Guidance: Northern Ireland
The Agency regularly issues guidance to food industry representatives and other stakeholders on a range of topics, often as a result of new regulations coming into force.
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Ceramic Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
Guidance notes on the Ceramic Articles in Contact with Food Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland)
Guidance Notes on the Contaminants in Food Regulations (Northern Ireland)
Food Labelling (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and 2005 Guidance notes
Guidance Notes on The Food Labelling (Amendment No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and The Food Labelling (Amendment No 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
Guidance on expenses arising from 'additional official controls'
The Food Standards Agency has issued guidance notes to provide advice in relation to regulation 41 of the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2007, which came into force on 14 December 2007. Parallel regulations apply in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Guidance on food chain information for pig slaughterhouses
Legislation comes into force on 1 January 2008 requiring slaughterhouse operators to 'request, receive, check and act upon' food chain information (FCI) for all pigs sent to the slaughterhouse.
Guidance on the Fruit Juices and Fruit Nectars Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003
Guidance notes issued in December 2006
Guidance to the main provisions of The Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
Legislation concerning animal feedingstuffs, which includes pet food and feed for horses and farmed fish, is harmonised throughout the EU and based on measures negotiated in Brussels by the Member States.
NI Guidance on EC Feed Hygiene Regulation (183/2005)
This question and answer (Q&A) provides advice on the requirements of the EC Feed Hygiene Regulation (183/2005). The guidance has been updated to take into account latest developments and in response to stakeholder comments.
Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Bottled Drinking Water Regulations 2007 Guidance Note
Guidance on recognition, exploitation, bottling and labelling rules for natural mineral water, spring water and bottled drinking water in the UK.
Private Slaughter of Livestock Guidance Notes Northern Ireland
The guidance sets out the controls which apply to private kills and maintains the advice in the previous guidance that, except in certain limited circumstances, private on-farm slaughter of animals is illegal.
Sampling food and feed to determine the presence of genetically modified material (Northern Ireland)
Guidance note for enforcement officers
Specified Risk Material and other BSE Controls Guidance Notes Northern Ireland
The Food Standards Agency has updated the Specified Risk Material and other BSE Controls Guidance, which was distributed to Northern Ireland local authorities and other interested organisations in June 2003.