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Bird flu: rules on meat produced from poultry and farmed game birds originating in disease control zones

Rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
4 November 2022
Last updated
1 March 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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Rules on meat produced from poultry and farmed game birds originating in disease control zones

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This document sets out the rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone.

The rules relate to the marking, separation and movement of meat intended for human consumption.

Published 4 November 2022
Last updated 1 March 2024 + show all updates

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  4. Updated the document 'Rules on meat produced from poultry and farmed game birds originating in disease control zones'.

  5. Updated the document 'Rules on meat produced from poultry and farmed game birds originating in disease control zones'. Added a new infected premises and updated the table of HPAI H5N1 outbreaks from October 2021 onwards.

  6. Updated data for several entries in the table of HPAI H5N1 outbreaks from October 2021 onwards. Added 2 new infected premises.

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  14. Updated Rules on meat produced from poultry and farmed game birds originating in disease control zones with new infected premises.

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  22. Updated the table of key dates and the list of designated slaughterhouses to add Springfield Poultry Ltd.

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  24. Updated the table of key dates and the list of designated slaughterhouses to add IHP Ltd.

  25. Updated the table of key dates and the list of designated slaughterhouses to add Medina pure halal UK Ltd.

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  28. Updated the term 'protection zone' to 'disease control zone' in the page title, summary and attachment title.

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