Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations (S.I. No. 540 of 1995).

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Hygiene/sanitary procedures Poultry products Slaughtering Game Inspection Authorization/permit Food quality control/food safety

Geographical area

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

Abstract

These Regulations: (a) prohibit the use of any premises as a slaughterhouse, cutting premises, a cold store or a re-wrapping centre unless they are licensed (reg. 4); (b) subject to a specified exemption, prohibit the use of a slaughterhouse for slaughtering a bird or rabbit not intended for sale for human consumption (reg. 7); (c) enable the Minister to designate, and require him to appoint, official veterinary surgeons and require him to appoint inspectors to supervise licensed premises (reg. 8); (d) require the Minister to arrange for the carrying out of pre-slaughter health inspections and post-mortem health inspections of birds and rabbits and also make provision in relation to the application of the health mark, and prohibit the use of a mark resembling a health mark likely to deceive (reg. 12); (e) specify the conditions to be complied with in relation to the sale of fresh meat for human consumption and, subject to specified exceptions, prohibit the sale of such meat unless those conditions are complied with (reg. 14); (f) specify the documents necessary when transporting fresh meat (reg. 15); (g) specify the duties of occupiers and producers (regs. 18 and 19); and provide for various other matters relative to the control of hygiene of poultry meat, farmed game bird meat and rabbit meat.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 91/494/EEC animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of fresh poultrymeat.

Legislation | European Union | 1991

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards, International trade, Poultry products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Directive 71/118/EEC on health problems affecting trade in fresh poultrymeat.

Legislation | European Union | 1971

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Poultry products, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Slaughtering, Inspection, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Hygiene) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 3205 of 1995).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Slaughtering, Inspection, International trade, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997 (S.I. 1729 of 1997).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, MRL-maximum residue limit, Meat, Hormones/steroids

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 1763 of 1995).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Potable water, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Toxicity/poisoning, Processing/handling, Vending, Transport/storage, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 656 of 2000).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Institution, Access-to-information, Animal feed/feedstuffs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Meat (Enhanced Enforcement Powers) (Wales) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 2198 (W. 158) of 2001).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Court/tribunal, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 47 (W.6)).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Poultry products, Slaughtering, Game, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Meat (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 889 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, HACCP

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 209 of 2005).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Poultry products, Treated food, Food additives

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 1310 (W.92) of 2005).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2005

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Poultry products, Treated food, Offences/penalties, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 2148 of 1995).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995

Keyword: Meat, Game, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Court/tribunal, Processing/handling, Packaging/labelling, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Food Safety (Temperature Control) Regulations 1995 (S.I. No. 2200 of 1995).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Fish products, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Treated food

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Meat (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) (Wales) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 1476 (W. 148) of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, HACCP

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. No. 87 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Slaughtering, Game, Rodents, Poultry products, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Meat (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. No. 234 of 2002).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2002

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, HACCP

Source: FAO, FAOLEX