The Production of Bovine Collagen Intended for Human Consumption in the United Kingdom (England) Regulations 2005

Interpretation

2.  In regulations 6 to 9 and the Schedule —

“the Act” means the Food Safety Act 1990;

“bovine animal” includes buffalo of the species Bubalus bubalis and Bison bison;

“collagen” means a protein–based product derived from the hide or skin of a bovine animal;

“collagen intended for human consumption” means collagen intended for consumption either as food or incorporated into or wrapped around any food or product to be consumed by humans;

the expressions “collection centre” and “establishment” have the same meaning as in Section B of Chapter 4 of Annex II to Directive 92/118/EEC laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (as that Directive is amended as at the date these Regulations are made) (1);

“hides and skins” means cutaneous and sub–cutaneous tissues;

“slaughterhouse” has the same meaning as in Section A of Chapter 4 of Annex II to Directive 92/118/EEC (as that Directive is amended as at the date these Regulations are made); and

“tanning” means the hardening of hides using vegetable tanning agents, chromium salts or other substances such as aluminium salts, ferric salts, silicic salts, aldehydes and quinones, or other synthetic hardening agents.

(1)

OJ No. L62, 15.3.93, p.49. Chapter 4, Section B of Annex II to that Directive was first inserted by Commission Decision 2003/42/EC (OJ No. L13, 18.1.2003, p.24) and was replaced by Commission Decision 2003/721/EC (OJ No. L260, 11.10.2003, p.21). The Directive was last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 445/2004 (OJ No. L72, 11.3.2004, p.60).