Legislation on food is directed from Europe and there are EC Directives
dealing with both general and specific areas. In the UK the principal
enabling legislation is the Food Safety Act 1990 and from this Act there
are regulations dealing with hygiene, compositional standards, labelling,
temperature control, specific foods, etc. Food legislation in Scotland
is primarily enforced through local councils and is delegated to Directors/
Heads of Environment and Health to manage local service delivery arrangements.
The Scottish Food Enforcement Liaison Committee (SFELC) co-ordinates
the food law enforcement and sampling/surveillance activities of Scottish
local councils. SFELC draws its membership from a wide variety of interested
agencies including HPS. SFELC membership also includes, Public Analysts
and Microbiologists, representation from The Food Standards Agency Scotland,
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, LACORS, Royal Environmental
Health Institute of Scotland, Chief Environment and Health Officers and
The Scottish Consumer Council.
As part of its surveillance role SFELC produces, periodically, reports
of food surveys, which consider specific aspects of food production
and consumption.
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