The Quick-frozen Foodstuffs Regulations 1990 No. 2615

[F1Interpretation and scopeE+W+S

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;

[F2“authorised officer” means an authorised officer of a food authority;]

F3...

[F4“mass caterer” has the meaning given by Article 2(2)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004;]

[F5“monitoring”, in the context of the monitoring of air temperatures, is the action performed by an instrument for the measurement of air temperatures which instrument then records (either continuously or at frequent and regular intervals) the measurements it has made;]

[F6“placing on the market” has the meaning that it bears in Regulation 178/2002 and “placed on the market” and “place on the market” shall be construed accordingly;]

“prepackaging” shall be construed in accordance with the definition of “prepacked” in [F7Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004];

“quick-frozen foodstuff” means a product—

(a)

comprising food which has undergone a freezing process known as “quick-freezing” whereby the zone of maximum crystallisation is crossed as rapidly as possible, depending on the type of product, and

(b)

which is labelled for the purpose of sale to indicate that it has undergone that process,

but shall not include ice-cream or any other edible ice; F8...

[F9“Regulation 178/2002” means Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 as amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 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 and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the number and names of the permanent Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority;

“Regulation 37/2005” means Commission Regulation (EC) No. 37/2005 on the monitoring of temperatures in the means of transport, warehousing and storage of quick-frozen foodstuffs intended for human consumption;]

[F10“retail display cabinet” means any cabinet from which a quick-frozen foodstuff is offered either for retail sale or for sale in the course of a Cash-and-Carry business;]

[F9“specified Community provision” means any provision of Regulation 37/2005 that is specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 and whose subject matter is described in column 2 of that Schedule; ]

[F10“storage” includes keeping in a warehouse, and “storer” shall be construed accordingly; and]

[F11“ultimate consumer” has the same meaning as “final consumer” in point 18 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.]