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

Fresh meat etc. derived from an unvaccinated susceptible animal slaughtered in a vaccination zone during phase 3

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

(2) A person shall not 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 animal does not come into contact with any other susceptible animals during transport or in the slaughterhouse; and

(b) the animal is accompanied during transport by a copy of the notice classifying their premises of origin under regulation 23(3), certified as a true copy by an inspector.

(4) Transport complies with this sub-paragraph if each animal transported has either—

(a) been tested by the Department 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 Department at that time with negative results.

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

(a) is authorised by a licence granted by the Department 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 intended to be eligible for sale to the final consumer or user separately from those which are not, and in accordance with the directions of the Department.

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

(a) it—

(i) has been deboned and matured so that it falls within Part III of Schedule 6 to the FMD Regulations,

(ii) comes from animals which were 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 marked or identification marked.