{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-hygiene-amendment-regulations-1990/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-hygiene-amendment-regulations-1990/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1990/1431",
  "legislation_title": "Food Hygiene (Amendment) Regulations 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/food-hygiene-amendment-regulations-1990",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Amendment of the 1970 Regulations",
  "text": "The 1970 Regulations shall be amended as follows—\n(a) in regulation 2 (interpretation)—\n(i) after the definition of “container” there shall be inserted the words ““egg” includes whole egg, yolk or albumen whether or not the egg, yolk or albumen is dried, frozen or otherwise preserved”;\n(ii) for the defintion of “milk” there shall be substituted ““milk” includes separated or skimmed milk, dried milk, condensed milk and cream”;\n(iii) after the definition of “open food” there still be inserted ““pH value” means the negative decimal logarithm of the concentration of hydrogen ions expressed in moles per litre”;\n(b) in regulation 19 (first-aid materials to be provided) after the word “bandages” there shall be inserted the word “and” and the words “and antiseptic” shall be omitted;\n(c) in regulation 25 (cleanliness and repair of food rooms) for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following—\n“(b) prevent, so far as reasonably practicable, the entry of birds, and any risk of infestation by rats, mice, insects or other pests”;\n(d) for regulation 27 (temperature at which certain foods are to be kept) there shall be substituted the regulation set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/1431/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T15:15:42.570104+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}