Specified Risk Material Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. No. 552 of 1997). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Northern Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Livestock Keyword Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety 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, being material, which may contain the agent containing bovine spongiform encephalopathy, in respect of food. The Regulations implement in part specified Community legislation. The Regulations control the sale and use of specified risk material for human consumption (reg.6) and the production of mechanically recovered meat (regs.7 and 8). Provision is made for the initial treatment of specified risk material (regs.9, 10 and 13) and the rendering of whole carcases (reg.11). The Regulations prohibit the removal of the brain and eyes from a bovine animal (reg.14) and prohibit the removal of the spinal cord from a ruminant animal (reg.15). Regulations 16 to 19 provide particular requirements in relation to sheep and goats. These are the marking of young animals with a young lamb stamp, requirements as to the transport of unmarked carcases of sheep and goats, the presence of official veterinary surgeons at slaughterhouses and the possession of unmarked carcases of sheep and goats. Regulation 21 regulates the consignment of specified risk material once it has been removed from the carcase and regulations 22 to 24 require the approval of collection centres, incinerators, rendering plants and other premises that process specified bovine material. Regulations 25 to 31 contain provisions on veterinary and laboratory premises, directions, transport storage, samples, enforcement, etc. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amended by Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 78 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Institution, Data collection/reporting, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Risk Material (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. No. 48 of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Risk Material (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. No. 196 of 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Risk Material (Amendment No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. No. 376 2001). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2001 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Risk Material (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. No. 157 of 1999). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Specified Risk Material (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. No. 295 of 2000). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Animal health, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX