{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-853/annex-III/section-VIII/chapter-III/division-C",
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  "legislation": "eur/2004/853",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-853",
  "path": "annex/III/section/VIII/chapter/III/division/C",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "C",
  "heading": "REQUIREMENTS FOR MECHANICALLY SEPARATED FISHERY PRODUCTS",
  "text": "Food business operators manufacturing mechanically separated fishery products must ensure compliance with the following requirements.\n1.. The raw materials used must satisfy the following requirements.\n(a) Only whole fish and bones after filleting may be used to produce mechanically separated fishery products;\n(b) All raw materials must be free from guts.\n2.. The manufacturing process must satisfy the following requirements:\n(a) Mechanical separation must take place without undue delay after filleting.\n(b) If whole fish are used, they must be gutted and washed beforehand.\n(c) After production, mechanically separated fishery products must be frozen as quickly as possible or incorporated in a product intended for freezing or a stabilising treatment.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to 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 (Official Journal of the European Union L 139 of 30 April 2004)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/853/annex/III/section/VIII/chapter/III/division/C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:55:34.013502+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}