Regulations
Regulations governing milk production and the processing of milk and milk products
At the beginning of 2006 a package of new consolidated EU food hygiene regulations came into force. These replaced the old Milk and Milk Products Hygiene Directive 92/46/EEC, the Dairy Products (Hygiene) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 and a number of other EU Directives and National Regulations specific to the hygiene of certain types of food.
New EU Regulations now in force:
- Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (PDF 114 KB)
- Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (PDF 276 KB)
- Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (PDF 265 KB)
These regulations set out the responsibilities of food business operators (including farmers of all types), the standards for premises, plant and product (which are required) and the control systems to be applied to ensure compliance with this legislation.
The Food Hygiene Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (PDF 224 KB) provide for the execution and enforcement in Northern Ireland of the above community regulations. Schedule 6 in particular deals with: Restrictions on the sale of raw milk intended for direct human consumption.
