# The Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (England) Regulations 2025, Regulation 10: Determination of carcase weight


(1) The operator of a regulated slaughterhouse must ensure that the cold weight of each carcase classified in that slaughterhouse is determined in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) To determine its warm weight, the carcase must be weighed to the nearest 100 grams—
(a) as soon as possible; and
(b) not later than sixty minutes after the animal has been slaughtered.
(3) The cold weight of the carcase is its warm weight reduced by 2%.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348272369/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-sheep-carcase-classification-and-price-reporting-england-regulations-2025/regulation-10
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