Hygiene Legislation Regulations (Scotland)

Hygiene Legislation

Readers should note that the advice contained in this part of the guidance applies only until 1 January 2006, from which date Regulations (EC) No. 852, 853 and 854 of 2004 will apply.

Directive 93/43 EEC (OJ No. L175, 19.7.93, p.1) on the hygiene of foodstuffs lays down general rules of hygiene and procedures for verification of compliance with these rules. The Directive covers the preparation, processing, manufacturing, packaging, storing, transportation, distribution, handling and offering for sale or supply of foodstuffs not covered elsewhere by product-specific hygiene Directives. It also covers gaps in the product-specific hygiene Directives.

For example, few of these Directives cover the sale or supply of their foodstuffs, and where they do not then Directive 93/43 does. Directive 96/3/EC grants a derogation from certain dedicated transport provisions of Directive 93/43, as regards the transport of bulk liquid oils and fats by sea. Commission Directive 98/28/EC grants a derogation from certain dedicated transport provisions of Directive 93/43, as regards the bulk transport of raw sugar by sea.