Legislation relating to food hygiene and testing of milk and milk products
A list of the regulations and their amendments by geographical area and responsible authority.
European Commission Legislation
EC Regulation No 852/2004: General rules for food business operators on hygiene of foodstuffs.
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.
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.
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.
EC Regulation No 2073/2005: Requirements on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs.
EC Regulation No 1441/2007: Amending Regulation 2073/2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs with regards to milk and dairy products.
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.
EC Regulation No 2074/2005: Implementing measures for certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption.
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