Regulation 2 Amendments to the Food Hygiene Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

The Food Hygiene Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

In Schedule 6 (Restrictions on the sale of raw milk intended for direct human consumption) for paragraph 7A, substitute the following —

“7A.

(1)

Except in cases to which paragraph (2) applies, the container in which any raw milk is sold must be marked or labelled with the words “This milk has not been heat treated and may therefore contain organisms harmful to health. The Food Standards Agency strongly advises that it should not be consumed by children, pregnant women, older people or those who are unwell or have chronic illness”.

(2)

 In the case of any raw milk intended for direct human consumption which is not prepacked and is sold at a catering establishment there must appear —

(a)

on a label attached to the container in which the milk is sold, or

(b)

on a ticket or notice that is readily discernible by an intending purchaser at the place where the purchaser chooses that milk,

the words “Milk supplied in this establishment has not been heat treated and may therefore contain organisms harmful to health. The Food Standards Agency strongly advises that it should not be consumed by children, pregnant women, older people or those who are unwell or have chronic illness”.”;