Approved meat products, minced meat and meat preparation establishments
Lists of approved premises only for meat products and for minced meat and meat preparations are published here in Excel format and updated monthly.
Approved meat products plants
Meat products means: products that have been processed so that they do not look like fresh meat, for example bacon, ham or salami.
For a legal definition of a meat product go to the Official Journal of the European Union website at the link below.
Approved plants for minced meat and meat preparations
Minced meat means: boned meat that has been minced into fragments and contains less than 1% salt.
Meat preparations means: fresh meat, including mincemeat, that has been processed or which has had seasonings and additives added but still looks like fresh meat. An example of this would be uncooked chicken Kiev or shish kebab. For a legal definition of a meat preparation go to the Official Journal of the European Union website at the link below.
For more information
To find out more about the legislation governing these products please ring the FSA policy correspondent Liz Stretton on 020 7276 8357.
For approval and operational enquiries across the UK, please contact:
Food Standards Agency England
Julian Ciepluch
tel: 020 7276 8449
email: julian.ciepluch@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Standards Agency Scotland
Doreen Angus
tel: 01224 285187
email: doreen.angus@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Standards Agency Wales
Andrew Morris
tel: 029 2067 8909
email: andrew.morris@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland
Danielle Gamble
tel: 02890 417705
email: danielle.gamble@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
List of Approved Premises in England (Updated March 2013)
- List of Approved Premises - Collagen (England) (xls 25KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Frogs' Legs and Snails (England) (xls 27KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Gelatine (England) (xls 28KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Meat Products (England) (xls 492KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (England) (xls 732KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Rendered Animal Fats and Greaves (England) (xls 31KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Stomachs, Bladders and Intestines (England) (xls 39KB)
List of Approved Premises in Northern Ireland (Updated May 2013)
- List of Approved Premises - Collagen (Northern Ireland) (xls 14KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Frogs Legs (Northern Ireland) (xls 14KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Gelatine (Northern Ireland) (xls 14KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Meat Products (Northern Ireland) (xls 29KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Minced Meat and Meat Preparations (Northern Ireland) (xls 31KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Rendered Animal Fats and Greaves (Northern Ireland) (xls 18KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Stomachs, Bladders and Intestines (Northern Ireland) (xls 19KB)
List of Approved Premises in Scotland (Updated May 2013)
- List of Approved Premises - Collagen (Scotland) (xls 20KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Frogs Legs and Snails (Scotland) (xls 21KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Rendered Animal Fats and Greaves (Scotland) (xls 32KB)
- List of Approved Premises - Treated Stomachs Bladders and Intestines (Scotland) (xls 32KB)
- List of Approved Premises Gelatine (Scotland) (xls 21KB)
- List of Approved Premises Meat Products (Scotland) (xls 64KB)
- List of Approved Premises Minced Meat-Meat Preparations-Mechanically Separated Meat (Scotland) (xls 45KB)
External sites
- Approved Establishments for other Member and European Economic Area States
Links to lists of approved establishments in other countries - Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin Official Journal of the European Union
The Food Standards Agency has no responsibility for the content of external sites
