Meat Burgers (Standards) Regulations, 1984

LN. 53 of 1984

FOOD, DRUGS AND DRINKING WATER ACT, 1972

(ACT NO. XL OF 1972)

Meat Burgers (Standards) Regulations, 1984

IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 Food,

Drugs and Drinking Water Act, 1972. the Minister of Health, on the

advice of the Food Standards Board, has made the following regulations:—

These regulations may be cited as the Meat Burgers (Standards)

Regulations, 1984, and shall come into force forthwith except for regu-

lation 4 which shall come into force on 1st January, 1985.

(Regulation 3)

First Column

Second Column

Description of Product

Minimum Meal-Content

Beefburgers

80% meat derived from bovine species only, of

which is 80% should be lean.

Meat burgers other than beefburgers

80% meat derived from mixtures of pork

and beef, of which is 80% should be lean.

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In regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

"cereal" includes rice flour and starch;

"meat" means the lean flesh together with fat;

"meat burger" means any kind of meat cake, whether cooked or

uncooked, and includes beefburger and hamburger.

No meat burgers may be imported, manufactured, prepared,

kept for sale. exposed or otherwise displayed for sale, served in any

catering establishment, sold as take away food or in any other way sold

(whether by wholesale or retail) unless the said meat burgers comply

with the standards laid down in the second column of the Schedule to

these regulations in respect of the item listed in the first column of that

Schedule.

(1) No person may import, keep for sale, expose or otherwise

display for sale. or sell (whether by wholesale or retail) any meat burgers

in a package or container unless there is attached or affixed to or printed

on or included in the container a proper label showing —

(a) the brand or trade name. if any, and a description of the

product;

(b) the name and address of the manufacturer or person res-

ponsible for the product;

(c) the type or types of meat used;

(d) a correct declaration of the net contents in terms of weight

and number of units;

(e) the name or number, if any. of the colouring matter or

preservative used;

(f) the fact that it contains seasoning or cereal, if any is used.

(2) A label which cannot be easily read without opening the

package or container (if these are unopened) or otherwise without

handling their contents shall not be deemed to be a proper label for

the purpose of the foregoing paragraph of this regulation.