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Last updated,
19 April, 2024
Food Hygiene
Providing access to EU and UK legislation
Summary
Note: The topic of food hygiene overlaps with official controls. See: Official Control Legislation in the EU. In addition to the legislation mentioned here, there are additional veterianry and zootechnical controls which may have relevance.
Early EU hygiene legislation was developed as part of the controls of animal production and is often termed 'veterinary legislation'. This area was originally the responsibility of the part of the Commission known as Directorate-General (DG) VI (Agriculture). Manufactured food products were mainly the responsibility of DG III (Industry or, later, Internal Market) where more general controls (often term 'horizontal' legislation) were introduced as part of the 'internal market' programme. This included Directive 93/43 on hygiene for foodstuffs not covered by the various veterinary hygiene controls. DG VI also developed a large number of new Directives in support of the 'internal market' programme - each one was for a different type of animal product (often termed a 'vertical' approach').
Following the BSE crisis and the adoption of a more unified structure within the European Commission with the creation of DG Health and Consumer Protection, there was considerable pressure to produce a more simplified legislative system. The adoption of the Commission's White Paper on Food Safety (in 2000) eventually provide the incentive to make progress and a fully updated set of 3 hygiene regulations was adopted in 2004 - known at the time as the 'hygiene package'. This included Regulation 852/2004, Regulation 853/2004 and Regulation 854/2004. These 3 Regulations have since been amended and supplemented by additional controls with Regulation 854/2004 being completely replaced by updated comprehensive official controls contained in Regulation 2017/625.
The following diagram, covering both hygiene and official controls, illustrates how the 2004 'hygiene package' and the 2004 official control regulation updated the earlier legislation (note that amendments to the former Directives have not been shown):
A pdf file of this figure is also available. See: Development of EU Official Control and Hygiene Legislation Figure
The following diagram illustrates the amendments and additions that have taken place to the 3 hygiene controls since the new controls were adopted in 2004:
A larger version of this figure (as pdf) is also available. See: EU Food Hygiene - Developments since 2004
For the Commission's page on this topic, see: Food Hygiene.
EU Legislation - the 'Hygiene Package'
Quick Links to Consolidated Texts
(but check below for additional amendments not yet included) :
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- Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying
down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L139, 30.4.2004)
[Incorrect formatting used - see Corrigendum for corrected version]
- Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004)(OJ L226, 25.6.2004, page 22) [Full reprint of the text of the Regulation]
- Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004. Corrected version in OJ L226, 25.6.2004) (OJ L204, 4.8.2007, page 26) [Correcting place of signature to 'Brussels']
Amendments:
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products ... and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (OJ L338, 22.12.2005, page 27) [Amendments to specific points in Annexes II and III]
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down transitional arrangements ... and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (OJ L338, 22.12.2005, page 83) [Minor amendment to one section in Annex II]
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L320, 18.11.2006, page 1) [Minor amendment to Annex II and amendments to Annex III adding 'colustrum' to provisions on milk]
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions ... by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (OJ L363, 20.12.2006, page 1) [Minor amendments to take account of accession of Bulgaria and Romania from 1 January 2007]
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1243/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L281, 25.10.2007, page 8) [In Annex III, making a minor amendment for fishing vessels and more detailed changes for gelatine]
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1020/2008 of 17 October 2008 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin and Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 as regards identification marking, raw milk and dairy products, eggs and egg products and certain fishery products (OJ L277, 18.10.2008, page 8) [Minor amendments to Annexes II and III]
- Regulation (EC) No 219/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 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 Two (OJ L87, 31.3.2009, page 109) [Procedural amendments]
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1161/2009 of 30 November 2009 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards food chain information to be provided to food business operators operating slaughterhouses ( OJ L314, 1.12.2009, page 9) [Making a minor transitional provision permanent]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 558/2010 of 24 June 2010 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L159, 25.6.2010, page 18) [Making some adjustments to the specirfic hygtiene requirements for various foods]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 150/2011 of 18 February 2011 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards farmed and wild game and farmed and wild game meat (OJ L46, 19.2.2011, page 14) [Reduced requirements for certain game meat]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1276/2011 of 8 December 2011 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the treatment to kill viable parasites in fishery products for human consumption (OJ L327, 9.12.2011, page 39) [Amendments relating to fish and the control of parasites]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 16/2012 of 11 January 2012 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the requirements concerning frozen food of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L8, 12.1.2012, page 29) [Additional date marking requirement]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 786/2013 of 16 August 2013 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the permitted limits of yessotoxins in live bivalve molluscs (OJ L220, 17.8.2013, page 14) [Increased limit]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 218/2014 of 7 March 2014 amending Annexes to Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 (OJ L69, 8.3.2014, page 95) [Miscellaneous amendments to inspection procedures]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 633/2014 of 13 June 2014 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific requirements for handling large wild game and for the post-mortem inspection of wild game (OJ L175, 14.6.2014, page 6) [Reduced requirements for certain game meat]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1137/2014 of 27 October 2014 amending Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the handling of certain offal from animals intended for human consumption (OJ L307, 28.10.2014, page 28) [Minor reduced requirement]
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/355 of 11 March 2016 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific requirements for gelatine, collagen and highly refined products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L67, 12.3.2016, page 22)
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1978 of 31 October 2017 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin as regard echinoderms harvested outside classified production areas (OJ L285, 1.11.2017, page 3)
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1981 of 31 October 2017 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards temperature conditions during transport of meat (OJ L285, 1.11.2017, page 10)
- Regulation (EU) 2019/1243 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 adapting a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to Articles 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (OJ L198, 25.7.2019, page 241) [Provides increased authority to the Commission to adopt delegated legislation]
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2192 of 7 December 2020 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the identification mark to be used for certain products of animal origin in the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland (OJ L434, 23.12.2020, page 10)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1374 of 12 April 2021 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific hygiene requirements for food of animal origin (OJ L297, 20.8.2021, page 1)
- Regulation (EU) 2021/1756 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 as regards official controls on animals and products of animal origin exported from third countries to the Union in order to ensure compliance with the prohibition of certain uses of antimicrobials and Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 as regards the direct supply of meat from poultry and lagomorphs (OJ L357, 8.10.2021, page 27)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2258 of 9 September 2022 amending and correcting Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on specific hygiene requirements for food of animal origin as regards fishery products, eggs and certain highly refined products, and amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624 as regards certain bivalve molluscs (OJ L 299, 18.11.2022, page 5)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1141 of 14 December 2023 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards specific hygiene requirements for certain meat, fishery products, dairy products and eggs (OJ L, 2024/1141, 19.4.2024)
- Note: The following Regulation was part of the 'Hygiene Package' but was repealed in December 2019 by Regulation 2017/625 providing for a comprehensive system of official controls - see the page on Official Control Legislation in the EU on this site.
- Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying
down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products
of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004)
[Incorrect formatting used - see Corrigendum for corrected version]
- Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L139, 30.4.2004) (OJ L226, 25.6.2004, page 83)[Full reprint
of the text of the Regulation]
- Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption ( OJ L139, 30.4.2004 . Corrected version in OJ L226, 25.6.2004 ) (OJ L204, 4.8.2007, page 26) [Correcting place of signature to 'Brussels']
Amendments
- Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure
the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health
and animal welfare rules (OJ L165, 30.4.2004) [As
printed in the Corrigendum published in OJ L191, 28.5.2004, page 1]
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products ... and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (OJ L338, 22.12.2005, page 27) [A small number of amendments to specific points in Annexes I, II and III]
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down transitional arrangements ... and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (OJ L338, 22.12.2005, page 83) [Minor amendment to one section in Annex]
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending 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 (OJ L320, 18.11.2006, page 12) [Minor amendments to Annexes I, IV and VI]
- Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 of 20 November 2006 adapting certain Regulations and Decisions ... by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (OJ L363, 20.12.2006, page 1) [Minor amendments to take account of accession of Bulgaria and Romania from 1 January 2007]
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1021/2008 of 17 October 2008 amending Annexes I, II and III to 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 and Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 ... ( OJ L277, 18.10.2008, page 17) [Minor amendments to Annexes I, II and III]
- Regulation (EC) No 219/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 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 Two (OJ L87, 31.3.2009, page 109) [Procedural amendments]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 505/2010 of 14 June 2010 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of officials controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L149, 15.6.2010, page 1) [Changed requirement for certain marine gastropods]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 151/2011 of 18 February 2011 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards farmed game (OJ L46, 19.2.2011, page 17) [Reduced requirements for certain game meat]
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 739/2011 of 27 July 2011 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of officials controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L196, 28.7.2011, page 3) [Certain technical amendments]
- Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013 of 13 May 2013 adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia (OJ L158, 10.6.2013, page 1) [Includes Croatia in Annex I list of territories]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 218/2014 of 7 March 2014 amending Annexes to Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 (OJ L69, 8.3.2014, page 95) [Miscellaneous amendments to inspection procedures]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 219/2014 of 7 March 2014 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific requirements for post-mortem inspection of domestic swine (OJ L69, 8.3.2014, page 99) [Miscellaneous amendments to inspection procedures]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 633/2014 of 13 June 2014 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific requirements for handling large wild game and for the post-mortem inspection of wild game (OJ L175, 14.6.2014, page 6) [Reduced requirements for certain game meat]
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2285 of 8 December 2015 amending Annex II to 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 regards certain requirements for live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (OJ L323, 9.12.2015, page 2) [Updating classification procedures for bivalve molluscs, etc]
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1979 of 31 October 2017 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of officials controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption as regard echinoderms harvested outside classified production areas (OJ L285, 1.11.2017, page 6)
Adopted at the same time as the 'Hygiene Package' was a Directive specifically designed to repeal the various Directives which had provided requirements for hygiene of foods derived from animal products:
- Directive 2004/41/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 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 (OJ L157,
30.4.2004)
[Incorrect formatting used - see Corrigendum for corrected version]
- Corrigendum to Directive 2004/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 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 (OJ L157, 30.4.2004) (OJ L195, 2.6.2004, page 12) [Full reprint
of the text of the Regulation]
Consolidated Texts
As there have been significant amendments, it is easiest to consult the consolidated versions of the Regulations which contain an updated version of the complete text of the amended Regulations - these may however not contain any very recent amendments.:
EU Legislation - Implementing measures
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (OJ L338, 22.12.2005, page 1)
Amendments:
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1441/2007 of 5 December 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (OJ L322, 7.12.2007, page12) [Amendments to Annex I with complete new text]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 365/2010 of 28 April 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs as regards Enterobacteriaceae in pasteurised milk and other pasteurised liquid dairy products and Listeria monocytogenes in food grade salt (OJ L107, 29.4.2010, page 9) [Minor changes to Annex I]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1086/2011 of 27 October 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards salmonella in fresh poultry meat (OJ L281, 28.10.2011, page 7) [Additional requirements]
- Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1086/2011 of 27 October 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards salmonella in fresh poultry meat (OJ L 281, 28.10.2011) (OJ L68, 13.3.2015, page 90)
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 209/2013 of 11 March 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards microbiological criteria for sprouts and the sampling rules for poultry carcases and fresh poultry meat (OJ L68, 12.3.2013, page 19) [Additional requirements]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1019/2013 of 23 October 2013 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards histamine in fishery products (OJ L282, 244.10.2013, page 46) [Amended requirements]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 217/2014 of 7 March 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards Salmonella in pig carcases (OJ L69, 8.3.2014, page 93) [Amended requirements]
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2285 of 8 December 2015 amending Annex II to 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 regards certain requirements for live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs (OJ L323, 9.12.2015, page 2) [Amended requirements]
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1495 of 23 August 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards Campylobacter in broiler carcases (OJ L218, 24.8.2017, page 1) [Amended requirements]
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/229 of 7 February 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs as regards certain methods, the food safety criterion for Listeria monocytogenes in sprouted seeds, and the process hygiene criterion and food safety criterion for unpasteurised fruit and vegetable juices (ready-to-eat) (OJ L37, 8.2.2019, page 106) [Updated reference methods and various miscellaneous amended requirements]
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/205 of 14 February 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards Salmonella in reptile meat (OJ L43, 17.2.2020, page 63)
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 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 (OJ L338, 22.12.2005, page 27)
Amendments:
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and repealing certain implementing measures (OJ L320, 18.11.2006, page13) [Amendments including new health certificates and the repeal of numerous Decisions affecting individual third countries]
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1244/2007 of 24 October 2007 L 281 12 25.10.2007
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1244/2007 of 24 October 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and laying down specific rules on official controls for the inspection of meat (OJ L281, 25.10.2007, page12) [Changes to amnesic shellfish poison detection method and to meat inspection controls]
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1022/2008 of 17 October 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards the total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) limits (OJ L277, 18.10.2008, page18) [Changes to limits for fishery products ]
- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1250/2008 of 12 December 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards certification requirements for import of fishery products, live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods intended for human consumption (OJ L337, 16.12.2008, page 31) [Modified health certificates]
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 15/2011 of 10 January 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards recognised testing methods for detecting marine biotoxins in live bivalve molluscs (OJ L6, 11.1.2011, page 3) [Updated detection method]
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2011 of 11 August 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards documentation accompanying imports of frozen fishery products directly from a freezer vessel (OJ L207, 12.8.2011, page 1) [Amended administrative provisions]
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1012/2012 of 5 November 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the list of vector species, the health requirements and the certification requirements concerning epizootic ulcerative syndrome and as regards the entry for Thailand in the list of third countries from which imports of certain fish and fishery products into the Union are permitted (OJ L306, 6.11.2012, page 1) [New Model Health Certificate]
- Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1012/2012 of 5 November 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the list of vector species, the health requirements and the certification requirements concerning epizootic ulcerative syndrome and as regards the entry for Thailand in the list of third countries from which imports of certain fish and fishery products into the Union are permitted (OJ L 306, 6.11.2012) (OJ L214, 9.8.2013, page 11)
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 218/2014 of 7 March 2014 amending Annexes to Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 (OJ L69, 8.3.2014, page 95) [Miscellaneous amendments to inspection procedures]
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 of 28 April 2016 drawing up lists of third countries, parts of third countries and territories from which Member States are to authorise the introduction into the Union of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption, laying down certificate requirements, amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 and repealing Decision 2003/812/EC (OJ L126, 14.5.2016, page 13)
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1973 of 30 October 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls on fishery products caught by vessels flying the flag of a Member State and introduced into Union after being transferred in third countries and establishing a model health certificate for those products (OJ L281, 31.10.2017, page 21)
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1980 of 31 October 2017 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) detection method (OJ L285, 1.11.2017, page 8)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1139 of 3 July 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards official controls on food of animal origin in relation to requirements concerning food chain information and fishery products and to the reference to recognised testing methods for marine biotoxins and to testing methods for raw milk and heat-treated cow's milk (OJ L180, 4.7.2019, page 12)
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 of 10 August 2015 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (OJ L212, 11.8.2015, page 7)
- Note that this replaced and repealed the original controls contained in: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (OJ L338, 22.12.2005, page 60)
Amendment:
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/519 of 24 March 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 as regards testing for Trichinella in solipeds and the derogation of the United Kingdom from testing for Trichinella in domestic swine (OJ L104, 25.3.2021, page 36)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1418 of 22 August 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 as regards Trichinella control in relation to cutting of carcases and alternative analytical methods (OJ L 218, 23.8.2022, page 7)
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2158 of 20 November 2017 establishing mitigation measures and benchmark levels for the reduction of the presence of acrylamide in food (OJ L304, 21.11.2017, page 24)
Consolidated Texts
Where there have been significant amendments, it is easiest to consult the consolidated versions of the Regulations which contain the complete current text of the amended Regulations:
Supporting Documents
The following publications provide additional guidance:
UK Legislation
Brexit: Prior to the IP Completion Day (31 December 2020), the legal requirements given in the EU Regulations listed above still applied to the UK. Since IP Completion Day, the EU Regulations above have been incorporated into UK legislation but with amendments to correct deficiencies. Information on this is given below. For more details of the process of incorporating EU legislation into UK law, see the separate page: UK Food Law: EU Legislation as Amended for the UK. Provisions for the enforcement of the controls (originally the EU Regulations but now as amended) have been provided in the UK Regulations listed below. For Northern Ireland, EU rules still apply.
1st January 2021: For interim guidance, see:
EU Legislation amended for application in the UK: with links to legislation.gov.uk
- Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs - see 2019, No 1013; 2019, No 642 as amended by:
- General Food Hygiene (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019, No. 642)
as amended by:
- Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020, No. 1504)
- Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019, No. 1013) [Revoked by 2020, No. 1504]
- Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin - see 2019, No 1247; 2019, No 1013; 2019, No 640 as amended by:
- Specific Food Hygiene (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019, No. 640)
as amended by:
- Specific Food Hygiene (Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019, No. 1247)
- Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020, No. 1504)
- Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019, No. 1013) [Revoked by 2020, No. 1504]
- Specific Food Hygiene (Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019, No. 1247)
- Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022, No. 1351)
- Regulation (EU) 579/2014 granting derogation from certain provisions of Annex 2 to Regulation (EC) 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the transport of liquid oils and fats by sea
as amended by:
- General Food Hygiene (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019, No. 642) as amended by:
- Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020, No. 1504)
- Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2074/2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and ... as amended by:
- Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019, No. 1013) [Revoked by 2020, No. 1504]
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 of 28 April 2016 drawing up lists of third countries, parts of third countries and territories from which Member States are to authorise the introduction into the Union of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption, ...
- Regulation (EU) 2017/2158 establishing mitigation measures and benchmark levels for the reduction of the presence of acrylamide in food
as amended by:
- General Food Hygiene (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019, No. 642) as amended by:
- Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020, No. 1504)
Enforcement:
Requirements for implementation and enforcement are provided separately for the four parts of the United Kingdom. Use the links to access the documents on legislation.go.uk:
- England
- Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Food Hygiene Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
(SRNI 2006, No. 3)
[Revised not available] as amended
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