Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) (Hygiene) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Chapter VII Wrapping

1.—(1) Live shellfish must be wrapped under satisfactory conditions of hygiene.

(2) The wrapping material or container of such molluscs or shellfish shall—

(a) not impair the organoleptic characteristics of the live shellfish;

(b) not be capable of transmitting substances harmful to human health to the live shellfish;

(c) be strong enough to give adequate protection to the live shellfish.

2.  Oysters must be wrapped with the concave shell downwards.

3.  All wrappings of live shellfish must be sealed and remain sealed from the dispatch centre until delivery to the consumer or retailer, but wrappings may be unwrapped and repackaged provided that—

(a) the person who unwraps the product keeps records of the origin of all live shellfish received and of the place of dispatch;

(b) live shellfish from different dispatch centres are not mixed when repackaged; and

(c) a healthmark is provided on the new packaging which is in accordance with Chapter X.