Regulatory ESSENTIAL
United Kingdom - Hygienic Design

Scope of this ESSENTIAL

Hygienic Design is defined as: Design and engineering (materials and fabrication) of equipment and premises which are easily cleanable assuring the food is safe and suitable for human consumption. This ESSENTIAL decribes hygienic design requirements on the basis of The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations, plus additional guidelines (Food Standards agency). For all matters related to The Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations, please see: ESSENTIAL GBR Machine Safety Product Cat.1 post-BREXIT. For other aspects of food contact (e.g.: materials, migration limits, see: ESSENTIAL GBR Food Contact Materials.'

Hints

here you will get textual information Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO licence) Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Legislation in force for this PCT

here you will get a table Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Responsible actors

here you will get textual information Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Penalty by this legislation

here you will get textual information What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

here you will get textual information E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU

here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO licence) Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority

here you will get related hyperlink(s) Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Authority

here you will get textual information Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Market surveillance authority

here you will get related hyperlink(s) Name of the authority for market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)

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Comment on the comparability to EU legislation

here you will get textual information

Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Local representative legally required?

here you will get related hyperlink(s) [Yes/No]

Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)

here you will get textual information Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Testing & Standards

General information to the application of standards

here you will get related hyperlink(s) e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

National Standardisation Organisation

here you will get related hyperlink(s) Link to organisation

Are national standards based on IEC/ISO standards?

here you will get textual information Undetailed information

Hints

here you will get related hyperlink(s) Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)

here you will get a image or chart e. g. product label

Digital user documentation allowed?

here you will get textual information User instructions allowed by QR-Code/internet or digital medium or integrated in device with display? Safety instruction allowed by QR-Code or digital medium?

User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes

here you will get textual information Form, sentence inside, simple text. E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste

Code, Continent	GBR, Europe
Economic Area
Official Language	English (plus 6 regional official languages) De facto official language of the United Kingdom is English. Welsh, an official language in Wales, and the only de jure official language in any part of the UK and Scots
Standard Institute	BSI - British Standards Institution | https://www.bsigroup.com/en-US/Standards/
HS Codemember	Yes, since 1952