43In the second place, as regards the purpose of Regulation No 853/2004, it should be recalled that recital 9 of that regulation states that the main objective of its recasting is to secure a high level of consumer protection with regard to food safety. In addition, recital 10 of that regulation clearly demonstrates that the EU legislature makes consumer health its primary concern, in so far as that recital states that ‘it is necessary to maintain and, where required to ensure consumer protection, to tighten detailed hygiene rules for products of animal origin’.
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