Every licensee shall keep for 5 years the information required...
- Keep irradiation records for at least 5 years Licence Holder
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2009
United Kingdom
The Food Irradiation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
At a glance
What's here
11 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
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- Licence Holder 11
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What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Every licensee shall send to the Agency by the last...
- Send annual return of irradiated foods to the Agency by end of February Licence Holder
A licensee shall not irradiate food save by proper irradiation....
- Do not irradiate food unless using proper irradiation Licence Holder
Every licensee shall maintain such controls as shall at all...
- Maintain controls to ensure irradiation matches the specified measurement method Licence Holder
Every licensee shall record, in relation to each batch of...
- Record detailed irradiation parameters for each batch of food Licence Holder
(1) Every licensee shall record for each batch of food...
- Record batch information and provide required details with irradiated food consignments Licence Holder
Browse 2 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Dosimetry: overall average absorbed dose
Procedures
sch. 2 para. 1
- Only irradiate licensed food at licensed facility with proper documentation from suppliers Licence Holder
sch. 2 para. 2
- Keep irradiated and non-irradiated food in separate, walled-off areas Licence Holder
sch. 2 para. 3
- Do not combine irradiation with same-purpose chemical treatment or re-irradiate food Licence Holder
sch. 2 para. 4
- Number each batch of irradiated food and link to incoming references Licence Holder
sch. 2 para. 5
- Only use approved radiation sources for irradiating food Licence Holder
Browse 18 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Dosimetry: overall average absorbed dose
Citation and commencement
Application for licence
Scope
Consideration of the application
Interpretation
Where the Agency believes that— (a) it ought to take...
Prohibition on treatment without a licence
Refusal of application
Restrictions on importation
Duration
Restriction on storage or transport
Restriction on sale
Documentation for food not ready for a final sale
Enforcement
Offences and penalties
Application of various provisions of the Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991
Revocation of existing Regulations
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