European Legislation:

The Hygiene package comprises:

H1: Regulation (EC) 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs. (EN)

H2: Regulation (EC) 853/2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin. (EN)

H3: Regulation (EC) 854/2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption. (EN)

H4: Directive 2002/99/EC laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption. (EN)

H5: Directive 2004/41/EC Repealing certain Directives concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and amending Council Directives 89/662/EEC and 92/118/EEC and Council decision 95/408/EC. (EN)

Framework Regulations:

Regulation (EC) 178/2002 of European Parliament and of Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (EN)

Regulation (EC) 882/2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law, animal health and animal welfare rules. (EN)

Regulation (EC) 2073/2005 Regulation on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs and feed production. (EN)

Regulation (EC) 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (EN)

Implementation Measures/Amendments:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1441/2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and for the organisation of official controls under Regulations (EC) Nos 854/2004 and 882/2004, derogating from Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 and amending Regulations (EC) Nos 853/2004 and 854/2004

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and repealing certain implementing measures

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1244/2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 as regards implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption and laying down specific rules on official controls for the inspection of meat

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1665/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1245/2007 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2075/2005, as regards the use of liquid pepsin for the detection of Trichinella in meat

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) Nos 853/2004, (EC) Nos 854/2004 and 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) Nos 853/2004 and 854/2004

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption.

Commission Decision 2006/765/EC repealing certain implementing acts concerning food hygiene and health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption.

Commission Decision 2006/766/EC establishing the lists of third countries and territories from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, marine gastropods and fishery products are permitted.

Commission Decision 2006/767/EC amending Commission Decisions 2003/804/EC and 2003/858/EC, as regards certification requirements for live molluscs and live fish of aquaculture origin and products thereof intended for human consumption.

European Legislation:

Framework Directive 1999/2/EC of the European Parliament and Council on the approximation of the laws of Member States concerning foods and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation. The Directive covers general and technical aspects for carrying out the process, labelling of irradiated foods and conditions for authorising food irradiation.

Implementing Directive 1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and Council on the establishment of a Community list of food and food ingredients treated with ionising radiation. So far, this list of products authorised for irradiation within the whole EU contains only a single food category: "dried aromatic herbs, spices and vegetable seasonings".

Other documents:

As a result of the comments received on the consultation paper, the Commission adopted on 8 August 2001 a Communication on foods and food ingredients authorised for treatment with ionising radiation in the Community (view document).

Genetically modified Feed and Food

European Legislation:

Overview European Legislation on GM: ec.europa.eu

Other documents:

EFSA statement on the fate of recombinant DNA or proteins in meat, milk and eggs from animals fed with GM feed (view document).