The Production of Bovine Collagen Intended for Human Consumption in the United Kingdom (England) Regulations 2005
Made: 27th February 2005
Laid before Parliament: 1st March 2005
Coming into force: 26th March 2005
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Title, application and commencement
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Interpretation
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Amendment of the Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Regulations 1999
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Control of production of collagen intended for human consumption in the United Kingdom derived from bovine animals slaughtered there
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Offences and penalties
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Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 for the purposes of regulations 6 and 7
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Enforcement
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THE SCHEDULE
PART 1 — General provisions
Raw materials and establishments supplying raw materials
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Transport and storage of raw materials
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Establishments producing collagen
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Manufacture of collagen
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Finished products
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Wrapping, packaging, storage and transport
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PART 2
PART 3 — Microbiological and residues criteria for collagen intended for human consumption
| Microbiological criteria | Microbiological criteria |
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| Microbiological parameters | Limit |
| Total aerobic bacteria | 10³/g |
| Coliforms (30°C) | 0/g |
| Coliforms (44.5°C) | 0/10g |
| Anaerobic sulphite–reducing bacteria (no gas production) | 10/g |
| Clostridium perfringens | 0/g |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 0/g |
| Salmonella | 0/25g |
| Residues | |
| Elements | Limit |
| As | 1 ppm |
| Pb | 5 ppm |
| Cd | 0.5 ppm |
| Hg | 0.15 ppm |
| Cr | 10 ppm |
| Cu | 30 ppm |
| Zn | 50 ppm |
| Moisture (105°C) | 15% |
| Ash (550°C) | 2% |
| SO₂ (Reith Williems) | 50 ppm |
| H₂O₂ (European Pharmacopia 1986 (V₂O₂)) | 10 ppm |
Signed
Whitty — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — 27th February 2005
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: S.I. 1972/1811, amended by S.I. 2002/794.
[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68.
[^f00003]: 1990 c. 16. Section 1(1) and (2) (definition of “food”) was substituted by S.I. 2004/2990. Section 53(2) was amended by paragraph 19 of Schedule 16 to the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (1994 c. 40), Schedule 6 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28) and S.I. 2004/2990.
[^f00004]: Functions formerly exercisable by “the Ministers” (being, in relation to England and Wales and acting jointly, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with health in England and food and health in Wales and, in relation to Scotland, the Secretary of State) are now exercisable in relation to England by the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28). Those functions, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672 as read with section 40(3) of the 1999 Act. Those functions, so far as exercisable in relation to Scotland, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c. 46) as read with section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. Sections 16(1) and (2), 19(1) and 48(1) were amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act, section 26(3) was amended by Schedule 6 to that Act and section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to that Act. Section 48 was also amended by S.I. 2004/2990.
[^f00005]: OJ No. L31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 (OJ No. L245, 29.9.2003, p.4). By virtue of regulation 5 of the Food Safety Act 1990 (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2990) with effect from 7th December 2004 the consultation requirement contained in section 48(4) of the 1990 Act is disapplied in any case in which consultation is required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002.
[^f00006]: OJ No. L62, 15.3.93, p.49. Chapter 4, Section B of Annex II to that Directive was first inserted by Commission Decision 2003/42/EC (OJ No. L13, 18.1.2003, p.24) and was replaced by Commission Decision 2003/721/EC (OJ No. L260, 11.10.2003, p.21). The Directive was last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 445/2004 (OJ No. L72, 11.3.2004, p.60).
[^f00007]: S.I. 1999/1103, amended by S.I. 1999/1554, S.I. 2000/656, S.I. 2000/1667 and S.I. 2002/2357.
[^f00008]: Section 21 has been amended by S.I. 2004/3279.
[^f00009]: Section 35(1) is amended by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (2003 c. 44), Schedule 26, paragraph 42, from a date to be appointed.
[^f00010]: Section 35(3) has been amended by S.I. 2004/3279.
[^f00011]: Section 36A was inserted by the Food Standards Act 1999 (1999 c. 28), Schedule 5, paragraph 16.
[^f00012]: Section 9 has been amended by S.I. 2004/3279.
[^f00013]: S.I. 2003/3003.
[^f00014]: OJ No. L61, 18.3.95, p.1, as last amended by Directive 2003/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No. L24, 29.1.2004, p.58).
[^f00015]: OJ No. L62, 15.3.93, p. 49, laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 445/2004 (OJ No. L72, 11.3.2004, p. 60).
Control of production of collagen intended for human consumption in the United Kingdom derived from bovine animals slaughtered there
Offences and penalties
Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990 for the purposes of regulations 6 and 7
Enforcement
Editorial notes
[^key-d210131c3db050748e8be9b64e6caa92]: Regulations revoked (3.5.2006) by The Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1228), regs. 1(c), 21(b)
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