Introductory text

Whereas the Secretary of State is of the opinion, as mentioned in section 1(1) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985^f1, that there exist or may exist circumstances which are likely to create a hazard to human health through human consumption of food and that in consequence food which is, or may be in the future, in the areas described in the Schedule to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) Order 1989^f2 or which is, or may be in the future, derived from anything in those areas is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption;