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

8.  The health marking of carcases, parts of carcases or offal as provided for in paragraph 5(a) above shall not be necessary in the following cases:

(a) consignments of carcases, including those which have had parts removed pursuant to paragraphs 1(b) and 3(b) of Part II of Schedule 9, dispatched from a licensed slaughterhouse to a licensed cutting premises for cutting therein subject to the following conditions:

(i) the large packaging containing the fresh meat shall bear, on the external surface, the health mark in accordance with paragraphs 5(a)(iii) and 5(c) above;

(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 cutting premises 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 cutting premises under the supervision of the official veterinary surgeon;

(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 with Schedule 21;

(b) consignments of carcases, including those which have had parts removed pursuant to paragraph 1(b) and 3(b) of Part II of Schedule 9, parts of carcases and the following offal: hearts, livers and gizzards, dispatched from a licensed slaughterhouse, cutting premises or rewrapping centre to a meat product establishment for preparation, subject to the following conditions:

(i) the large packaging containing the fresh poultry meat shall bear, on the external surface, the health mark in accordance with paragraphs 5(a)(iii) and 5(c) above;

(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 and meat product establishment shall maintain a record of the amount, type and origin of consignments received in accordance with these Regulations;

(iv) when the fresh meat is intended for use in meat products for intra-Community trade, the health mark of the large packaging shall be destroyed when the large packaging is opened in an establishment under the supervision of the food authority;

(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 with Schedule 21;

(c) consignments of carcases, including those which have had parts removed pursuant to paragraph 1(b) and 3(b) of Part II of Schedule 9, dispatched from a licensed slaughterhouse, re-wrapping centre or cutting premises to restaurants, canteens and institutions for direct supply to the final consumer after heat treatment, subject to the following conditions:

(i) the packaging containing the fresh poultry meat shall bear, on the external surface, the health mark in accordance with paragraphs 5(a)(iii) and 5(c) above;

(ii) the dispatch office shall maintain a record of the amount, type and destination of consignments despatched 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 a food authority, which shall be given access to the records kept;

(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 with Schedule 21.