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Paragraph 1

United Kingdom

The requirements are that —

(a)

on 31st December 2005 the slaughterhouse was licensed as a low throughput slaughterhouse under the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 M1;

(b)

the condition of meat derived from poultry or lagomorphs slaughtered at the slaughterhouse is only rarely such that it is necessary to detain such meat after post-mortem inspection for further inspection by the official veterinarian;

(c)

where such further inspection is considered necessary by the official veterinarian, the meat concerned is destroyed or is detained at an alternative detention facility in the locality of the slaughterhouse; and

(d)

when meat is transported from the slaughterhouse to the alternative detention facility referred to in paragraph (c), it shall be marked ‘detained meat’ and accompanied by a document that has been signed by the official veterinarian, declares that the meat is detained meat and contains the following information —

(i)

name and address of slaughterhouse of origin;

(ii)

name and address of alternative detention facility;

(iii)

number of carcases or cuts; and

(iv)

species of animal.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1

S.I. 1995/540, revoked by S.I. 2005/2059.