UK Statutory Instrument
1995
United Kingdom
Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995
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Schedules
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Every room in any slaughterhouse, cutting premises or cold store...
In rooms used for the storage of chilled or frozen...
In rooms used for chilling or refrigerating fresh meat a...
In rooms used for freezing fresh meat, waterproof and rot...
In addition to the general requirements contained in Schedule 1...
In the case of the slaughterhouse where swine and other...
The room and facilities referred to in sub-paragraph 1(j) above...
In addition to the general requirements contained in Schedule 1...
In addition to the general requirements contained in Schedule 1...
The equipment and rooms referred to in paragraphs 1(h) and...
Every room in any low throughout slaughterhouse or cutting premises...
The occupier of every low throughput farmed game processing facility...
Every person engaged in slaughtering animals or working on or...
No person shall— (a) urinate, defecate or spit except in...
Every person entering licensed premises shall, before handling any fresh...
Subject to paragraph 2 below, animals intended for slaughter for...
An animal to which the provisions of regulation 21 or,...
The ante-mortem health inspection shall be made under adequate natural...
The ante-mortem health inspection shall determine— (a) whether the animals...
Animals shall not be slaughtered for the production of fresh...
(1) An animal which shows any of the conditions mentioned...
In the case of a live animal imported into the...
(1) The occupier and persons engaged in the handling of...
In any slaughterhouse— (1) where bovine animals, sheep, goats, solipeds...
Large wild game may be dressed in a slaughterhouse provided...
Where an inspector or OVS is satisfied that a part...
Where the blood or offal of several animals is collected...
Fresh meat from horses shall be examined for trichinellosis and...
Where the Minister so directs, an OVS or an inspector...
Without prejudice to paragraph 13 above, where the Minister so...
(1) Where an inspector or OVS is satisfied that a...
An inspector of OVS shall regard either of the following...
(1) Where an inspector or OVS is satisfied—
Where an inspector or OVS is satisfied that any part...
An inspector or OVS shall reject as unfit for human...
Where an inspector or OVS is satisfied that the whole...
In this Part of the Schedule— “the appropriate receptacles” means...
The occupier of the cutting premises shall ensure that—
Notwithstanding anything in paragraph 2 above or paragraph 1(1)(q) of...
Subject to paragraph 2 below, the health mark shall consist...
In the case of the fresh meat referred to in...
(1) Carcases weighing more than 65 kg shall have the...
Livers (including sliced livers) of bovine animals, swine and solipeds...
Cuts from carcases marked with the health mark and which...
No colour shall be used for marking fresh meat in...
The occupier of the cold store shall ensure that fresh...
The occupier of the cold store shall ensure that—
The occupier of any premises at which fresh meat is...
The occupier of any cold store shall ensure that fresh...
The health certificate which will accompany the fresh meat shall...
The health certificate shall be provided by the Minister and...
Subject to paragraph 1(q) of Schedule 9, fresh meat shall...
The interior surfaces of vehicles used for the transport of...
(1) Vehicles used for the transport of fresh meat shall...
Vehicles used for conveying live animals or any substance which...
Fresh meat shall not be transported in the same vehicle...
Stomachs shall be scalded or cleaned and feet and heads...
Fresh meat shall not be transported in vehicles which are...
Carcases, half carcases, wholesale cuts of half carcases and quarter...
The viscera may only be transported in strong, clean and...
Each Tribunal shall consist of a Chairman or a Deputy...
(1) The Chairman or Deputy Chairman shall be an independent...
Each Tribunal may be serviced by a secretary and such...
The terms of appointment and the remuneration of the members,...
Browse 30 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Title and commencement
All low throughput slaughterhouses and low throughput cutting premises shall...
Interpretation
Every room in which farmed game meat is produced, worked...
Exemptions and saving for existing licences
The occupier of every farmed game processing facility shall ensure...
Issue of licences
Revocation of licences
Appeals
Animals not intended for sale for human consumption
Supervision of premises
Revocation and suspension of designations of
Powers of OVSs and veterinary officers
Inspection and health marking
Notice of operation of licensed premises
General conditions
Transport documentation
Alternative accommodation for certain animals
Period of time for keeping an animal in a lairage and removal of an animal from a slaughterhouse
Conditions on the admission of diseased or injured animals
Conditions on the admission of dead or slaughtered animals
Records of Inspections
Duties of occupier
Offences and penalties
Application of various sections of
Enforcement
Fresh meat from Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands
Revocations
Amendments
Every room in which farmed game meat is produced, worked...
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Food Standards Agency
Food safety and hygiene regulation across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Enforces food law, provides guidance to food businesses, investigates incidents. Approves …
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