C1C2 Part II MAIN PROVISIONS
Pts. I-III (ss. 1-39) applied (with modifications) (7.8.1991) by S.I. 1991/1773, art. 8(2)(3), Sch. 2
Food safety
7 Rendering food injurious to health.
1
Any person who renders any food injurious to health by means of any of the following operations, namely—
a
adding any article or substance to the food;
b
using any article or substance as an ingredient in the preparation of the food;
c
abstracting any constituent from the food; and
d
subjecting the food to any other process or treatment,
with intent that it shall be sold for human consumption, shall be guilty of an offence.
2
In determining for the purposes of this section and section 8(2) below whether any food is injurious to health, regard shall be had—
a
not only to the probable effect of that food on the health of a person consuming it; but
b
also to the probable cumulative effect of food of substantially the same composition on the health of a person consuming it in ordinary quantities.
3
In this Part “injury”, in relation to health, includes any impairment, whether permanent or temporary, and “injurious to health” shall be construed accordingly.
Pts. I-III (ss. 1-39): functions transferred (10.1.1992) by S.I. 1991/2913, art. 8, Sch. 2
Pts. I-III (ss. 1-39): certain functions transferred (7.8.1991) by S.I. 1991/1773, art. 8(1)(3), Sch. 2