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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