Common use of Food Incidents Clause in Contracts

Food Incidents. Provisions shall be made by the Official Agency to deal effectively with food incidents. The Authority and the Official Agency shall notify each other without undue delay of all matters relating to food incidents or food fraud where there is a real or potential risk to food, food safety or integrity, human health, an infringement of food law or involving international food trade. The Official Agency in conjunction with the Authority, shall implement the agreed protocol(s) to manage and deal effectively with food borne outbreaks in particular the guidance on “Management of Outbreaks of Foodborne Illness” as published on Safetynet. The Official Agency shall co-operate with the Authority, other Official Agencies and / or the Outbreak Control team in the investigation of incidents and provide such information as requested by the Authority for the management of incidents, in a timely manner. Where a product recall or withdrawal is required, the Official Agency shall aim to ensure that food business operators it supervises follow the procedures set out in the latest version of the Authority’s Guidance Note 10 – Product Recall and Traceability. The Official Agency shall notify the Authority without delay of the outcome of investigations. The Official Agency shall facilitate the operation of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed as required.