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(vii) “<strong>Recall</strong> Plan” means a written set of procedures, practices <strong>and</strong> acti<strong>on</strong>s to be put inplace by <strong>Food</strong> Business Operators for food recall.(viii) “<strong>Recall</strong>” means acti<strong>on</strong> taken to remove a marketed food from distributi<strong>on</strong>, sale<strong>and</strong> c<strong>on</strong>sumpti<strong>on</strong> which is unsafe <strong>and</strong> violate the provisi<strong>on</strong>s of the Act <strong>and</strong> therules & regulati<strong>on</strong>s made there under.(ix) “<str<strong>on</strong>g>Regulati<strong>on</strong>s</str<strong>on</strong>g>” means regulati<strong>on</strong>s made under the Act,(x) “State <strong>Food</strong> Authority” means Commissi<strong>on</strong>er of the <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> Authority of theState appointed under Secti<strong>on</strong> 30 of the Act or any other pers<strong>on</strong> authorized byhim for the purpose(xi) “Unsafe food” is food as defined under secti<strong>on</strong> 3 (c) (iii) (zz) of the <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Safety</strong><strong>and</strong> St<strong>and</strong>ards Act, 2006.All other words <strong>and</strong> abbreviati<strong>on</strong>s, which are not defined under these regulati<strong>on</strong>s,shall have the same meaning <strong>and</strong> definiti<strong>on</strong>/interpretati<strong>on</strong> as given in the Act or rules ®ulati<strong>on</strong>s laid there under.CHAPTER 2ARTICLE 3: OBJECTIVES OF FOOD RECALLThe objectives of food recall procedure are:(i)(ii)To guide <strong>Food</strong> Business Operators <strong>on</strong> how to carry out a food recall through anefficient, rapid identificati<strong>on</strong> as well as removal of unsafe food <strong>and</strong> food thatviolate the Act <strong>and</strong> Rules & <str<strong>on</strong>g>Regulati<strong>on</strong>s</str<strong>on</strong>g> made there under from the distributi<strong>on</strong>chain <strong>and</strong> informing c<strong>on</strong>sumers (where necessary) of the presence of potentiallyhazardous food in the market <strong>and</strong> ensure that unsafe food are c<strong>on</strong>tained <strong>and</strong>destroyed or rendered safe;To guide <strong>Food</strong> Business Operators <strong>on</strong> how to establish a written recall plan forcarrying out food recall in case the food does not meet the requirements of thehygiene, safety <strong>and</strong> quality of food <strong>and</strong> to protect the health of c<strong>on</strong>sumers; <strong>and</strong>(iii) To establish a follow-up acti<strong>on</strong>/post recall report in order to ensure theeffectiveness of the recall <strong>and</strong> prevent a reoccurrence.ARTICLE 4: SCOPE OF FOOD RECALL(i)These regulati<strong>on</strong>s apply to the recall of food that presents a threat to the publichealth or whose quality does not c<strong>on</strong>form to the Act <strong>and</strong> Rules & <str<strong>on</strong>g>Regulati<strong>on</strong>s</str<strong>on</strong>g>made thereunder. <strong>Recall</strong> of food is in the comm<strong>on</strong> interest of the industry, thegovernment <strong>and</strong> in particular the c<strong>on</strong>sumer.2