99Storage of meat

99 Storage of meat

99 Storage of meat

(1) A person must not store meat on meat retail premises, or a meat processing plant, used for the sale of meat for human consumption unless—

(a) the meat, or the carcase from which the meat came, has been supplied from premises that are—

(i) authorised by a licence to be operated as an abattoir or game meat primary processing plant, or

(ii) an abattoir or game meat primary processing plant operating in accordance with the laws of the place in which the premises are situated, and

(b) the supplier has indicated that the meat or carcase has been passed as fit for human consumption in accordance with this regulation or the laws of the place from which the meat was supplied—

(i) by the packaging or branding of the meat or carcase, or

(ii) by documentation accompanying the meat or carcase.

(2) A person must not store meat for human consumption or as an ingredient of processed meat on retail premises selling meat in a form ready to be consumed, including from a restaurant or take away food shop, unless the meat has been supplied from premises that are—

(a) authorised by a licence to be operated as an abattoir, game meat primary processing plant, meat processing plant or meat retail premises, or

(b) an abattoir, game meat primary processing plant, meat processing plant or meat retail premises operating in accordance with the laws of the place in which the premises are situated.

(3) A person must not store processed animal food intended for sale on meat retail premises unless the animal food has been produced at premises that are—

(a) authorised by a licence to be operated as an animal food processing plant, or

(b) an animal food processing plant operating in accordance with the laws of the place in which the premises are situated.

(4) A person must not store, on meat retail premises, meat intended for sale that is for use only as animal food unless—

(a) the supplier has indicated, whether by the packaging or branding of the meat or carcase, or by documentation accompanying the meat or carcase, that the meat or carcase has been passed as being fit for use as animal food in accordance with this regulation or the laws of the place from which the meat was supplied and the animal from which the meat came was slaughtered at premises that are—