Withdrawal is when a food is removed from the market, this includes at point of sale. Food business operators must recall the food if it has reached the consumer. Withdrawal, recall and notificationĪrticle 19 requires food business operators to withdraw food which is not compliant with food safety requirements and has left their control. Where there is a bilateral agreement between GB and another country, food exported from GB needs to comply with its provisions. The competent authorities must confirm this after they have been fully informed as to why the food could not be placed on the market. When exporting or re-exporting food, provided the food is not injurious to health or unsafe, the competent authorities of the destination country must have agreed for the food to be exported or re-exported. Exported foodĪrticle 12 requires that food which is exported or re-exported from GB must comply with the requirements of food law, unless the authorities of the importing country have requested otherwise, or it complies with the laws, regulations and other legal and administrative procedures of the importing country. ImportsĪrticle 11 requires that food which is imported into Great Britain (GB) for placing on the market shall comply with the requirements of food law, or if there is a specific agreement between GB and the exporting country, then the imported foods must follow agreed requirements. In each case, the information shall be made available to competent authorities on demand. businesses to which their products have been supplied.food-producing animals supplied to their business.TraceabilityĪrticle 18 requires food business operators to keep records of the following: PresentationĪrticle 16 states that labelling, advertising and presentation, including the setting in which the food is displayed, of food shall not mislead consumers. The article also indicates what factors need to be considered when determining whether food is injurious to health or unfit. SafetyĪrticle 14 states that food shall not be placed on the market if it is unsafe. We outline the key provisions for food business operators laid down in General Food Law that apply to food business operators. General Food Law includes principles (Articles 5 to 10) and requirements (Article 14 to 21). View Guidance on food traceability, withdrawals and recalls within the UK food industry as PDF(Open in a new window) (1.18 MB) General Food Law provisions
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