Section 7 Rendering food injurious to health.

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Any person who renders any food injurious to health by means of any of the following operations, namely—

(a)

adding any article or substance to the food;

(b)

using any article or substance as an ingredient in the preparation of the food;

(c)

abstracting any constituent from the food; and

(d)

subjecting the food to any other process or treatment,

with intent that it shall be sold for human consumption, shall be guilty of an offence.

F1(2)

In determining for the purposes of this section whether any food is injurious to health, regard shall be had to the matters specified in sub–paragraphs (a) to (c) of Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002.

F2(3)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 7(2) substituted (1.1.2005) by General Food Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3279), regs. 1, 9(a)
F2: S. 7(3) omitted (1.1.2005) by virtue of General Food Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3279), regs. 1, 9(b)

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1

Pts. I-III (ss. 1-39): functions transferred (10.1.1992) by S.I. 1991/2913, art. 8, Sch. 2

Pts. I-III (ss. 1-39): certain functions transferred (7.8.1991) by S.I. 1991/1773, art. 8(1)(3), Sch. 2

C2

Pts. I-III (ss. 1-39) applied (with modifications) (7.8.1991) by S.I. 1991/1773, art. 8(2)(3), Sch. 2

C3

Pt. II modified (6.4.2010) by The Cornwall Port Health Authority Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1215), arts. 1(1), 4, Sch. (with art. 2)

C4

Pt. II modified (6.4.2010) by The Southampton Port Health Authority Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1218), arts. 1(1), 4, Sch.

C5

Pt. II applied (with modifications) (24.3.2011) by The Hull and Goole Port Health Authority Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/939), arts. 1(1), 9, Sch. 2

C6

Pt. II functions etc. assigned to the port health authority and modified (31.3.2017) by The Weymouth Port Health Authority Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/558), arts. 1(1), 9, Sch. 2 (with art. 9(3))