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You must batch and label the beef and veal you sell or supply according to specific rules, which vary from product to product.
Apply for a full Certificate of Competence to slaughter or kill animals under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) regulations.
Slaughterhouses that slaughter an average of 2,000 or more sheep per week must register with RPA and follow the rules on classifying carcases.
This notice is to inform you of the poultrymeat import quotas which are detailed in Annex 1 attached.
Marketing standards for poultry meat producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
Apply for a temporary Certificate of Competence to slaughter or kill animals under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) regulations.
Beef abattoirs must dress, categorise, classify, weigh and label carcases according to regulations, and communicate results to suppliers.
How to get approval for operating plants handling or processing meat in England and Wales.
What happens if an inspector finds you're breaking regulations on grading pig carcases or classifying beef carcases.
Find the activity codes needed to apply for a full or temporary Certificate of Competence (CoC) from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Abattoirs in the Pig Carcase Grading Scheme must abide by the regulations for dressing, weighing, grading and marking carcases.
Notice to Traders 56/25 informed you of the introduction of a new preferential import tariff rate quota for imports of beef from the USA.
This notice is to inform you of the frozen beef and veal (GATT) import quota. Details of the quota and quantity available are shown in Annex 1.
Allocation coefficients and decisions
Slaughterhouses in Great Britain with a high throughput of cattle carcases must send pricing data to AHDB weekly.
This notice is to inform you of the pigmeat import quotas. Details of the quotas and quantities available are shown in in Annex 1.
How to make a formal complaint or contact the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) in confidence.
If your abattoir slaughters 150 or more bovines aged 8 months or over per week (on a rolling annual average) you must be registered with the Beef Carcase Classification (BCC) scheme.
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