In Japan, the Food Sanitation Law, often referred to as the Japan Agriculture Standards (JAS), seeks to ensure the safety of goods and sets minimum quality requirements for food agricultural, fishery and forestry products, and regulates the use of food additives.

Article 30 Imported foods, food additives and containers, packagings, utensils and equipment used for food must comply with the national hygiene standards and the hygiene control regulations.

Codex Alimentarius was established by FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO) to set safety standards in the food trade.

In the EU, for example, the General Principles and Requirements of Food Law (EC R 178 02) include provisions on the traceability of all food products as of 1 January 2005.

Article 12 Containers, packagings, utensils and equipment used for food must conform to the hygiene standards and the hygiene control regulations.

The product description for any food or food additive shall not contain exaggerated or false advertising.

Article 14 The administrative department of public health under the State Council shall formulate or approve and promulgate the national hygiene standards, hygiene control regulations and inspection procedures for food, food additives, the containers, packagings, utensils and equipment used for food, the detergents and disinfectants used for washing food or utensils and equipment used for food, and the tolerances for contaminants and radioactive substances in food.

Article 11 The production, marketing and use of food additives must conform to the hygiene standards for use of food additives and the hygiene control regulations the food additives that do not conform to the hygiene standards and the hygiene control regulations may not be marketed and used.

This Law applies to all foods and food additives as well as containers, packagings, utensils and equipment used for food, detergents and disinfectants it also applies to the premises, facilities and environment associated with food production or marketing.

The hygienic requirements for food production or marketing undertaken by food vendors and persons engaged in the food business in urban and rural markets shall be formulated specifically according to this Law by the standing committees of the people's congresses in the provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities directly under the Central Government.

Whoever, in violation of this Law, produces or markets food which is not up to the hygiene standards, thus causing a serious accident of food poisoning or resulting in a disease caused by food borne bacteria, and seriously harming human health, or adulterates food he produces or markets with toxic or harmful non food raw materials, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law.

Other authorities exercising the power of food hygiene supervision as provided by this Law shall, within the stipulated scope of functions and duties, make decisions on administrative punishment in accordance with the provisions of this Law.

In order to protect consumer interests and health and to ensure the rights of individuals to enjoy safe and healthy food, the CM issued regulations in support of the Law On Supervising Food Circulation (February 19, 1998), setting out hygienic requirements in all phases of the process of circulating food.

Out of the total number of food products analysed in public health institutions, it can be concluded that the number of food product samples monitored is insufficient and considerably lower than that prescribed by the law (15 samples for 1,000 citizens).

And the USFDA has a jurisdictional problem.

(8) foods processed with non food raw materials foods mixed with non food chemical substances, or non food stuffs used as food

Food Hygiene Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 47 If a food producer or marketer, in violation of this Law, engages in food production or marketing without obtaining a health certificate, or if the producers or marketers who suffer from diseases and may not contact with ready to eat foods are not transferred to other posts according to relevant regulations, they shall be ordered to set it right and a penalty of not more than 5,000 yuan may be imposed.

The conclusion is that the total number of foodstuffs analysed in public health institutions is insufficient and significantly below the number prescribed by law (15 samples for 1,000 people).

Several regulations in developed countries apply stringent rules on food quality, packaging and labelling.

Article 56 Hygiene control measures for food specially used or supplied for its own use by the Army shall be formulated by the Central Military Commission in accordance with this Law.

(3) to disseminate knowledge of food hygiene and nutrition, provide appraisals of food hygiene and publicize the existing situation in food hygiene

Food stands

Producers or marketers of food means all units or individuals involved in food production or marketing, including workers' dining halls and food vendors.

Italian Penal Code (article 439) sanctions with imprisonment of no less than 15 years any action aimed at poisoning water as well as edible goods in order to facilitate the spreading of bacteriological agents that make water and edible goods dangerous for human health.

Italian Penal Code (article 439) sanctions with imprisonment of no less than 15 years any action aimed at poisoning with chemicals water as well as edible goods in order to make them dangerous for human health.

Food supplies for 5,000 people

Food supplies for 5,000 people

But back to animals and junk food.

The Committee is concerned about the high incidence of consumption of illicit drugs and the ineffective enforcement of the law prohibiting it.

The World Food Programme is providing food to the refugees in all camps and in transit way stations during repatriation.

So take food.

Food hygiene

Food Support

Food production

Manufacturing food products 80 20

Shortage of food

Comida, muchacho.

Canned foods?

Dry rations.

PRANI diet supplement (a monthly food parcel containing nine foods)

The locavores, the organivores, the vegetarians, the vegans, the gourmets and those of us who are just plain interested in good food.

Meat, junk food, cheese the very stuff that will kill you.

CHAPTER V FORMULATION OF FOOD HYGIENE STANDARDS AND MEASURES FOR FOOD

Food means any finished product or raw materials provided for people to eat or drink, as well as any product that has traditionally served as both food and medicament, with the exception of products used solely for medical purposes.