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Meat (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. No. 217 of 2002).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat HACCP
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 2.
Abstract

These Regulations give effect to Commission Decision 2001/471/EC laying down rules for the regular checks on the general hygiene carried out by the operators in establishments according to Directive 64/433/EEC on health conditions for the production and placing on the market of fresh meat and Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of fresh poultry meat. the occupier of any slaughterhouse, cutting premises, cold store or repackaging centre licensed under the amended Regulations is obliged to conduct the regular checks on the general hygiene of conditions of production in those premises which are already required by those Regulations by implementing and maintaining a permanent procedure developed in accordance with certain HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) principles.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk