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Principal function of Authority.
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11.—The principal function of the Authority shall be to take all reasonable steps to ensure that—
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(a) food produced in the State (whether or not distributed or marketed in the State), and
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(b) food distributed or marketed in the State,
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meets the highest standards of food safety and hygiene reasonably available and it shall, in particular, take all reasonable steps to ensure that such food complies—
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(i) with food legislation in respect of food safety and hygiene standards, or
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(ii) where appropriate, with the provisions of generally recognised standards or codes of good practice aimed at ensuring the achievement of high standards of food hygiene and food safety.
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