European Commission Legislation
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EC Regulation No 852/2004: General rules for food business operators on hygiene of foodstuffs.
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EC Regulation No 853/2004: Requirements and responsibilities of Food Business Operators, laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin. Annex III, Section IX is dedicated to raw milk and dairy products.
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EC Regulation No 854/2004: Requirements and responsibilities of Competent Authorities, laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption.
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EC Regulation No 882/2004: Requirements for official control laboratories and designation and responsibilities of reference laboratories to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and food law and animal health welfare rules.
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EC Regulation No 2073/2005: Requirements on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs.
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EC Regulation No 1441/2007: Amending Regulation 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs with regards to milk and dairy products.
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EC Regulation No 365/2010: Amending Regulation 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs with regards to Enterobacteriaceae in pasteurised milk and other pasteurised liquid dairy products.
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EC Regulation No 2074/2005: Implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption.
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EC Regulation No 1664/2006: Amending Regulation 2074/2005 with regards to measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption, in particular the testing for raw and heat-treated milk.
Regional Statutory Rules and Instruments
The food hygiene regulations and amendments