Country of Origin of Certain Meats Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.I. No. 321 of 2015).

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Meat Packaging/labelling Consumer protection Traceability/product tracing Institution Enforcement/compliance

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

These Regulations make provision to enforce, in Northern Ireland, certain provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1337/2013 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for fresh, chilled and frozen meat of swine, sheep, goats and poultry. The Regulations, among other things: set out that each district council within its district is the competent authority for the purposes of Article 5(1) and (2) of the Commission Regulation; make District Councils responsible for enforcement of the Regulation; require food business operators to keep records for 12 months from the end of the calendar year to which each record relates; apply certain provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Food Safety (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991 No. 762 (N.I. 7)).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1991 (2013)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Fraud, Inspection, Institution, Residues, Drugs, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1337/2013 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for fresh, chilled and frozen meat of swine, sheep, goats and poultry.

Legislation | European Union | 2013

Keyword: Meat, Sheep/goats, Swine, Poultry products, Packaging/labelling, Consumer protection, Traceability/product tracing, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX