Regulation 7 Presentation of carcases for classification
(1)
The operator of a regulated slaughterhouse must ensure that each carcase in the slaughterhouse is presented for classification by hanging it and preparing it in accordance with the reference specification or the UK standard specification.
(2)
The “reference specification” is presentation of the carcase following removal of each of—
(a)
the head, severed at the atlanto-occipital joint,
(b)
the feet, severed at the carpometacarpal or tarsometatarsal joints,
(c)
the tail, severed between the sixth and seventh caudal vertebrae,
(d)
the udder,
(e)
the genitalia,
(f)
the liver,
(g)
the pluck.
(3)
The “UK standard specification” is presentation of the carcase following removal of both—
(a)
each part listed in paragraph (2),
(b)
the kidney knobs, channel fat and diaphragm.