Change to beef-on-the-bone rules

Citation

(2000), "Change to beef-on-the-bone rules", British Food Journal, Vol. 102 No. 8. https://doi.org/10.1108/bfj.2000.070102hab.002

Change to beef-on-the-bone rules

Change to beef-on-the-bone rules

Export-approved slaughterhouses and cutting plants are now able to supply beef on the bone to the domestic market, following a change introduced on 17 July which will see regulations applied more uniformly.

Regulations laid before Parliament allow slaughterhouses approved for export under the Date-based Export Scheme (DBES) to despatch bone-in beef to the domestic market.

Under previous legislation, slaughterhouses and cutting plants approved under the DBES were prohibited from despatching bone-in beef even where the beef was intended for the UK market. The new regulations bring export-approved plants into line with other slaughterhouses and cutting plants which may despatch bone-in beef to the UK market following the lifting of the beef-on-the-bone ban last year.

The Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Regulations 1999 permit the export of boneless beef under the Date-based Export Scheme in the UK. The Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000 amend these regulations to permit DBES-approved slaughterhouses and cutting plants in England to despatch bone-in beef to the domestic market. Similar amending legislation is being introduced in Scotland and Wales. Separate legislation is being made in Northern Ireland.

The Date-based Export Scheme is open to all abattoir operators in the UK who can meet the conditions of the scheme. Applications should be made to the Divisional Veterinary Manager of the local Animal Health Divisional Office.