9 Inspection and seizure of suspected food
Food Safety Act 1990 (1990 c 16) | Legislation

9  Inspection and seizure of suspected food

(1)     An authorised officer of a food authority may at all reasonable times inspect any food intended for human consumption which—

(a)     has been sold or is offered or exposed for sale; . . .

(b)     is in the possession of, or has been deposited with or consigned to, any person for the purpose of sale or of preparation for sale; [or

(c)     is otherwise placed on the market within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;]

and subsections (3) to (9) below shall apply where, on such an inspection, it appears to the authorised officer that any food fails to comply with food safety requirements.

(2)     The following provisions shall also apply where, otherwise than on such an inspection, it appears to an authorised officer of a food authority that any food is likely to cause food poisoning or any disease communicable to human beings.

(3)     The authorised officer may either—

(a)     give notice to the person in charge of the food that, until the notice is withdrawn, the food or any specified portion of it—

(i)

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