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  "legislation_title": "The Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995",
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  "text": "Subject to paragraph 2 below, the health mark shall consist of an oval mark 6.5 cm wide by 4.5 cm high containing in legible form in letters 0.8 cm high and figures 1 cm high the following information—\n(a) on the upper part, the letters “UK”;\n(b) in the centre, the approval number of the premises;\n(c) on the lower part, the letters“EEC”;\nand in addition, for fresh meat from boars and male swine used for breeding or cryptorchid or hermaphrodite swine, the oval mark shall be covered along the main diameter by two parallel straight lines as evident as the external edge of the mark with a distance apart of at least 1.0 cm.",
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