Food Regulations 2009

This regulation applies to a carcase that is to be branded under regulation 22 or 23.

Except for rabbits, the carcase is to be branded on each side.

For a bovine, the carcase is to be branded —

on the outside of the buttock; and

on the outside of the ribs; and

on the shoulder.

For a sheep, goat or deer, the carcase is to be branded —

on the outside of the leg; and

on the shoulder.

For a pig, the carcase is to be branded —

on the outside of the leg; and

on the outside of the loin; and

on the shoulder; and

on the outside of the cheek.

For game other than a rabbit, goat, deer or pig, the carcase is to be branded —

on the outside of the buttock; and

on the shoulder.

For a rabbit, the carcase is to be branded on one side of the neck.

A brand applied to a carcase under this regulation is to be —

coloured red for a carcase passed as fit for human consumption or blue for a carcase passed as fit for consumption by animals; and

made from a substance listed in a Schedule to FSC standard 1.3.1.