The Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Heavy Metal Poisoning) (England) Order 1990

• Citation: S.I. 1990/1666
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Title and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Heavy Metal Poisoning) (England) Order 1990 and shall come into force on 11th August 1990.

Section 2 Designated circumstances

In the opinion of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, animals in the area designated in article 3 below may have eaten zinc chromate or other poisonous heavy metal and are likely to create a hazard to human health if they are consumed.

Section 3 Designated area

The area described in the Schedule to this Order is hereby designated for the purposes of Part I of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985.

Section 4 Prohibitions on movement

No person shall move any animals or anything derived from them from the designated area.