- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As made)
The Food Safety (Live Bivalve Molluscs and Other Shellfish) Regulations 1992
You are here:
- UK Statutory Instruments
- 1992 No. 3164
- SCHEDULE 6
What Version
More Resources
Status:
This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
Regulation 11(1)(f)
SCHEDULE 6WRAPPING
1.—(1) Live bivalve molluscs and other shellfish must be wrapped under satisfactory conditions of hygiene.
(2) The wrapping material or container of such molluscs or shellfish shall—
(a)not impair the organoleptic characteristics of the live bivalve molluscs or shellfish,
(b)not be capable of transmitting substances harmful to human health to the live bivalve molluscs or shellfish,
(c)be strong enough to give adequate protection to the live bivalve molluscs or shellfish.
2. Oysters must be wrapped with the concave shell downwards.
3. All wrappings of live bivalve molluscs must be sealed and remain sealed from the dispatch centre until delivery to the consumer or retailer but wrappings may be unwrapped and repackaged provided that—
(a)the person who unwraps the product keeps records of the origin of all live bivalve molluscs and other shellfish received and of the place of dispatch, and
(b)live bivalve molluscs and other shellfish from different dispatch centres are not mixed when repackaging, and
(c)a healthmark is provided on the repackaging showing the same information as required by Schedule 1 together with the original dispatch details plus the registration number of the market, or in the case of a different intermediary, the full name and address of that person, and
(d)the person who unwraps the product keeps the healthmark for a period of not less than 60 days.
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Instrument
PrintThis Schedule only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.