Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. No. 237 of 1998). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety MRL-maximum residue limit Meat Hormones/steroids Animal feed/feedstuffs Animal health Drugs Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulations implement for Northern Ireland Community legislation on the use in stockfarming of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action and the effects on animal products. The Regulations, among other things: (a) prohibit the sale, possession or administration to animals of specified unauthorized substances; (b) prohibit the possession, slaughter or processing the meat of, animals intended for human consumption which contain, or which have been administered with, specified Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements 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: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Hormones/steroids, Drugs 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 Source: FAO, FAOLEX Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991 No. 762 (N.I. 7)). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1991 Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud/deceit/adulteration, Inspection, Institution, Residues, Drugs 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 Legislation | European Union | 1990 | Repealed Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. No. 263 of 2006). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Meat, Hormones/steroids Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. No. 122 of 2013). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2013 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Meat, Hormones/steroids, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Drugs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. No. 298 of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Meat, Hormones/steroids, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Drugs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. No. 451 of 2005). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Meat, Hormones/steroids, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Drugs, Equine-animals Source: FAO, FAOLEX