Meat Guidance
Guidance notes for Meat Regulations
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Supply of on-farm slaughtered and delayed eviscerated poultry: guidance for authorisation
Guidance on the criteria for operators wishing to be authorised to slaughter poultry on-farm and supply uneviscerated birds to approved poultry producers for delayed evisceration.
Edible co-products and animal by-products guidance
This guide is written for operators of meat plants to help them understand the legislation on animal by-products and edible co-products.
Wild game guide: a guide to food hygiene legislation
The guide is for people who shoot wild game and supply it either in-fur or in-feather or as small quantities of wild game meat. It gives information on hygiene regulations and ways to make sure meat is safe to eat.
Home Slaughter Of Livestock: A Guide To The Law In England
Revised July 2011
Guidance for trichinella testing in feral wild boar
The current EU Food Hygiene Regulations (EC No. 852/2004, EC No. 853/2004 and EC No. 854/2004) came into effect on 1 January 2006. Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 lays down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption.
Enforcement of the legislative requirements regarding the number of days between the slaughter and mincing of chilled meat
Guidance for official controllers and enforcement officers in FSA and LAs on the approach to be taken on the enforcement of the legislative requirements.
Food Chain Information for poultry
Since 1 January 2006, poultry intended for human consumption have required FCI to be supplied.
Guidance for veterinary surgeons on the emergency slaughter of cattle
Revised guidance for veterinary surgeons on emergency slaughter of cattle has been developed jointly by the British Cattle Veterinary Association, and other veterinary organisations with assistance from the Food Standards Agency and UK Rural Affairs Departments.
Food chain information for cattle/calves, sheep and goats in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
From 1 January 2010 EU food hygiene legislation required slaughterhouse operators to ‘request, receive, check and act upon’ food chain information (FCI) for all cattle, sheep and goats sent for slaughter for human consumption. The Agency has produced guidance and model forms to help food businesses.
Guidance notes on the revised provisions on nitrites/nitrates in meat products
Guidance notes on the revised provisions on nitrites/nitrates in meat products set out in the Miscellaneous Food Additives and the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2007.
Beef Bones Regulations guidance
The Beef Bones Regulations 1997 were revoked with effect from 26/04/08 by the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 No 1180). This means there is no longer a ban on UK sourced beef bones being used in food manufacturing.
Guidance on food chain information for pig slaughterhouses
Legislation comes into force on 1 January 2008 requiring slaughterhouse operators to 'request, receive, check and act upon' food chain information (FCI) for all pigs sent to the slaughterhouse.
Illegal Meat Guidance Notes England
This guidance provides advice on all aspects concerning the production and sale of illegal meat including identifying the correct legislation.
Clean livestock guidance
Two guidance booklets have been produced to advise livestock farmers on how to keep their animals clean prior to slaughter. A further booklet is currently being produced for producers who are involved in the sheep supply chain.