# The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) Order 1998, Introduction: Introductory text


PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES
PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND
PUBLIC HEALTH, NORTHERN IRELAND
CONTAMINATION OF FOOD
Made 29th May 1998
Laid before Parliament 2nd June 1998
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(1)
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(1) and (2) and section 24(1) and (3) of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, being of the opinion 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 derived or may be in the future derived from bivalve molluscs in the area described in the following Order, is, or may be, or may become, unsuitable for human consumption, hereby makes the following Order:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1342/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-protection-emergency-prohibitions-paralytic-shellfish-poisoning-order-1998/introduction
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