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Meat Products (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (S.S.I. No. 6 of 2004).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Meat Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Packaging/labelling Offences/penalties
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 on 4 February 2004.
Abstract

These Regulations: (a) define "meat" and "meat product" for the purposes of these Regulations and provide an exception for certain meat products (reg. 2 and Schedule 1); (b) specify the scope of the Regulations (reg. 3); (c) restrict the use of reserved descriptions to the meat products to which they relate (reg. 4 and Schedule 2); (d) prescribe additional labelling requirements for certain meat products (reg. 5); (e) subject to an exception, prohibit the sale of uncooked meat products which include as ingredients specified parts of the carcase of mammals (regulation 6); (f) specify a penalty and enforcement authorities (reg. 7);(g) apply specified provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 for the purposes of the Regulations (reg. 9); (h) amend the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1499 as amended) by (i) inserting in regulation 2(1) a definition of "meat product", and (ii) inserting in regulation 23 a new paragraph 2(c) requiring that the meat content of certain meat products be quantified in the list of ingredients, and provide exceptions in a new Schedule 4A (reg. 10 and Schedule 4); and (j) provide an exemption from labelling requirements for prescribed additional ingredients (Schedule 3).

Full text
English
Website
www.scotland-legislation.hmso.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

Amends

Food Labelling Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1499 of 1996).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996

Keyword: Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (S.S.I. No. 530 of 2006).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Slaughtering, Registration, Authorization/permit, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Food Additives (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. No. 436 of 2009).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards, Internal trade, Breastfeeding/infant food, Nutrition

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Meat Products (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008 (S.S.I. No. 97 of 2008).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2008

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations 2010 (S.S.I. No. 177 of 2010).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2010

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, International trade, Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Slaughtering, Inspection, Registration, Authorization/permit, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Products Containing Meat etc. (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. No. 289 of 2014).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014

Keyword: Meat, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Standards, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX