Regulation 6 Examination of isolates

Scotland

(1)

A food business operator responsible for primary production who examines an isolate, or causes an examination of an isolate to be carried out, in order to detect the presence of any zoonosis or zoonotic agent must–

(a)

take all reasonable steps to ensure that the isolate is preserved for a period of 2 weeks from the date of the examination; and

(b)

keep the results of the examination for a period of 12 months from receipt and supply them to the Scottish Ministers upon demand.

(2)

Paragraph (1) does not apply to any sample taken for the purposes of F1the Control of Salmonella in Poultry (Breeding, Laying and Broiler Flocks) (Scotland) Order 2009.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 6(2) substituted (28.2.2019) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/391), regs. 1(1), 32(3)