# Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, Division 1: Food business operators must ensure that the following items are not used in the preparation of meat products:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(a) genital organs of either female or male animals, except testicles;
(b) urinary organs, except the kidneys and the bladder;
(c) the cartilage of the larynx, the trachea and the extra-lobular bronchi;
(d) eyes and eyelids;
(e) the external auditory meatus;
(f) horn tissue;
and
(g) in poultry, the head — except the comb and the ears, the wattles and caruncles — the oesophagus, the crop, the intestines and the genital organs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/853/annex/III/section/VI/division/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-853/annex-III/section-VI/division-1
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