Paragraph 30 Meat products produced from meat derived from susceptible animals originating in a surveillance zone or produced on premises in a surveillance zone

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

This paragraph applies to meat products—

(a)

produced from meat derived from susceptible animals originating in a surveillance zone; or

(b)

produced on premises in a surveillance zone.

(2)

No person shall sell or consign for sale any product to which this paragraph applies or move any such product out of a surveillance zone unless it complies with sub-paragraph (3) or (4).

(3)

Meat products comply with this sub-paragraph if they are produced from fresh meat, minced meat, mechanically separated meat or a meat preparation which was—

(a)

health marked or identification marked and that mark was overstamped;

(b)

transported to an establishment designated by the Secretary of State as authorised to treat meat from a surveillance zone; and

(c)

treated at that establishment to form a meat product which falls within paragraph 1 of Schedule 6.

(4)

Meat products comply with this sub-paragraph if they are produced in an establishment which—

(a)

is authorised by a licence granted by the Secretary of State imposing such conditions as she considers necessary to ensure strict veterinary control of the establishment;

(b)

processes only meat which complies with paragraph 29(3); and

(c)

at all times during the production process stores, identifies and transports products eligible for despatch outside the surveillance zone separately from those which are not and in accordance with the directions of the Secretary of State.