# Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety, Article 53: Emergency measures for food and feed ...

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Where it is evident that food or feed originating in or entering Great Britain is likely to constitute a serious risk to human health, animal health or the environment, the appropriate authority may make regulations, containing one or more of the following measures, depending on the gravity of the situation—
(a) in the case of food or feed originating in Great Britain:
(i)suspension of the placing on the market or use of the food in question;
(ii)suspension of the placing on the market or use of the feed in question;
(iii)laying down special conditions for the food or feed in question;
(iv)any other appropriate interim measure;
(b) in the case of food or feed entering Great Britain—
(i)suspension of the entry of the food or feed in question from all or part of the ... country concerned and, where applicable, from the ... country of transit;
(ii)laying down special conditions for the food or feed in question from all or part of the ... country concerned;
(iii)any other appropriate interim measure.
2A. For the purpose of this Article, “entering Great Britain” means the action of bringing food or feed into Great Britain from any country outside of Great Britain.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2002/178/article/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2002-178/article-53
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