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UK Food Safety Act 1990in-force

Food Safety Act 1990 (c. 16)

UK-1990-16

Applies from 1991-01-01

Summary

UK food safety framework: food must not be injurious to health, unfit or misdescribed; enforcement powers.

Scope

Applies to all food sold in the UK. Prohibits rendering food injurious to health (s. 7), selling food unfit for human consumption (s. 8), and misdescribing food (s. 14-15).

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