# The Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W+S+NI

Restricted meat from animals must be marked with an identification mark which is—
(a) a diagonal cross, superimposed on the health mark or identification mark applied under article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin ..., or
(b) a single oval stamp, 6.5 cm wide and 4.5 cm high, upon which the following information is legible:
(i) on the upper part, the letters UK;
(ii) in the centre, the approval number of the establishment;
(iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(iv) two straight lines crossing at the centre of the stamp in such a way that the information is not obscured;
(v) information which identifies the veterinarian who inspected the meat.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/465/schedule/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/products-of-animal-origin-disease-control-england-regulations-2008/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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