Abattoirs Act, 1988 (Abattoirs) (Amendment) Regulations, 1997. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Slaughtering Inspection Meat Animal health Animal welfare Birds Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations lay down requirements for the construction and operation of abattoirs slaughtering ratite birds, being the running birds, ostriches emus and rheas. Full text English Website www.bailii.org References - Legislation Amends Abattoirs Act, 1988 (Abattoirs) Regulations (No. 152 of 1989). Legislation | Ireland | 1989 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Processing/handling, Certification, Packaging/labelling, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, Animal production, Slaughtering Source: FAO, FAOLEX