Regulations 2(1), 6(1)(d), (5) and (6), 10(2), 12(1)(e), 13(1)(b)(vii) and 19(1)
1. The health mark shall consist of—
(a)a pentagonal mark bearing, in legible form in letters at least 0.8 cm and figures at least l cm high in the case of large wild game and letters and figures at least 0.2 cm high in the case of small wild game, the following information—
(i)on the upper part, the initials “UK”;
(ii)in the centre, the approval number of the establishment; and
(iii)on the lower part, the letters “EC”; or
(b)a pentagonal stamp containing the information referred to in (a).
2. Subject to paragraph 3, the health mark referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall be applied—
(a)to exposed carcases by means of hot branding, a stamp or a seal; or
(b)on or visibly beneath the wrapping or other packaging of packed carcases or of parts of carcases or offal wrapped in small quantities,
and the health mark referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall be applied to large packaging.
3. The health marking of carcases, parts of carcases or offal as provided for in paragraph 2 shall not be necessary in the case of small wild game in the following cases:
(a)consignments of carcases dispatched from one wild game processing facility to another for cutting therein, subject to the following conditions:
(i)the large packaging containing the fresh wild game meat shall bear on the external surface the health mark appropriate to large wild game in accordance with paragraph 1(a);
(ii)the dispatch office shall maintain a record of the amount, type and destination of consignments dispatched in accordance with these Regulations;
(iii)the recipient wild game processing facility shall maintain a record of the amount, type and origin of consignments received in accordance with these Regulations;
(iv)the health mark on the large packaging shall be destroyed when the large packaging is opened in the wild game processing facility under the supervision of the official veterinary surgeon; and
(v)the destination and intended use of the consignment shall be clearly indicated on the external surface of the large packaging in accordance with this paragraph;
(b)consignments of carcases dispatched from a wild game processing facility or re-wrapping centre to a meat products premises, as defined in the Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997(1), for preparation, subject to the following conditions:
(i)the large packaging containing the fresh wild game meat shall bear on the external surface the health mark appropriate to large wild game in accordance with paragraph 1(a);
(ii)the dispatch office shall maintain a record of the amount, type and destination of consignments dispatched in accordance with these Regulations;
(iii)the recipient meat products premises shall maintain a record of the amount, type and origin of consignments received in accordance with these Regulations;
(iv)when the wild game meat is intended for use in meat products for trade between EEA States, the health mark on the large packaging shall be destroyed when the large packaging is opened in an establishment under the supervision of the food authority or the Department; and
(v)the destination and intended use of the consignment shall be clearly indicated on the external surface of the large packaging in accordance with this paragraph and Schedule 13; or
(c)consignments of carcases dispatched from a wild game processing facility or re-wrapping centre to restaurants, canteens and institutions for direct supply to the final consumer after heat treatment, subject to the following conditions:
(i)the large packaging containing the fresh wild game meat shall bear on the external surface the health mark appropriate to large wild game in accordance with paragraph 1(a);
(ii)the dispatch office shall maintain a record of the amount, type and destination of consignments dispatched in accordance with these Regulations;
(iii)the recipient outlet shall maintain a record of the amount, type and origin of consignments received in accordance with these Regulations;
(iv)those outlets shall be subject to control by the food authority, who shall be given access to the records kept; and
(v)the destination and intended use of the consignment shall be clearly indicated on the external surface of the large packaging in accordance with this paragraph and Schedule 13.