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In this section you will find lists of meat establishments that are approved to slaughter and/or cut meat.
These are as follows:
The meat establishments listed below are subject to Regulations (EC) 852/2004 and (EC) 853/2004 and must be approved by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), in order to operate, unless they meet the exemption criteria in Regulation (EC) 853/2004:
These establishments are subject to official controls enforced and executed by the FSA.
When co-located with an approved slaughterhouse, cutting plant or Game Handling establishment, the following associated activities are also approved by the FSA (when stand-alone, they are approved by the local authority):
List of meat establishments in the UK
These meat establishments are operating under Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 and are either conditionally approved or approved.
Please note that:
The list of establishments is updated monthly, in Microsoft Excel format:
Back to topFor further information about approved meat establishments across the UK please contact:
England, Scotland and Wales
Approvals Admin Team
Room 112 Foss House
Kings Pool
Peasholme Green
York YO1 7PR
tel: 01904 456182
fax: 01904 455420
email:
approvals@foodstandards.gov.uk
Northern Ireland
Mrs Joy Cresswell
FSA Northern Ireland,
10A-C Clarendon Road
Belfast BT1 3BG
tel: 02890 417759
fax: 02890 417726
email:
joy.cresswell@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
For further details about these Regulations, please consult the 'Guide to food hygiene and other regulations for the meat industry', attached below.
Back to topFurther information on Approved Establishments for other Member and EEA States is available from the EUROPA website at the link below.
Back to topBusiness Link Logo (External) Application for approval of a meat plant with veterinary attendance under Approved Premises Licence under 853/2004 FSA approval application, apply online on the BusinessLink website
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(Word 309KB) Application for Approval of Meat Establishment (Welsh Language/Cymraeg) Updated September 2011Download pdf
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