Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety

Article 53U.K.Emergency measures for food and feed F1...

1.[F2Where it is evident that food or feed originating in the United Kingdom, or imported into Great Britain from outside the United Kingdom, is likely to constitute a serious risk to human health, animal health or the environment, the appropriate authority may made regulations, containing one or more the following measures, depending on the gravity of the situation—]

(a)in the case of food or feed [F3originating in the United Kingdom]:

(i)

suspension of the placing on the market or use of the food in question;

(ii)

suspension of the placing on the market or use of the feed in question;

(iii)

laying down special conditions for the food or feed in question;

(iv)

any other appropriate interim measure;

(b)[F4in the case of food or feed imported from outside the United Kingdom—]

(i)

suspension of imports of the food or feed in question from all or part of the F5... country concerned and, where applicable, from the F5... country of transit;

(ii)

laying down special conditions for the food or feed in question from all or part of the F5... country concerned;

(iii)

any other appropriate interim measure.

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