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EU Food Hygiene Regulation (Regulation 852/2004)

Sets hygiene requirements for food business operators at all stages of production and distribution in the EU.

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About this regulation

Regulation 852/2004 lays down general hygiene requirements for all food business operators at all stages of the food chain. It establishes HACCP-based procedures as mandatory for all food businesses except primary producers, sets out requirements for registration and approval of food establishments, and provides for the development of guides to good hygiene practice. The regulation is complemented by Annexes I (primary production) and II (general hygiene requirements for all food business operators).

What AuditDSS covers

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Obligations

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Each rule is decomposed into an average of 8.0 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 88 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in Food Hygiene Regulation is scored across independent risk dimensions:

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title: EU Food Hygiene Regulation (Regulation 852/2004)
Regulatory body: European Parliament and Council
Jurisdiction: 🇪🇺 European Union
Document type: regulation
Effective date: January 1, 2006
Issuing authority: European Parliament and Council of the European Union
Industry: Food Safety & Manufacturing
Official source: View source document ↗

Who this applies to

food business operatorsprimary producerscompetent authorities

Key requirements

general hygiene requirements
HACCP-based procedures
registration and approval of establishments
microbiological criteria
temperature controls
food handler training
guides to good practice
primary production hygiene

Frequently asked questions about Food Hygiene Regulation

What is Food Hygiene Regulation?

Who does Food Hygiene Regulation apply to?

Food Hygiene Regulation applies to food business operators, primary producers, competent authorities.

How many obligations does Food Hygiene Regulation contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed Food Hygiene Regulation into 88 atomic obligations from 11 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of Food Hygiene Regulation?

The key requirements include: general hygiene requirements, HACCP-based procedures, registration and approval of establishments, microbiological criteria, temperature controls, food handler training, guides to good practice, primary production hygiene.

How can I assess my Food Hygiene Regulation compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 88 Food Hygiene Regulation obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces Food Hygiene Regulation?

Food Hygiene Regulation is enforced in European Union by European Parliament and Council.

When did Food Hygiene Regulation come into effect?

Food Hygiene Regulation became effective on January 1, 2006.

What industry does Food Hygiene Regulation apply to?

Food Hygiene Regulation is primarily relevant to the Food Safety & Manufacturing industry. AuditDSS covers 61 regulations in this industry sector.

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