Waste Food Regulations (N. Ireland) - 1st April 2017

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 April  Fools  Day  –  Final  Deadline  for  NI  Food  Business  Operators      On  1st  April  2017,  N.  Ireland  sets  a  new  legal  precedent  when  the  final  clause  of  the  Food  Waste  Regulations  (N.  Ireland)  comes  into  effect.  

 This  final  article  states  clearly  that  it  is  illegal  for  food  business  operators  to  deposit  food  waste  into  the  drainage  system.  The  traditional  method  for  preventing  this  is  by  ensuring  that  a  grease  or  food  trap  is  installed  in  the  kitchen  drain  line.    In  2013,  the  government  funded  research  organization,  WRAP,  produced  a  food  waste  report  highlighting  that  up  to  25kg/yr.  food  waste  per  person  went  down  the  kitchen  sink  and  also,  that  within  the  hospitality  and  food  service  sectors,  as  

much  as  50%  of  food  waste  could  be  disposed  of  via  macerators,  wasteful  food  preparation  or  incidental  wash  down  procedures.    By  implementing  this  environmentally  groundbreaking  legislation  so  soon  after  the  release  of  a  recent  EU  court  of  Food  Waste  Auditors  report  (17th  Jan.  2017),    N.  Ireland  positions  itself  high  on  the  list  for  tackling  food  waste  and  with  support  from  local  authority  enforcement  will  mean  that  this  gaping  food  waste  drainage  loophole  can  now  be  plugged  in  N.  Ireland  at  least.    The  new  statutory  rule  of  N.  Ireland  states  that  from  1st  April  2017,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  any  person  who  produces  food  waste  to  ensure  that  food  waste  is  not  deposited  in  a  lateral  drain  or  public  sewer.      It  is  anticipated  that  this  new  food  law  in  N.  Ireland  will  also  have  implications  for  local  government  planning  and  building  regulations  as  well  as  sewerage  service  operators  and  local  authority  environmental  health  and  food  standards  agencies,  whose  duties  include  enforcement  of  structural,  food  management  and  food  law  policies.    Full  version  available:  http://www.slideshare.net/CaterWaste/food-­‐waste-­‐regulations-­‐ni-­‐2015