National legislation

The control exercised by the health authority shall cover the production, marketing and use of food, tools destined to come into contact with food, containers, premises, personnel and transportation means. The competent authority shall (a) analyze samples and keep record of the results according to the...

The Lazio Region establishes a regional survey service to control the production and marketing of grapes, must and wines, as regards fraud repression within the processing and marketing of agricultural products. To this end, the regional authority shall coordinate the assignments entrusted to the Provinces and...

Title II establishes hygiene requirements relevant to the specific substances that may be used for the production of packages, containers and tools destined to come into contact with food or substances for personal use (i.e., plastic, rubber, regenerated cellulose, paper and cardboard, glass, stainless steel). ...

The Act consists of nine Titles dealing with the processing and marketing of cereals, farinaceous food, bread, pasta and yeast. Title I concerns in particular cereals. Grinding damaged cereals is forbidden by article 1. If damaged cereals as well as cereals which are not suitable for...

This Decree regulates the quality control, and the modalities for the selection and packaging of fruit and vegetable products and citrus fruit. As far as the import of said products is concerned, the Decree establishes the procedure for the checks to be carried out by the...

These provisions have been enacted in implementation of Council Directive 74/409/EEC establishing at Community level uniform rules in matter of honey production and placing on the market. First of all, article 1 lays down the following definition of “honey”: "the foodstuff which is produced by the...