The Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1994

7.—(a) In the event of an outbreak of Newcastle disease, the health mark referred to in paragraph 1 above may be applied to poultry meat which is obtained from poultry which—

(i) comes from a holding within a surveillance zone as defined in Article 9(1) of Council Directive 92/66/EEC(1) and in respect of which no contact with an infected holding has been recorded following an epidemiological investigation;

(ii) comes from a flock in respect of which a virological examination giving a negative result has been carried out by a specified officer on a representative sample of that flock no more than five days before consignment of any of that flock;

(iii) comes from a holding where no signs or clinical symptoms have been found to indicate the presence of Newcastle disease following clinical examination by a specified officer which shall be carried out not more than 24 hours before consignment of the poultry;

(iv) is transported directly from the holding of origin to the slaughterhouse using a means of transport which is sealed by a specified officer and which shall be cleaned and disinfected before and after each transportation;

(v) is examined in the slaughterhouse at the time of the pre-slaughter health inspection or the post-mortem health inspection with a view to detect symptoms of Newcastle disease.

(b) In this paragraph “specified officer” means a veterinary inspector appointed by the Minister under the Animal Health Act 1981(2).

(1)

OJ No. L260, 5.9.92, p. 1.

(2)

1981 c. 22.