97The importance of the objective of consumer protection may justify even substantial negative economic consequences for certain economic operators (see, by analogy, judgment of 23 March 2021, Airhelp, C‑28/20, EU:C:2021:226, paragraph 50 and the case-law cited). That is also the case here, in so far as Article 1(3) of Regulation No 854/2004 provides for the primary legal liability of food business operators to ensure food safety themselves, in accordance with Regulation No 178/2002, irrespective of the economic consequences which that duty might cause them.
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