Meat Products (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. No. 1396 (W.141) of 2004). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Wales 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 13 May 2004. Abstract These Regulations: (a) define various expressions used in the Regulations (reg. 2); (b) specify the scope of the Regulations (reg. 3); (c) prohibit the use of specified names in the labelling or advertising of meat products if the products do not satisfy specific compositional requirements and the sale of food labelled in contravention of that prohibition (reg. 4 and Schedule 2); (d) prescribe that, save in specified cases, where meat products of a specified appearance are sold the name used as the name of the food in the labelling of the products must include an indication of any added ingredients of animal origin and of any other added ingredients not falling into specified categories (reg. 5 and Schedule 3); (e) subject to an exception, prohibit the sale of uncooked meat products which include amongst their ingredients specified parts of the carcase of any mammalian species of animal (reg. 6); (f) prescribe penalties for breach of the Regulations and allocate responsibility for their enforcement and execution (regulation 7); (g) subject to a modification, apply specified provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 for the purposes of the Regulations (reg. 8); (h) amend the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1499 as amended) in relation to Wales by adding to regulation 2(1) (interpretation) a definition of "meat product" and amending some labelling provisions concerning meat products other than specified ones, which are not prepacked or which are prepacked for direct sale. 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 Amends Food Labelling Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1499 of 1996). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1996 Keyword: Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Meat Products (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. No. 713 (W.74) of 2008). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2008 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Food Additives (Wales) Regulations 2009 (W.S.I. No. 3378 (W.300) of 2009). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2009 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Standards, Internal trade, Breastfeeding/infant food, Nutrition Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Products Containing Meat etc. (Wales) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 3087 (W. 308) of 2014). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2014 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Packaging/labelling, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX