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 (c. 178)

F1 CHAPTER IV U.K. RAPID ALERT SYSTEM, CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCIES

SECTION 2 U.K. EMERGENCIES

Article 53 U.K. Emergency measures for food and feed F2 ...

1. [F3 Where it is evident that food or feed originating in or entering Great Britain is likely to constitute a serious risk to human health, animal health or the environment, the appropriate authority may make regulations, containing one or more of the following measures, depending on the gravity of the situation—]

(a) in the case of food or feed [F4 originating in [F5 Great Britain]]:

(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) [F6 in the case of food or feed [F7 entering Great Britain]—]

(i)

suspension of [F8 the entry] of the food or feed in question from all or part of the F9 ... country concerned and, where applicable, from the F9 ... country of transit;

(ii)

laying down special conditions for the food or feed in question from all or part of the F9 ... country concerned;

(iii)

any other appropriate interim measure.

[F10 2A. For the purpose of this Article, “entering Great Britain” means the action of bringing food or feed into Great Britain from any country outside of Great Britain.]

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Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Art. 53 heading omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 20A(a) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 10(13)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in Art. 53(1) substituted (18.4.2022) by The Food and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/377), regs. 1(2), 4(2)(a)

F4 Words in Art. 53(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 20A(b)(ii) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 10(13)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Words in Art. 53(1)(a) substituted (18.4.2022) by The Food and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/377), regs. 1(2), 4(2)(b)

F6 Words in Art. 53(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 20A(b)(iii) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 10(13)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7 Words in Art. 53(1)(b) substituted (18.4.2022) by The Food and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/377), regs. 1(2), 4(2)(c)(i)

F8 Words in Art. 53(1)(b)(i) substituted (18.4.2022) by The Food and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/377), regs. 1(2), 4(2)(c)(ii)

F9 Word in Art. 53(1)(b)(i)(ii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 20A(b)(iv) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 10(13)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F10 Art. 53(2A) inserted (18.4.2022) by The Food and Feed Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/377), regs. 1(2), 4(3)

F11 Art. 53(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 20A(b)(iv) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 10(13)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F1 Article 54 U.K. Other emergency measures

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Textual Amendments

F1 Ch. 4 omitted (except Art. 53) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The General Food Law (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/641), regs. 1, 20(c) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1504, regs. 1(2), 10(12)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)