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

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
1995
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Meat Game Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Court/tribunal Processing/handling Packaging/labelling Transport/storage
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations give effect, in part, to Council Directive 92/45/EC on public health and animal health problems relating to killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild game meat. These Regulations require all wild game processing facilities which consign, or sell for consignment, wild game meat to another EEA State to be licensed by the Minister. There will be veterinary supervision of all licensed premises. The 20 regulations are divided into 5 Parts: Preliminary (I); Licensing of wild Game Processing Facilities (II); Supervision and Control of Premises (III); Conditions for the Marketing of Wild Game Meat (IV); Administration, Penalties and Enforcement (V). Completed by 13 Schedules relative to requirements for processing facilities, hygiene requirements in respect of preparation, inspection post-mortem, marking and packing, transport, health certificates, and the Meat Hygiene Appeals Tribunal.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 92/45/EEC on public health and animal health problems relating to the killing of wild game and the placing on the market of wild-game meat.

Legislation | European Union | 1992

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Game, Slaughtering, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

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

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

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