PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Food: Charitable Donations (18 June 2014)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Answer
We are advised by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) that consideration was given to whether an exemption from European Union food safety law was available in respect of donations of food for charitable purposes in 2012. The FSA's view at that time was that no exemption is available and as the FSA's advice has not changed it does not consider that any further assessment of the issue is necessary.
The FSA published guidance on its web site in July 2013 on which charitable and community food provision does not require registration. This can be found at:
http://multimedia.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/hall-provision.pdf
Food supply not requiring registration is exempt from the requirements of food hygiene legislation although all such provision is still required to provide food that is safe.
Answered by:
Jane Ellison (Conservative)
23 June 2014
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