Legislation

Food Safety Act, 2002

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Veterinary Services Act, 2001 

Legal Notices

Animal Food and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1965

Plant Quarantine Act, 2001

Legal Notices

Product Safety Act, 2001

Legal Notices

Pesticide Control Act, 2001

Legal Notices

Food Safety Commission

Established by article 5 of the Food Safety Act, 2002

(Act XIV 0f 2002)

Food Legislation

The following is a list of food legislation in Malta. It provides a reference to the various Regulations issued at national level as well as those Directives, Decisions and Regulations made at EU level.

National Legislation

• Legal Notices

European Union Legislation

• Labelling, Presentation and Advertising of foodstuffs

• Bottled Water (Mineral Water, Spring Water and Other Water) 

• General Principles of Food Law

• Official Control and Hygiene Rules of Foodstuffs

• Emergency Measures

• Special conditions governing importation of certain foodstuffs

• Food Contaminants

• Methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of certain contaminants in foodstuffs

• Food Additives, Food Enzymes and Food Flavourings

• Novel Foods

• Genetically Modified Organisms

• Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs

• Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

• Quick Frozen Foods

• Nutrition and health claims made on foods

• Addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods

• Animal by-products not intended for human consumption

• Labelling of Beef and Beef Products

• Maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin

• Compositional requirements for certain infant formulae

• Composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten

• Food for Particular Nutritional Uses

Marketing Standards

• Marketing Standards for Poultrymeat

• Implementing measures for Marketing Standards for Poultrymeat

• Marketing Standards for Eggs

• Implementing measures for Marketing Standards for Eggs

• Marketing Standards for Olive Oil

• Characteristics of Olive Oil

• Organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products

(Source of European Union Legislation - European Union website http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm)

(Source of National Legislation - Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs website http://www.justice.gov.mt/services/legal.html and Department of Information website http://www.doi.gov.mt.