Article 7 Initial treatment of specified bovine offal elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse

Subject to the following provisions of this article, when specified bovine offal is removed from the carcase of a bovine animal elsewhere than in a slaughterhouse, the occupier of the premises at which the specified bovine offal is removed shall ensure that it is forthwith, and in any event before it is frozen, stained by being treated (whether by immersion, spraying or other application) with a 0.5% weight/volume solution of the colouring agent Patent Blue V (E131, 1971 Colour Index No. 42051) in such a way that the colouring is clearly visible over the whole surface of the offal.

The occupier shall ensure that the specified bovine offal does not come into contact with any other animal material while on the premises and that it is disposed of in accordance with this Order.

In the case of specified bovine offal which is intended to be examined by or on behalf of an officer of the appropriate Minister or a veterinary surgeon, the specified bovine offal shall not be stained until after the completion of such examination.

The requirement to stain specified bovine offal shall not apply in the case of specified bovine offal which is intended to be used for non-food or non-feedingstuff purposes in accordance with article 18 below.