Food safety Act 1990 - wikipedia Food safety Act 1990 Food Safety Act 1990 United Kingdom Parliament Long title Citation 1990 c. 16 Territorial extent Great Britain and certain sessions extend to Northern Ireland Dates Royal assent 29 June 1990 Text of statute as originally enacted ( http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/16 legislation_history = Revised text of statute as amended ) The Food Safety Act 1990 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is the statutory obligation to treat food intended for human consumption in a controlled and managed way. The key requirements of the Act are that food must comply with food safety requirements, must be `` of the nature, substance and quality demanded '', and must be correctly described ( labelled ). Definitions This section contains information of unclear or questionable importance or relevance to the article 's subject matter. Please help improve this section by clarifying or removing superfluous information. If importance can not be established, the section is likely to be moved to another article, pseudo-redirected, or removed. Find sources : `` Food Safety Act 1990 '' -- news newspapers books scholar JSTOR Advertisement includes any notice, circular, label, wrapping, invoice or other document or presentation, and any broadcast or public announcement by visual or acoustic presentation or both, and `` to advertise '' shall be construed accordingly ; this is the definition Authorised technique shall not include any technique which involves no more than, or no more than the assistance of, naturally occurring processes of reproduction, including selective breeding techniques or in vitro fertilisation ; Authorised officer means any person suitably qualified to the satisfaction of the health authority ; `` but if regulations made by the Ministers so provide, no person shall be so authorised unless he has such qualifications as may be prescribed by the regulations. '' Authorised place means any port, airport or other place authorised by or under the regulations which is used, or is capable of being used, for the importation or exportation of food or food sources, and, in relation to food in a particular consignment. Food Administration Public analyst References Jump up ^ `` UK Food Safety Act 1990 ''. Jump up ^ `` UK Food Safety Act 1990 amendment ( 2004 ) ''. 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Question: who does the food safety act 1990 apply to
Answer: Great Britain and certain sessions extend to Northern Ireland