# The Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 1


(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—
Actinobacillosis (generalised) or actinomycosis (generalised)
Anaemia (advanced)
Anthrax
Blackleg
Botulism
Bruising (extensive and severe)
Brucellosis (acute)
Caseous lymphadenitis with emaciation
Caseous lymphadenitis (generalised)
Cysticercus bovis (generalised)
Cysticercus cellulosae
Cysticercus ovis (generalised)
Decomposition (generalised)
Emaciation
Enteritis (acute)
Fever
Foot and mouth disease
Glanders
Jaundice
Lymphadenitis (generalised)
Malignant catarrhal fever
Mastitis (acute septic)
Melanosis (generalised)
Metritis (acute septic)
Abnormal odour associated with disease or other conditions prejudicial to health or pronounced sexual odour
Oedema (generalised)
Pericarditis (acute septic)
Peritonitis (acute diffuse septic)
Pleurisy (acute diffuse septic)
Pneumonia (acute septic)
Pyaemia (including joint-ill)
Rabies
Salmonellosis (acute)
Sarcocysts (generalised)
Septicaemia
Swine erysipelas (acute)
Swine fever
Tetanus
Toxaemia
Trichinellosis
Tuberculosis (generalised)
Tuberculosis with emaciation
Tumours (malignant with secondary growths or multiple)
Uraemia
Viraemia.
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/539/schedule/10/part/IX/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fresh-meat-hygiene-and-inspection-regulations-1995/schedule-10/part-IX/paragraph-1
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