Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Bovine Offal (Prohibition) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/2061) (the “principal Regulations”).

The controls under the principal Regulations applied to the brain, spinal cord, spleen, thymus, tonsils and intestines of any bovine animal slaughtered in the United Kingdom and which was over six months old at the time of such slaughter.

The Regulations amend the principal Regulations so as to extend the controls on specified bovine offal (defined in the Regulations) to include the thymus and intestines of all bovine animals, except those of animals under two months of age which have died (rather than have been slaughtered) (regulations 3(b) and 4).

The opportunity has been taken to delete references to the Slaughterhouses (Hygiene) Regulations 1977 (S.I. 1977/1805) which were revoked by the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/2037) (regulation 5).

A Compliance Cost Assessment in relation to these Regulations has been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament and copies can be obtained from the Meat Hygiene Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Government Buildings, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7NF.