Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1729 of 1997). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Great Britain Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety MRL-maximum residue limit Meat Hormones/steroids Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulations implement Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of beta-agonists. They also implement Council Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and provide for the enforcement and execution of the prohibition in Articles 5 and 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2377/90. The Regulations - (a) prohibit the sale, possession or administration to animals of specified unauthorized substances (regs. 3-7); (b) prohibit the possession, slaughter or processing the meat of, animals intended for human consumption which contain, or which have been administered with, specified unauthorized substances (reg. 8); (c) prohibit the sale or supply for slaughter of animals if the appropriate withdrawal period has not expired and prohibit supply for slaughter or, subject to exceptions, the sale, of animals or the sale of animal products which contain unauthorized substances or an excess of authorized substances (regs. 9 and 10); (d) prohibit, subject to an exception, the disposal for human or animal consumption of slaughtered animals containing specified unauthorized substances (regulations 11 and 12); (e) empower authorized officers to inspect and examine animals and to take samples and provide for the analysis of official samples (regs. 13-22); (f) provide for offences and penalties and for enforcement by each enforcement authority as defined in regulation and provide in relation with legal proceedings (regs. 24-31). Regulations 32 and 33 specify requirements relating to the keeping of records and provide for the suspension or revocation of manufacturers' licences. (36 regulations completed by 2 Schedules) Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Food Safety Act 1990. Legislation | United Kingdom | 1990 (2021) Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Inspection, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 96/23/EC on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC. Legislation | European Union | 1996 Keyword: Hormones/steroids, Animal production, Residues, Monitoring, Inspection, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Directive 96/22/EC concerning the prohibition on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and of ß-agonists. Legislation | European Union | 1996 Keyword: Aquaculture, Drugs, Fish disease, Animal health, Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Hormones/steroids Source: FAO, FAOLEX Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin. Legislation | European Union | 1990 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Drugs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amends Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (S.I. No. 540 of 1995). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Poultry products, Slaughtering, Game, Inspection, Authorization/permit, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Animals, Meat and Meat Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 2843 of 1991). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1991 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Meat, Hormones/steroids Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animals, Meat and Meat Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations, 1996 (S.I. No. 374 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Meat Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 1925 of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Residues, MRL-maximum residue limit, Hormones/steroids Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 755 of 2006). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Residues, MRL-maximum residue limit, Drugs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 3590 of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Meat, Hormones/steroids, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 147 of 2004). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Equine-animals Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 804 of 2013). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2013 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Meat, Hormones/steroids, Drugs, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX Agriculture, Animals, Environment and Food etc. (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 2897 of 2012). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2012 Keyword: Agricultural development, Institution, Pollution control, Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits)(England and Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No 787 of 2015). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Meat, Hormones/steroids, Standards, Internal trade, Residues, Offences/penalties, Drugs, Animal health, Slaughtering Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.R. No. 569 (W. 125) of 2019). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2019 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Residues, Internal trade, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Animal production, Drugs, Slaughtering Source: FAO, FAOLEX