Article 2 Designated incident

In the opinion of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, food in the area described in Schedule 1 to this Order, or which is derived or may be in the future derived from anything in that area, is, or may be, or may become unsuitable for human consumption in consequence of the following escape of substances—

the escape on or after 26th April 1986 of radioactive substances from a nuclear powered reactor situated at Chernobyl in the Ukraine, USSR.