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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fresh-meat-hygiene-and-inspection-regulations-1995/schedule-10/part-IX/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1995/539",
  "legislation_title": "The Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fresh-meat-hygiene-and-inspection-regulations-1995",
  "path": "schedule/10/part/IX/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) If upon inspection of any carcase an inspector or OVS is satisfied that the animal was suffering from any of the following diseases or conditions, he shall regard the whole carcase and all the offal and blood removed or collected from it as being unfit for human consumption—\nActinobacillosis (generalised) or actinomycosis (generalised)\nAnaemia (advanced)\nAnthrax\nBlackleg\nBotulism\nBruising (extensive and severe)\nBrucellosis (acute)\nCaseous lymphadenitis with emaciation\nCaseous lymphadenitis (generalised)\nCysticercus bovis (generalised)\nCysticercus cellulosae\nCysticercus ovis (generalised)\nDecomposition (generalised)\nEmaciation\nEnteritis (acute)\nFever\nFoot and mouth disease\nGlanders\nJaundice\nLymphadenitis (generalised)\nMalignant catarrhal fever\nMastitis (acute septic)\nMelanosis (generalised)\nMetritis (acute septic)\nAbnormal odour associated with disease or other conditions prejudicial to health or pronounced sexual odour\nOedema (generalised)\nPericarditis (acute septic)\nPeritonitis (acute diffuse septic)\nPleurisy (acute diffuse septic)\nPneumonia (acute septic)\nPyaemia (including joint-ill)\nRabies\nSalmonellosis (acute)\nSarcocysts (generalised)\nSepticaemia\nSwine erysipelas (acute)\nSwine fever\nTetanus\nToxaemia\nTrichinellosis\nTuberculosis (generalised)\nTuberculosis with emaciation\nTumours (malignant with secondary growths or multiple)\nUraemia\nViraemia.\n(2) An inspector or OVS shall reject as unfit for human consumption any stillborn or unborn carcase and any immature carcase which is oedematous or in poor physical condition, together with any offal or blood removed or collected therefrom.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2000/656",
      "affecting_title": "The Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ssi/2000/62",
      "affecting_title": "The Food Standards Act 1999 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions and Savings) (Scotland) Regulations 2000"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1995/3189",
      "affecting_title": "The Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Amendment) Regulations 1995"
    },
    {
      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "uksi/1995/3189",
      "affecting_title": "The Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) (Amendment) Regulations 1995"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/539/schedule/10/part/IX/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:14:57.354475+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."
}