The Wild Game Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995

PART II PACKAGING

1.  The occupier of any licensed premises, cold store or re-wrapping centre shall ensure—

(a) that any material used for packaging wild game meat is strong enough to protect the meat during the course of handling and transport and does not cause a deterioration in the organoleptic characteristics of that meat or transmit to it any substance harmful to human health;

(b) that any material used for packaging wild game meat is not re-used for this purpose unless it is made of a non corrodible substance which is easy to clean and has been cleaned and disinfected prior to re-use for packaging meat; and

(c) that every package bears the health mark either on the package or on a clearly visible label or sealing tape affixed to the package and that the health mark is applied in such a way that it is torn when the package is opened.

2.  The occupier of all premises in which wild game meat is cut up, wrapped and packaged in the same room shall ensure that the following conditions are observed—

(a) the packaging and wrapping material shall, during storage, be enclosed in a protective cover under hygienic conditions in the separate room provided for this purpose, and such a room shall not be connected in any way with rooms containing substances which might contaminate wild game meat;

(b) packaging and wrapping materials shall be protected from dust and vermin and such materials shall not be stored on the floor;

(c) packaging material shall be assembled under hygienic conditions before being brought into the room where wild game meat is packaged;

(d) the place in which the wild game meat is packaged shall be sufficiently large and so arranged that the hygiene of operations is assured;

(e) packaging and wrapping materials shall be brought to the room hygienically and shall be used without delay and persons who handle wild game meat shall not handle packaging unless it is non porous and corrosion resistant; and

(f) immediately after wrapping and packaging the wild game meat shall be placed in the room referred to in sub-paragraph (v) of Schedule 1.