The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law of food surveillance in chapter I. General provisions article 1. The law is applied in the following terms: 1) hygiene requirements — requirements that describe all the conditions and measures necessary for the food chain to ensure food safety for human consumption;
2) inspection: the competent bodies authorized actions taken to check the food product development stage of the project, the same food, food and related services and assess their compliance with the specific requirements of the legislation;
3-characteristics of the whole) quality, which ensures compliance with the consumer's food needs and specific legislative requirements;
4) safe food-food which, under normal or foreseeable conditions of use does not cause harm to human health, life or the environment;
5) food — all intended for human consumption as food or raw material for food preparation, well, crude, semi-finished products, drinking water, food additives and condiments, chewing gum, alcoholic and other drinks;
6) food chain — all the steps that go up to the food consumption (production, delivery, handling, preparation, processing, processing, manufacturing, packaging, storage, handling, transportation, import, export, distribution, food preparation and other stages);
7) food distribution, food trade, offering, distribution, transfer, in accordance with the contract or withdrawal free of charge;
8) food additive — a substance, regardless of its nutritional value are normally not consumed as foods or separately as a characteristic of the diet, but intentionally added to food for the treatment, processing, manufacturing, packaging, storage or transport, and then in the process of that substance, or its by-products becoming a food ingredient;
9) food company — any company (the company) involved in one of the food chain;
10 — this law) meaning: any person who uses food consumption or food preparation;
11) at the sārņojum: any chemical or biological substance, natural impurities (excluding any foreign matter, such as insect parts, animal hair, etc. —, food additives and processing AIDS) who are caught up in food production or during other stages of the food chain, also of the activities carried out in plant production and animal husbandry, and the action taken as a result of environmental pollution and the presence of food which can cause damage to human health, to make the food unfit for human consumption or otherwise change the nature or composition of the food.
Chapter II. The purpose of the Act and the scope of article 2. This law aims to ensure high quality and human health, life and environmentally friendly food, preventing risks, promoting trade and protecting consumer interests.
3. article. (1) The l will apply for all types of food and the food of any company and individual.
(2) If approved by the Parliament in international agreements for different terms than this law, applicable international treaty provisions.
Chapter III. Food and its movement article 4. (1) Latvia only allowed quality and minimum safety requirements in the food chain.
(2) minimum safety requirements, compliance with which ensures food, food or related to the safety of services in the health, life or the environment, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(3) food intended for separate customer groups, the Cabinet of Ministers may establish special requirements.
5. article. (1) food business operators must be recognised and authorised by the competent institution registered in the special register of food business in the Latvian food centre.
(2) a recognized food company is a company (a company) that is able to constantly ensure their activities and comply with state-regulated sphere.
(3) the food business registration is proof that a company (the company) is located by competent authorized institutions under the supervision and control of, and are periodically inspected in state-regulated sphere.
(4) food company recognition and registration procedures shall be governed by the provisions of the Cabinet of Ministers.
6. article. The competent authorities notified the refusal to recognize a food business can appeal to the Latvian food centre. If the decision of the Latvian food centre are not satisfied, it is a right of appeal against the Council of the food, but if not satisfied with the decision, it can appeal to a Court of law.
7. article. A food company in its activities is responsible for the quality and safety of food, as well as on the food distributed compliance with hygiene requirements.
8. article. (1) a food establishment is obliged to prevent any activity or process that does not adversely affect food safety, and ensure the safety of the food chain procedures or control measures, their implementation and food inspection.
(2) food chain should take place according to the requirements of the Cabinet of the food hygiene requirements.
(3) food business operators must comply with the regulations set out in the personnel hygiene require bass.
9. article. (1) materials and articles in contact or which may come into contact with foodstuffs, as well as with water intended for human consumption, other than private or public water supply equipment must be produced in accordance with good manufacturing practice.
(2) manufacturers must ensure that the observance of good manufacturing practice, documented package that ensures compliance with the requirements of the production of the manufacturer's quality requirements.
(3) materials and articles in contact with food under normal or foreseeable conditions of use should not be in food cause chemical, biological or physical changes you can: 1) cause damage to human health, life or the environment;
2) lead to unwanted changes in the composition of the foodstuffs;
3) impair the organoleptic, with human sensory organs digest food.
10. article. (1) materials and articles, food additives, technological facilities, equipment, containers and packaging, detergents, disinfectants and other products and processes work in contact with food must comply with the Cabinet of Ministers set out minimum safety requirements.
(2) a food business premises to be used, and other areas in buildings or vehicles, as well as a utility room, necessary to ensure the hygiene of the staff, must comply with the regulations laid down in the food business hygiene requirements.
(3) pollution in food must not exceed regulations set out in the order provided for maximum permissible norms.
11. article. Drinking water as well as water used in the food chain or food related inventory and equipment, as well as ice, used for direct cooling, must comply with the applicable requirements normatīvtehnisk, except the processing of fresh fish in the open sea, where the food I eat tons of technological processes can also use purified sea water.
12. article. Food use of radiation sterilization, unless its for the Cabinet of Ministers regulations.
13. article. (1) the information provided on the label, as well as the advertisement must not be misleading or attribute to food products properties, which do not occur.
(2) On the conformity of marking the true figures, and the contents of the prepackage are responsible food company that manufactured or a package of food or food distributor, if he's changed the product's original packaging, labelling or his new label.
(3) the food distributed in Latvia must be marked in accordance with the provisions of the Cabinet of Ministers.
Chapter IV. Distribution of invalid food article 14. Food under the supervision and control of the State concerned, the officials of the institution of food be invalidated if: 1) it does not meet minimum safety requirements;
2) has expired expiration date;
3 it is not marked accordingly) legislative requirements;
4) based on the examination of the evidence has been found of deterioration of the organoleptic, with human sensory organs visible deterioration of food characteristics;
5 it is fake and you) mislead the consumer;
6 it has no accompanying document);
7) it pared z legislation.
15. article. (1) rules on the distribution of food for future use or disposal procedures approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(2) expenditure associated with the invalid food recall, processing or destruction shall be borne by food distributor. In this case, he also covers the expenses of the inspection.
Chapter v. Food State monitoring and control article 16. (1) the national food chain monitoring and control policies coordinated by the Cabinet of Ministers created a coordinating and advisory body — Food Council.
(2) the Council shall operate in accordance with the regulations approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Article 17. (1) the Council confirms the Cabinet of Ministers.

(2) Council is composed of the Ministry of Economy, Ministry of welfare, the Ministry of agriculture, the Ministry of Finance, the environment and regional development Ministry of Latvia Certification Center, the Ministry of agriculture in national fisheries administrations, national veterinary service, representatives of the Technical Committee for standardization and the Latvian food centre.
(3) the rights of the Food Advisory Council participates in consumer protection organisations, food producers, traders involved in associations and federations and other bodies, scientific and educational institutions as agents.
18. article. Food Council main objectives are: 1) the coordination of food surveillance and control policies;
2) prepare proposals for participation in the t with food related international organisations and the food related provisions of international recognition in Latvia;
3) consider and accept food regulatory normative acts projects before submitting it for consideration to the Cabinet of Ministers;
4) to handle complaints related to the Latvian food centre's activities and decisions;
5) organize the exchange of information and publications in mass media on matters within its competence.
19. article. The Latvian food centre is the national governing body, chaired by the Director of the Minister's recommendation for prosperity, which agreed with the food, the Council appointed and released from Office by the Cabinet of Ministers.
20. article. The Latvian food centre operates in accordance with the regulations approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. The Latvian food centre's main tasks in the food issues are: 1) the coordination of food surveillance and control of the State;
2) to organize, coordinate and their competence to make a food chain of the laws governing the development of the project;
3) collect, analyse and present food Council and publish annual information on food the State supervision and control;
4) to inform the food business and consumers about the food regulatory laws and normatīvtehnisk provisions;
5) cooperate with international organisations with food-related issues;
6) to coordinate the movement of food and its control methods in the recognition and implementation;
7) organize and coordinate the food chain control related training of inspectors;
8) create specialty food company, on the basis of the authorised competent bodies information provided;
9) receive from the national monitoring and control of the competent authorities and authorised bodies and collect the food related information about this law and other normative acts;
10) to handle complaints and proposals related to food inspection and quality, human health, life or environmentally harmful food distribution.
21. article. Food surveillance and control, the State provides state monitoring and control bodies and regulations duly authorized competent bodies under the Cabinet defined the mandate of the division between ministries.
22. article. (1) the competent authorities have Notified the right to food and food companies control and conformity assessment, and to certify that the food company operating in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and the good manufacturing practice regulations.
(2) the national food chain control and supervising institutions Inspectorate in matters within their competence, the presentation of the service card, have the right to: 1) without notice, visit any food companies, to request documents and information, check out the materials, take copies and extracts from documents, as well as to take the necessary measures to ensure the country's food chain monitoring and contact Raleigh;
2) in accordance with the laws and take food samples and send them for verification to the competent laboratory notified for conformity assessment. If found non-compliance with the minimum of food safety and hygiene requirements, food company covers all the expenses of the inspection;
3) check the hygiene of the staff and the size of the instrument reading of reported food companies, as well as article 23 of this law in these objects;
4) under existing laws to the full in establishing the conditions to stop the food company or food distribution, food for distribution to declare invalid and removed from circulation when there is a reasonable suspicion about the safety for human health, life or the environment;
5) if necessary, prepare materials to law enforcement agencies blame for the prosecution of persons criminally liable;
6) if needed, the tasks of the present law enforcement officers.
(3) the Authorised competent instit ūcij officials of the law in the order have the right to punish the perpetrators of violations, to seize food, if it is harmful to human health, life or the environment or is illegally distributed.
23. article. Inspection is subject to: 1) food premises, territory, vehicles, machinery and equipment condition and use;
2) raw materials, ingredients, technological AIDS and other products used for food preparation and production; semi-finished and finished products, as well as the materials and articles in contact with food;
3) food chain of chemicals used in the storage, use and possible residues in food;
4) food company's internal quality control and monitoring system;
5) food labelling and advertising.
24. article. (1) the institutions involved in the inspection and inspectors to ensure the information obtained in the course of the inspection is not disclosed, except for the information about the potential harm to human health, life or the environment. (2) the inspection of the participating institutions and inspectors for its action and decision justice response laws and regulations.
25. article. Epidemics, epizootics and mass toksikož, as well as the threats underscore the exclusive right to food under the supervision and control of the State in accordance with the existing laws is Ministry of welfare and the Ministry of agriculture under existing authorities.
Chapter VI. Final provisions article 26. Administrative and criminal responsibility for violations of this law there and in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law.
Transitional provisions 1. food company authorised by the competent institution of recognition and registration in the special register of food business to start after the Cabinet's adoption of the provisions concerning the recognition of food businesses and registration procedures within the time limits provided for in these rules.
2. With the entry into force of this Act invalidates the law on food policy and supervision "(Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1995, nr. 14; 1997, no. 3).
The Parliament adopted the law of 19 February 1998.
The President g. Ulmanis in Riga on 6 March 1998, the