The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Control of Vaccination) (Wales) Regulations 2006

Fresh meat etc. derived from unvaccinated susceptible animals slaughtered in a vaccination zone during phase 3 E+W

9.—(1) This paragraph applies to fresh meat, minced meat and mechanically separated meat derived from unvaccinated susceptible animals slaughtered in a vaccination zone during phase 3.

(2) No person is permitted to sell or consign for sale meat to which this paragraph applies unless—

(a) either—

(i) all susceptible animals on all reactor premises in the vaccination zone have been slaughtered, or

(ii) the animals from which the meat was derived were transported to the slaughterhouse in compliance with sub-paragraph (3) or (4); and

(b) it was produced in an establishment which complies with sub-paragraph (5).

(3) Transport complies with this sub-paragraph if it satisfies the following requirements—

(a) the animals do not come into contact with any other susceptible animals during transport or in the slaughterhouse; and

(b) the animals are accompanied during transport by a copy of the notice classifying their premises of origin under regulation 25(1)(b), certified as a true copy by an inspector.

(4) Transport complies with this sub-paragraph if the animals transported have either—

(a) all been tested by the National Assembly for antibodies against the disease after the end of its incubation period with negative results, or

(b) been subjected to a serological survey by the National Assembly at that time with negative results.

(5) An establishment complies with this paragraph if it—

(a) is authorised by a licence granted by the National Assembly imposing such conditions as it considers necessary to impose strict veterinary control of the establishment;

(b) processes only meat falling within sub-paragraph (6); and

(c) at all times during the production process stores, identifies and transports animal products eligible for sale separately from those which are not, and in accordance with the directions of the National Assembly.

(6) Meat falls within this sub-paragraph if—

(a) it—

(i) has been deboned and matured so that it falls within paragraphs 11 and 12 of Schedule 5 of the Order,

(ii) has been transported to the establishment under the authority of a licence granted under paragraph 3, or

(iii) comes from animals which were reared and slaughtered outside a vaccination zone; and

(b) it is health or identification marked.