- Enforced by
- FSA, Food Standards Scotland
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 3 of 13 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 10 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 3 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
- Protect consumer interests and prevent misleading food practicesTrader
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- CROWN must conduct public consultations on food lawCrown / Minister / Government department
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulators must inform the public about food or feed health risksStatutory regulator
- Ensure imported food and feed meet UK safety standardsTrader
Unlimited fine
- Ensure exported food and feed meets UK or destination country standardsTrader
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Authorities must maintain food safety standards and support global tradeCrown / Minister / Government department
- Do not place unsafe food on the marketTrader
- Do not sell or use unsafe animal feedTrader
- Do not mislead consumers through food presentation or advertisingTrader
- Ensure all food and feed products meet legal safety requirementsOperator
Unlimited fine
- Maintain traceability systems for food and feed throughout your supply chainOperator
- Withdraw and recall unsafe food and notify authoritiesOperator
Unlimited fine
- Withdraw and report unsafe animal feedOperator
53 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Meet food safety requirements for your business
Register, implement HACCP, and comply with food safety law including allergen requirements
Respond to a food safety incident
Immediate steps when unsafe food is discovered or a customer reports illness. Stop selling, withdraw the product, notify the FSA, and cooperate …
Start a food business for the first time
Everything you need to do before opening a food business. Covers registration, premises, HACCP, training, allergens, labelling, and preparing for your first …
Food safety quick compliance check
A quick compliance check for food business operators. Covers registration, HACCP, allergens, temperature control, training, and record keeping.
Improve your food hygiene rating
Practical steps to improve a poor food hygiene rating. Understand what inspectors scored, fix the issues, and request a re-inspection.
3 more guides that reference this instrument
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.