The Bovine Offal (Prohibition) (Scotland) Regulations 1990

PART IVTRANSPORT, STORAGE AND PACKAGING OF SPECIFIED BOVINE OFFAL

Transport

26.—(1) Any vehicle in which specified bovine offal is conveyed shall bear, in a prominent position, the following information—

(a)the name and address of the vehicle owner;

(b)a legible and unambiguous notice to the effect that the specified bovine offal is not for human consumption.

(2) That part of any vehicle in which specified bovine offal is conveyed shall be kept closed and locked or sealed at all times except when necessary for the loading or unloading of the contents for their examination by an authorised officer of a local authority.

(3) That part of any vehicle in which specified bovine offal is conveyed shall be impervious.

(4) That part of any vehicle in which specified bovine offal is conveyed shall be thoroughly washed and disinfected before any meat which is fit for human consumption or other food is subsequently placed in the vehicle.

(5) Specified bovine offal may not be conveyed in the same vehicle at the same time as meat which is fit for human consumption or other food.

(6) In this regulation the expression “vehicle” means, in any case in which specified bovine offal is conveyed in a bulk container, that container.

(7) The requirement in paragraph (1) of this regulation shall not apply in the case of specified bovine offal which is removed to a hospital, medical or veterinary school or similar institution for instructional, diagnostic or research purposes.

(8) The requirements in paragraphs (1) to (6) of this regulation shall not apply in the case of the heads of bovine animals from which the brains have not been removed which are transferred from a slaughterhouse to a specialist boning plant for removal of meat (other than specified bovine offal) from those heads.

Storage

27.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, specified bovine offal shall not be stored in the same room as meat which is fit for human consumption or other food.

(2) The requirement in paragraph (1) above shall not apply where the local authority has approved the joint storage which it shall only do if it is satisfied that the arrangements for storage will ensure the adequate separation of the specified bovine offal from the meat which is fit for human consumption or other food.

(3) The owner of any specified bovine offal which is being held in a store shall provide to the driver of any vehicle in which such offal is to be removed from the store a consignment note containing the information specified in regulation 21. The consignment note shall be signed by the occupier of the store (who shall retain a copy) and by the driver and shall be left by the driver with the recipient of the offal who shall sign the note and retain it for a period of three years.

Packaging

28.—(1) Any container, wrapper or packaging used to hold specified bovine offal shall bear a conspicuous, legible and unambiguous notice that its contents are not for human consumption.

(2) In the case of wrapped or packaged specified bovine offal—

(a)the notice required under paragraph (1) above shall also clearly state the name and address of the packer who wrapped and packaged the specified bovine offal;

(b)the wrapper or packaging shall be destroyed after use.