Specified Risk Material Regulations 1997 (No. 2965). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Great Britain Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Livestock Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Animal health Pests/diseases Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations control specified risk material in respect of food. Specified risk material means specified bovine material, specified goat or sheep material or specified solid waste which may contain the agent containing bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Specifications of specified risk material are given in Regulation 4. These Regulations continue in force provisions in respect of food contained in the Bovine Material Order 1997 and the Heads of Sheep and Goats Order 1996. They implement in part Community legislation regarding BSE and the disposal of animal waste. They control the sale and use of specified risk material for human consumption (Reg. 7) and the production of mechanically recovered meat (Regs. 8 and 9). Provision is made for the initial treatment of meat and removal of certain parts of the animal are prohibited (Regs. 10, 11, 13 and 15). Regulations 16 to 19 provide for marking and other control measures with respect to sheep. The remaining regulations deal with collection of risk material, its transport and storage and destruction, and prescribe offences and penalties. (32 Regulations completed by 2 Schedules) 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 Amended by Specified Risk Material (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 2405 of 1998). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1998 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Risk Material (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (No. 3062). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Risk Material Order Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. No. 345 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, International trade, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Risk Material Order Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. No. 4 of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Pests/diseases 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 Specified Risk Material (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 2672 of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Slaughtering, Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Risk Material (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. No. 287 of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Risk Material (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 817 of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Risk Material Amendment (No. 3) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 (S.S.I. No. 288 of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Risk Material (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2672 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed 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 Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Wales) Regulations 2006 (W.S.I. No. 1226 (W.117) of 2006). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2006 Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Slaughtering, Inspection, Registration, Authorization/permit, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Wales) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 1430 (W.144) of 2004). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, International trade, Fish products, Meat, Soil pollution/quality, Pests/diseases, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX