Regulation 4(1) and (2)
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Meat Product | Meat or Cured Meat Content Requirements | Additional Requirements | ||
| Note: The meat or cured meat content requirements specified in column 2 of this Schedule are calculated by weight. In relation to items 1 to 6, and 11, they are based, subject to regulation 4(2)(a)(ii), on the weight of the food concerned as it is labelled or, as the case may be, advertised. | ||||
| The food shall contain not less than the indicated percentage of meat, where the meat ingredient consists of the following: | ||||
| Meat or, as the case may be, cured meat from pigs only | Meat or, as the case may be, cured meat from birds only, rabbits only, or a combination of birds and rabbits only | Meat or, as the case may be, cured meat from other species or other mixtures of meat | ||
1. Burger – whether or not forming part of another word or phrase, but excluding any name falling within items 2 or 3 of this Schedule | 67% | 55% | 62% | 1. Where the name “hamburger” is used, the meat used in the preparation of the food must be beef, pork or a mixture of both. 2. 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 name type of cured meat is prepared at least equal to the minimum required meat content for that meat product. 3. 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. 4. 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. |
2. Economy Burger – whether or not “burger” forms part of another word or phrase. | 50% | 41% | 47% | |
3. Hamburger – whether or not forming part of another word or phrase. | 67% | Not applicable | 62% | |
4. 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. | 75% | 62% | 70% | No additional requirement. |
5. 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. | 120% | 120% | 120% | 1. The meat product shall consist wholly of meat that has been corned. 2. 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. 3. The total fat content of the food shall not exceed 15%. |
6. Luncheon meat Luncheon X, there being inserted in place of “X” the name of a type of meat or cured meat. | 67% | 55% | 62% | No additional requirement. |
7. Meat pie Meat pudding the name “pie” or “pudding” qualified by the name of a type of meat or cured meat unless qualified also by the name of a food other than meat or cured meat. | 1. Where the name “Melton Mowbray pie” is used, the meat used in the preparation of the food must be meat from pigs only. | |||
Melton Mowbray pie Game pie Based on the weight of the ingredients when the food is uncooked. | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | |
| But if the food weighs– | ||||
| not more than 200g and not less than 100g | 11% | 11% | 11% | |
| less than 100g | 10% | 10% | 10% | |
8. Scotch pie Based on the weight of the ingredients when the food is uncooked. | 10% | 10% | 10% | No additional requirement. |
9. 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– | No additional requirement. | |||
| where the former (meat related) qualification precedes the latter. | 7% | 7% | 7% | |
| where the latter (non meat related) qualification precedes the former | 6% | 6% | 6% | |
| based on the weight of the ingredients when the food is uncooked. | ||||
10. Pasty or Pastie Bridie Sausage roll Based on the weight of the ingredients when the food is uncooked. | 6% | 6% | 6% | No additional requirement |
11. Sausage (excluding the name “sausage” when qualified by the words “liver” or “tongue” or both), link, chipolata or sausage meat | No additional requirement | |||
| Where the name is qualified by the name “pork” but not by the name of any other type of meat. | 42% | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| In all other cases | 32% | 26% | 30% | |