The Meat Products (Hygiene) Regulations 1994

Health marking

10.—(1) No person shall sell for human consumption from approved meat products premises any meat product manufactured or rewrapped in Great Britain and intended for consignment to a relevant EEA State unless it carries the British EC health mark.

(2) No person shall consign to a relevant EEA State any meat product which was imported into Great Britain and stored but not rewrapped there unless it carries—

(a) if it was imported from a relevant EEA State, a mark applied in accordance with legislation having effect in that State and corresponding to the provisions of these Regulations relating to the British EC health mark; and

(b) if it was imported from a third country, the health marking required under Directive 72/462/EEC(1).

(3) No person shall sell for human consumption in Great Britain any meat product manufactured or rewrapped in Great Britain after 31st December 1995 unless it carries—

(a) the British EC health mark; or

(b) the British national health mark.

(1)

OJ No. L302, 31.12.72, p.28 (OJ/SE 1972 (31 December) p.7).