment—
  • (i) a label attached to the container in which that milk is sold,
  • (ii) a ticket or notice that is readily discernible by an intending purchaser at the place where the purchaser chooses that milk.

Restriction on the sale of raw milk intended for direct human consumption

The Regulation 2017/625 package

  • “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 2019/1666” 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 2019/1873” 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 2019/2074” 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 2019/2123” 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 2019/2126” 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;

RHAN I — MATERION RHAGARWEINIOL

Enwi, cychwyn a chymhwyso

Dehongli

Rhagdybiaethau y bwriedir bwyd ar gyfer ei fwyta gan bobl

Yr awdurdod cymwys

Gorfodi

RHAN II — Y PRIF DDARPARIAETHAU

Hysbysiadau gwella hylendid

Gorchmynion gwahardd at ddibenion hylendid

Hysbysiadau a gorchmynion gwahardd brys at ddibenion hylendid

Hysbysiadau camau cywiro a hysbysiadau cadw

Tramgwyddau oherwydd bai person arall

Amddiffyniad o ddiwydrwydd dyladwy

RHAN III — GWEINYDDU A GORFODI

Caffael samplau

Dadansoddi etc samplau

Pwerau mynediad

Rhwystro, etc. swyddogion

Y terfyn amser ar gyfer erlyniadau

Tramgwyddau a chosbau

Tramgwyddau gan gyrff corfforaethol

Tramgwyddau gan bartneriaethau Albanaidd

Yr hawl i apelio

Apelau i Lys y Goron

Apelau yn erbyn hysbysiadau gwella hylendid a hysbysiadau camau cywiro

Cymhwyso adran 9 o Ddeddf Diogelwch Bwyd 1990

RHAN IV — DARPARIAETHAU AMRYWIOL AC ATODOL

Pŵer i ddyroddi codau arferion a argymhellir

Amddiffyn swyddogion sy'n gweithredu'n ddidwyll

Dirymu dynodiadau a phenodiadau a'u hatal dros dro

Bwyd nad yw wedi'i gynhyrchu, wedi'i brosesu nac wedi'i ddosbarthu yn unol â'r Rheoliadau Hylendid

Cyflwyno dogfennau

Swmpgludo olewau hylifol neu frasterau hylifol ar longau mordwyol a swmpgludo siwgr crai dros y môr

Gofynion rheoli tymheredd

Y modd y mae'r cynhyrchydd yn cyflenwi'n uniongyrchol feintiau bach o gig o ddofednod a lagomorffiaid a gigyddwyd ar y fferm

Cyfyngiadau ar werthu llaeth crai a fwriedir ar gyfer ei yfed yn uniongyrchol gan bobl a diwygiadau i Reoliadau Labelu Bwyd 1996

Diwygiadau canlyniadol

Dirymiadau

Tramgwydd

Olewau hylifol neu frasterau hylifol

Siwgr crai

Dehongli

Cwmpas

Gofynion cadw'n oer

Esemptiadau cyffredinol rhag y gofynion cadw'n oer

Amrywio'r tymheredd o 8ºC ar i fyny gan weithgynhyrchwyr etc.

Cyfnodau goddef ar gyfer cadw'n oer

Gofynion cadw'n dwym

Amddiffyniadau cadw'n dwym

Dehongli

Cwmpas

Gofynion

Tramgwydd

Rheoliadau Lliwiau mewn Bwyd 1995

Rheoliadau Sgil-gynhyrchion Anifeiliaid (Adnabod) 1995

Rheoliadau Labelu Bwyd 1996

Rheoliadau Esgyrn Cig Eidion 1997

ATODLEN 3Ch — GOFYNION Y CYFEIRIR ATYNT YN RHEOLIAD 17(8)

Y gofynion yw—

  • (a) bod y lladd-dy ar 31 Rhagfyr 2005 yn un a drwyddedwyd yn lladd-dy trwybwn isel o dan Reoliadau Cig Dofednod, Cig Adar Hela a Ffermir a Chig Cwningen (Hylendid ac Arolygu) 1995[^f00044];
  • (b) bod y gweithredwr busnes bwyd yn naliad gwreiddiol y dofednod neu'r lagomorffiaid yn eu cludo o'r daliad hwnnw yn uniongyrchol i'r lladd-dy ac yn rhoi ymgymeriad ysgrifenedig i'r gweithredwr busnes bwyd yn y lladd-dy mai ef sydd i sicrhau bod y cyfryngau cludo yn cael eu glanhau ac, os yw'n angenrheidiol, yn cael eu diheintio ar ôl eu gwagio;
  • (c) bod y gweithredwr busnes bwyd yn y lladd-dy yn cadw'r ymgymeriad y cyfeiriwyd ato ym mharagraff (b) am flwyddyn; ac
  • (ch) bod y gweithredwr busnes bwyd yn y lladd-dy yn cydnabod wrth y milfeddyg swyddogol y gallai fod yn ofynnol iddo o dan reolau iechyd anifeiliaid ymatal rhag gweithredu yn y lladd-dy os byddai clefyd anifeiliaid yn brigo.

Marc iechyd arbennig

Diwygiadau canlyniadol

Dirymiadau

Cyfyngiad ar werthu llaeth crai a fwriedir ar gyfer ei yfed yn uniongyrchol gan bobl

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