Quick-frozen Foodstuffs Regulations 1990
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1990/2615 |
| Year | 1990 |
1990 No. 2615
FOOD
The Quick-frozen Foodstuffs Regulations 1990
Made 19th December 1990
Laid before Parliament 20th December 1990
Coming into force 10th January 1991
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Wales, acting jointly, in relation to England and Wales, and the Secretary of State for Scotland in relation to Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(1), 6(4), 16(1), 17(1), 26(1)(a) and (3) and 48(1) of the Food Safety Act 19901, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations, after consultation in accordance with section 48 of the said Act with such organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests substantially affected by the Regulations:—
Title and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Quick-frozen Foodstuffs Regulations 1990 and shall come into force on 10th January 1991.
Interpretation and scope
2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;
“catering establishment” has the meaning which it bears in the Food Labelling Regulations 19842;
“prepackaging” shall be construed in accordance with the definition of “prepacked” in the Food Labelling Regulations 1984;
“quick-frozen foodstuff” means a product—
(a) comprising food which has undergone a freezing process known as “quick-freezing” whereby the zone of maximum crystallisation is crossed as rapidly as possible, depending on the type of product, and
(b) which is labelled for the purpose of sale to indicate that it has undergone that process,
but shall not include ice-cream or any other edible ice; and
“ultimate consumer” has the meaning which it bears in the Food Labelling Regulations 1984.
(2) These Regulations do not apply to any food—
(a)
(a) which is not intended for sale for human consumption;
(b)
(b) which is supplied under government contracts for consumption by Her Majesty’s Forces or supplied for consumption by a visiting force; or
(c)
(c) which is supplied by the service authorities of a visiting force and to a headquarters or to members of such a force or headquarters or to property held or used by such force or headquarters.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) above—
(a)
(a) “visiting force” (for the purpose of sub-paragraph (b)) and “service authority” (for the purpose of sub-paragraph (c)) shall have the meanings assigned to them, for the purposes of any provision in Part I of the Visiting Forces Act 19523, by section 12 of that Act;
(b)
(b) “visiting force” and “headquarters” shall for the purpose of sub-paragraph (c) have the meanings assigned to them by article 3(2) of the Visiting Forces and International Headquarters (Application of Law) Order 19654.
Sale of quick-frozen foodstuffs
3. No person shall sell for human consumption a quick-frozen foodstuff unless it fulfils the conditions set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Packaging of quick-frozen foodstuffs intended for supply to the ultimate consumer
4. No person shall sell any quick-frozen foodstuff to the ultimate consumer unless—
(a) it has been packed by its manufacturer or packer in such prepackaging as is suitable to protect it from microbial and other forms of external contamination and against dehydration, and
(b) the quick-frozen foodstuff has remained in such prepackaging up to the time of sale.
Labelling of quick-frozen foodstuffs
5.—(1) The description “quick-frozen” or any other description listed in Article 8.1(a) of Council Directive 89/108/EEC5shall not be used in the labelling for the purpose of sale of any food other than—
(a)
(a) a quick-frozen foodstuff,
(b)
(b) a food which by virtue of that labelling becomes a quick-frozen foodstuff.
(2) A quick-frozen foodstuff intended for supply, without further processing, to the ultimate consumer or to a catering establishment shall, in addition to the description “quick-frozen” (and, as the intending supplier may see fit, any other description listed in Article 8.1(a) of Council Directive 89/108/EEC) added to its sales name, be marked or labelled on its packaging, container or wrapping, or on a label attached thereto with—
(a)
(a) an indication of the date of minimum durability;
(b)
(b) an indication of the maximum period during which it is advisable to store it;
(c)
(c) an indication of one or other, or both, of—
(i) the temperature at which, and
(ii) the equipment in which,
it is advisable to store it;
(d)
(d) a reference allowing identification of the batch to which it belongs;
(e)
(e) a clear message of the type “do not refreeze after defrosting”.
(3) Any other quick-frozen foodstuff shall, in addition to the description “quick-frozen” (and, as the supplier may see fit, any other description listed in Article 8.1(a) of Council Directive 89/108/EEC) added to its sales name, be marked or labelled on its packaging, container...
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