Regulation 9 Labelling of carcases

(1)

The operator of a regulated slaughterhouse must ensure that each carcase classified in that slaughterhouse is labelled at the time of classification with a label containing the following information—

(a)

the identifying kill number allocated under regulation 8;

(b)

the date of slaughter of the animal from which the carcase was obtained;

(c)

the approval number^f1 of the slaughterhouse;

(d)

the classification of the carcase determined under regulation 5(2)(b), (3) and (4);

(e)

the cold weight of the carcase; and

(f)

whether classification was carried out visually or by automated classification method.

(2)

Labels used for the purposes of paragraph (1) must be clearly legible, tamper-proof and firmly attached to the carcase.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: The number allocated by the Food Standards Agency to a slaughterhouse approved or conditionally approved under EUR 2004/853, amended by S.I. 2019/640; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.