8/3/2004 - An amendment to the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene)Regulations 1995 has been published in relation to England only. Itimplements Directive 2004/4/EC which grant a derogation from certainprovisions of Directive 93/43/EEC on the hygiene of foodstuffs as regardstransport of bulk liquid oils and fats by sea. A revised definition of the'list of acceptable previous cargoes for liquid oils or fats' is added.ÝThe new regulations are the Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) (Amendment)(England) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004 No. 1727). They come into force on30th July 2004.

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