REHIS Food Safety Legislation - Specific to Scotland UK

1. 9.
Food Safety Legislation

2. Your responsibility
To know the law that applies to food handlers
and
what you need to do to comply with the law.

3. Offences may be reported to the Procurator Fiscal by Enforcement Officers
– Court Action may follow
The Food Safety Act 1990
• Food injurious to health
• Nature, substance and quality
• The prevention of the sale of unfit food

4. Regulation (EC) 852/2004
• The construction and maintenance of rooms and equipment to
ensure a business operates hygienically.
• The identification of food safety procedures and the
implementation of a HACCP Based Food Safety Management
System
• The training of food handlers, including relevant HACCP
training
• The obligations placed on food handlers and food business
operators
Offences may be reported to the Procurator Fiscal by
Enforcement Officers – Court Action may follow

5. The Food Hygiene (Scotland)
Regulations 2006
• Temperature controls:
o Food to be kept in a refrigerator or in a cool ventilated
place OR above 63⁰C
o The temperature of reheated food to be raised to at
least 82⁰C
o No food to be kept at temperatures which could result
in a risk to health
• The role of authorised enforcement officers and food
authorities

6. Offences may be reported to the Procurator Fiscal by
Enforcement Officers – Court Action may follow
The General Food Regulation 2004
• Food safety requirements
• Misleading presentation of food
• Traceability requirements
• Requirement to withdraw unfit food

7. EU Food Information for Consumers
Regulation 1169/2011
Food Information
Regulations 2014
Offences may be reported to the Procurator Fiscal by
Enforcement Officers – Court Action may follow

8. Authorised Officers
Environmental Health Officers
and Food Safety Officers
• Enter premises at any reasonable time
• Provide guidance, advice and training
• Investigate food poisoning and complaints
• Send informal letters

9. Authorised Officers
• Serve Notices
• Close food premises
• Seize or detain food articles or records
• Take photographs and samples
• Instigate legal proceedings

10. Questions?