Ground, Minced and Chopped Meat Standards Regulations

GROUND, MINCED AND CHOPPED MEAT STANDARDS [S.L.231.25 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 231.25 GROUND, MINCED AND CHOPPED MEAT STANDARDS REGULATIONS 23rd November, 1984 Legal Notice 59 of 1984 Title.1. The title of these Regulations is Ground, Minced and Chopped Meat Standards Regulations. Interpretation.2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, "meat" means the lean flesh together with fat. Standards for ground minced and chopped meat. 3. No ground, minced or chopped meat may be imported, manufactured, prepared, kept for sale, exposed or otherwise displayed for sale, served in any catering establishment, sold as take-away food or in any other way sold (whether by wholesale or retail) unless the said meat complies with the standards laid down in the Second Column of the Schedule in respect of the item listed in the First Column of the said Schedule. Labelling.4. Where ground, minced or chopped meat is sold as a prepacked food, the said meat shall be wrapped in a transparent wrapper and heatsealed or machine clipped, and shall have attached or aff ixed to, or printed on, the said wrapper a proper label showing (a) the brand or trade name, if any, and a description of the product; (b) the name and address of the manufacturer or person responsible for the product; (c) the type or types of meat used; and (d) a correct declaration of the net weight. SCHEDULE (Regulation 3) First Column Second Column Description of product Minimum meat content l. Ground, minced or chopped beef 1 0 0 % m e a t d e r i v e d f r o m bovine species only, of which not less than 75% shall be lean 2. Ground, minced or chopped pork 100% meat derived from pork only, of which not less than 75% shall be lean 2 [S.L.231.25 GROUND, MINCED AND CHOPPED MEAT STANDARDS 3. Ground, minced or chopped beef and pork 100% meat derived, as to 50% from bovine species and 50% from pork and of which not less than 75% der ived f rom each species shall be lean