Food safety culture and enforcement procedures
In March 2021, Regulation 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs was amended by Commission Regulation 2021/382. The amendments introduced new provisions relating to allergens, the …
Regulatory News
Food Standards Agency (UK) consultation on precautionary allergen labelling
The Food Standards Agency has opened a public consultation on the provision of precautionary allergen labelling (e.g. ‘main contain’) on foods sold in England, Wales …
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EU public consultation on changes to food information rules
The European Commission has published its public consultation on the revision of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the Provision of Food Information to Consumers. The …
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Brexit and Food Law Webinar
I was delighted to present a live webinar today (28th January 2021) for MBL Seminars on the subject of Brexit and food law. I used …
Consumer Law – Ireland – Enforcement Action
The National Consumer Agency (NCA) has recently published the latest edition of the Consumer Protection List. The List which is published at regularly intervals sets …
Consumer Protection Enforcement – 2012 Annual Report published by the NCA
The National Consumer Agency (NCA) reports that during 2012 it took 112 enforcement actions against businesses for non compliance with consumer protection legislation. This includes …
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North Kildare Chamber Workshop – “How to Grow your Business and Diversify on a Budget”
Ian Thomas is pleased to be a speaker at this free event which will take place at 6 pm on Thursday, 30th May 2013 at …
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Retailer fined for selling alcohol to a child
Dunnes Stores has been found guilty of selling alcohol to a person under the age of eighteen. The conviction at Drogheda District Court is believed …
International Product Safety Week – Launch of GlobalRecalls
International Product Safety Week was hosted by the European Commission in Brussels between 15th and 19th October 2012. Following a series of product recalls the …
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Legislation update
Biocidal Products The new EU Biocidal Products Regulation, No 528/2012, has recently been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Regulation will …