Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2009/258 United Kingdom

The Food Irradiation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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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.

sch. 2 para. 1 sch. 2 para. 1 Regulated
  • Only irradiate licensed food at licensed facility with proper documentation from suppliersLicence Holder
sch. 2 para. 2 sch. 2 para. 2 Regulated
  • Keep irradiated and non-irradiated food in separate, walled-off areasLicence Holder
sch. 2 para. 3 sch. 2 para. 3 Regulated
  • Do not combine irradiation with same-purpose chemical treatment or re-irradiate foodLicence Holder
sch. 2 para. 4 sch. 2 para. 4 Regulated
  • Number each batch of irradiated food and link to incoming referencesLicence Holder
sch. 2 para. 5 sch. 2 para. 5 Regulated
  • Only use approved radiation sources for irradiating foodLicence Holder
18 other provisions — procedural and definitional
sch. 1 Dosimetry: overall average absorbed dose
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.001 Application for licence (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Scope
s.002 Consideration of the application (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Interpretation
s.003 Where the Agency believes that— (a) it ought to take... (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Prohibition on treatment without a licence
s.004 Refusal of application (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Restrictions on importation
s.005 Duration (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Restriction on storage or transport
s.007 Restriction on sale
s.008 Documentation for food not ready for a final sale
s.009 Enforcement
s.010 Offences and penalties
s.011 Application of various provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991
s.012 Revocation of existing Regulations
Schedules

Schedules

6 of 8 shown
s.sch002 Every licensee shall keep for 5 years the information required... Regulated
  • Keep irradiation records for at least 5 yearsLicence Holder
s.sch002 Every licensee shall send to the Agency by the last... Regulated
  • Send annual return of irradiated foods to the Agency by end of FebruaryLicence Holder
s.sch002 A licensee shall not irradiate food save by proper irradiation.... Regulated
  • Do not irradiate food unless using proper irradiationLicence Holder
s.sch002 Every licensee shall maintain such controls as shall at all... Regulated
  • Maintain controls to ensure irradiation matches the specified measurement methodLicence Holder
s.sch002 Every licensee shall record, in relation to each batch of... Regulated
  • Record detailed irradiation parameters for each batch of foodLicence Holder
s.sch002 (1) Every licensee shall record for each batch of food... Regulated
  • Record batch information and provide required details with irradiated food consignmentsLicence Holder
2 other schedules
s.sch001 Dosimetry: overall average absorbed dose
s.sch001 Procedures

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