Meat Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Made: 16th January 2004

Coming into operation: 29th February 2004

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Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Scope

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Restrictions on the use of certain names

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Name of the food for certain meat products

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Parts of the carcase in uncooked meat products

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Penalties and enforcement

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Application of various provisions of the Order

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Amendment of the Food Labelling Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

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Transitional provision and defence in relation to exports

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Revocations

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SCHEDULE I — FOODS WHICH ARE NOT MEAT PRODUCTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE REGULATIONS

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SCHEDULE 2 — RESERVED DESCRIPTIONS

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Burger – whether or not forming part of another word, but excluding any name falling within items 2 or 3.

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Where the name “hamburger” is used, the meat used in the preparation of the food must be beef, pork or a mixture of both.

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Where either of the names “burger” or “economy burger” is qualified by the name of a type of cured meat, the food must contain a percentage of meat of the type from which the named type of cured meat is prepared at least equal to the minimum required meat content for that food.

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Where any of the names “burger”, “economy burger” or “hamburger” is qualified by the name of a type of meat, the food must contain a percentage of that named meat at least equal to the minimum required meat content for that food.

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Where any of the names “burger”, “economy burger” or “hamburger” are used to refer to a compound ingredient consisting of a meat mixture and other ingredients, such as a bread roll, these requirements shall apply only to the meat mixture, as if the meat mixture were the meat product in the labelling or advertising of which the name was used as the name of the food.

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Economy Burger – whether or not “burger” forms part of another word.

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Hamburger – whether or not forming part of another word.

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Chopped X, there being inserted in place of “X” the name “meat” or “cured meat” or the name of a type of meat or cured meat, whether or not there is also included the name of a type of meat

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Corned X, there being inserted in place of “X” the name “meat” or the name of a type of meat, unless qualified by words which include the name of a food other than meat

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The food shall consist wholly of meat that has been corned.

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Where the name of the food includes the name of a type of meat, the meat used in the preparation of the food shall be wholly of the named type.

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The total fat content of the food shall not exceed 15%.

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Luncheon meat

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Meat pie

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Where the name “Melton Mowbray pie” is used, the meat used in the preparation of the food must be meat from pigs only.

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Scottish pie or

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The name “pie” or “pudding” qualified by the words “meat” or “cured meat” or by the name of a type of meat or cured meat and also qualified by the name of a food other than meat or cured meat –

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Pasty or Pastie

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Sausage (excluding the name “sausage” when qualified by the words “liver” or “tongue” or both), link, chipolata or sausage meat.

SCHEDULE 3 — ADDED INGREDIENTS WHICH ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE INDICATED IN THE NAME OF THE FOOD IN THE CASE OF A MEAT PRODUCT TO WHICH REGULATION 5 APPLIES

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SCHEDULE 4 — SCHEDULE TO BE INSERTED INTO THE FOOD LABELLING REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1996

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SCHEDULE 5 — REVOCATIONS

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 16th January 2004.

Deirdre Kenny — A Senior Officer of the — Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department of Health and Social Services; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1), Article 3

[^f00002]: S.I. 1991/762 (N.I.7) as amended by S.I. 1996 /1633 (N.I. 12) and paragraphs 26 to 42 of Schedule 5 and Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 c. 28

[^f00003]: O.J. No. L31, 1.2.2002, p. 1; laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety

[^f00004]: S.R. 1996 No. 383; relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 1998 Nos. 253 and 359, S.R. 1999 Nos. 143, 244, 286 and 301, S.R. 2000 No. 189 and S.R. 2003 No. 159

[^f00005]: O.J. No. L109, 6.5.2000, p. 29

[^f00006]: O.J. No. L310, 28.11.2001, p. 19

[^f00007]: O.J. No. L1, 3.1.94, p. 1

[^f00008]: O.J. No. L1, 3.1.94, p. 571

[^f00009]: S.R. 2002 No. 225, as amended by S.R. 2003 Nos. 495 and 509

[^f00010]: S.R. 1984 No. 408, as amended by S.R. 1986 No. 227, S.R. 1991 Nos. 203 and 344, S.R. 1992 No. 464, S.R. 1996 Nos. 48, 49, 50 and 383, and S.R. 1998 No. 253

[^f00011]: O.J. No. L173, 6.7.90, p. 1

[^f00012]: O.J. No. L37, 13.2.93, p. 8

[^f00013]: O.J. No. L289, 24.11.93, p. 3

[^f00014]: O.J. No. L143, 7.6.91, p. 11

[^f00015]: O.J. No. L263, 22.10.93, p. 12

[^f00016]: O.J. No. L244, 12.10.95, p. 60

[^f00017]: O.J. No. L134, 5.6.96, p. 9

Editorial notes

[^key-b854f526a61a6be973667e302d8f28a4]: Regulations revoked (13.12.2014) by The Products Containing Meat etc. Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/285), regs. 1, 10(a)

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