## Application For Approval Of Meat Establishment Instructions


## All Sections Must Be Completed In Order For The Application To Be Processed

 

## Part 1 - Establishment For Which Approval Is Sought

 
Please select one of the following four options: 

## If The Business Currently Has An Approval Number Issued By The Local Authority, Select The Above.

 

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If the business is currently approved by the Food Standards Agency and wishes to add further activities to the approval, select the above. 

If the business is not currently approved by the local authority or by the FSA, select the above. 


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| 4.                           |                 |              |     |                |
| Change to Business Ownership | Date of change: | Approval no: | UK/ | /EC            |



The following table shows the different situations where a change in ownership, between different business entities, requires a new approval or where the approval can be retained: 

|                                          |                                 | Change of FBO                         |     | Approval status                       | Comments       |                                     |                    |
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----|---------------------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------|
|                                          | (in each case assuming no other |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| Existing FBO                             |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| (as per approval                         |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| documentation)                           |                                 | changes to the business)              |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| 1                                        | Sole trader,                    |                                       |     | Different sole trader, partnership or |                | Expires                             | Discontinuation of |
| operator/s                               |                                 | incorporated company takes over       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| ownership                                |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| Partnership or                           |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| incorporated                             |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| company                                  |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| (e.g. Ltd,                               |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| PLC, etc)                                |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     | 2                                     | Sole trader or |                                     |                    |
| Partnership                              |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| Company incorporated                     |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| (and                                     |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| registered)                              |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| , Sole trader or partner/s               |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| becomes Director/s                       |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| Expires                                  | Creation of a                   |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| Company so the                           |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| company is                               |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| responsible not the                      |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| individual/s                             |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     | 3                                     | Sole trader    | Creation of a partnership where the |                    |
| sole trader is one of the partners       |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| Retained                                 | Continuation of                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| operator                                 |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| Retained                                 | Continuation of                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| operator                                 |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| 4                                        | Partnership                     | Dissolved and one of the partners     |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| takes over sole ownership and            |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| becomes a sole trader                    |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                | Retained                            | Continuation of    |
| operator/s                               |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| 5                                        | Partnership                     | New partner joins or a partner leaves |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| (also refer to dissolved partnership) as |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| long as there is a continuation of at    |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| least one partner                        |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       | 6              | Incorporated                        |                    |
| company                                  |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| Retained                                 | Continuation of                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| operator/s                               |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| Company goes into administration         |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| and is being run as a going concern      |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| by the administrators.                   |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                | Expires                             | Discontinuation of |
| operator/s                               |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| 7                                        | Incorporated                    |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| company in                               |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| administration                           |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| Company taken over from                  |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| administrators by a different sole       |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| trader, partnership or incorporated      |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| company                                  |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     | Bankruptcy, insolvency or in          |                |                                     |                    |
| liquidation (wound up / dissolved)       |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| Expires                                  | Discontinuation of              |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| operator/s,                              |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| approval expires                         |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
|                                          |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| 8                                        | Sole trader,                    |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| Partnership or                           |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| Incorporated                             |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |
| company                                  |                                 |                                       |     |                                       |                |                                     |                    |

 
Other business types such as cooperatives, registered charities and other specialised types of organisation will be treated on a case by case basis to identify the change in natural person or legal person required to be compliant with food law within the food business under their control. 



In the case of wholesale markets the following principles apply: 
 

- The market overall approval (common parts) will be treated in the same way as an individual 
establishment FBO change but the individual units within the market do not need to be individually re-approved and can transfer over under the new market (common parts) 
approval. 

 
- In the event that the common parts of a wholesale market are not granted approval, the 
individually approved units are not able to operate as the approval of the common parts facilities is a prerequisite to their approval. Where the units are able to become self-sufficient 
in their own right separate approval as an individual establishment can be sought. 


- If an individual unit of a wholesale market changes FBO, this will be treated in the same way 
as an individual establishment FBO change. 

## Part 2 - Type Of Establishment(S) And Activities For Which Approval Is Sought



Establishment 
Activities for which approval is sought 
(Please place a cross in the 
boxes for all that apply) 


Slaughterhouse 
Slaughter of Domestic Ungulates: 
Mammals with hooves 


- 
Cattle (Bovine) 
Domestic cattle 


- 
Calves (Bovine) 
Domestic calves 


- 
Bison 
Transportable bison 


- 
Water buffalo 
Transportable water buffalo 


- 
Sheep (Ovine) 
Domestic sheep 


- 
Goats (Caprine) 
Domestic goats 


- 
Pigs (Porcine) 
Domestic pigs 

 
 
Slaughter and/or Dressing of: 
Dressing - removal of the skin 


- 
Farmed land mammals (other than domestic ungulates) 
Toed mammals, e.g. Llamas, Alpacas 
- 
Farmed Deer 
Deer not shot in the wild 


- 
Farmed Wild Boar 
Boar not shot in the wild 


- 
Domestic Soliped / Equidae (horses) 
animal with uncloven hoof, e.g. Horses, ponies, donkeys etc. 
- 
Ratites (e.g. Ostrich, rhea & emu) 
Flightless birds 


Slaughter of Farmed Birds & Lagomorphs: 
- 
Domestic Fowl (e.g. Chickens, hens & broilers) 
Chickens 


- 
Turkey 
Turkey 


- 
Duck 
Duck 


- 
Geese 
Geese 


- 
Guinea fowl 
Guinea fowl 


- 
Quail 
Quail 


- 
Pigeon 
Pigeon 


- 
Ratites (e.g. Ostrich, rhea & emu) 
Flightless birds 


- 
Lagomorphs (e.g. rabbits, hares and rodents) 
Farmed rabbits, hares and (edible) rodents 

## Part 2 - Continued…



Establishment 
Activities for which approval is sought 
(Please place a cross in 
the boxes for all that apply) 


Game Handling 
Dressing & cutting of: 
Skinning and cutting of meat 


establishment 
- 
Large wild game (e.g. wild deer & feral wild boar) 
Wild land mammals living freely in the wild 

 
- 
Small wild game in-feather (e.g. pheasants, pigeons & grouse) 


- 
Small wild game in-fur (e.g. rabbits, hares & rodents) 
Wild game lagomorphs living freely in the wild 
 
Cutting Plant 
Cutting of meat from: 
Raw meat cutting 


- 
Domestic ungulates (Red meat) 
E.g. pigs, cattle, sheep, goats 


- 
Farmed birds & lagomorphs (White meat) 
Poultry and farmed rabbits 


(Refer to Slaughterhouse and Game Handling establishment for definitions 


of species groups) 
- 
Large wild game 
E.g. wild deer, wild boar 


- 
Small wild game 
E.g. pheasants, wild rabbits 


- 
Farmed game 
E.g. farmed deer, farmed boar 


|                   | Estimated average             |
|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| weekly throughput |                               |
| (in kilograms)    |                               |
|                   |                               |
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|                   |                               |
|                   | Estimated average             |
| weekly throughput |                               |
|                   |                               |
|                   | Wild game birds living freely |
| in the wild       |                               |
|                   |                               |
|                   |                               |


On Farm Slaughter facilities 

 

| Slaughter at the place of origin of:            |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| animals were raised                             |
| -                                               |
|                                                 |
| Domestic Fowls (e.g. Chickens, hens & broilers) |



- 
Turkey 
 
 
- 
Duck 
 
 
- 
Geese 
 
 
- 
Guinea fowl 
 
 
- 
Quail 
 
 
- 
Ratites (e.g. Ostrich, rhea & emu) 


- 
Farmed Deer 
 
 
- 
Farmed Wild Boar 

 
- 
Bison 

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| Wholesale market                                     |     |
| -                                                    |     |
|                                                      |     |
| Shared common installations and sections where       |     |
| foodstuffs are sold                                  |     |
| Overall market facility                              |     |
|                                                      |     |
|                                                      |     |
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| -                                                    |     |
|                                                      |     |
| A separate market unit which shares common           |     |
| installations and sections where foodstuffs are sold |     |
|                                                      |     |


 


Where **co-located** with a slaughterhouse, cutting plant or game handling establishment 
(**stand alone** establishments may require approval by the Local Authority): 
 

Minced meat establishment 
- 
Production of minced meat 


|               |     |
|---------------|-----|
| establishment |     |

 
 
- 
Production of meat preparations 

 
 b 
Mechanically 
separated meat establishment 

- 
Production of mechanically separated meat 

 
 
 
Processing Plant 
Processing of: 
Product Of Animal Origin which is either treated, processed (heating, smoking, curing etc) and wrapped or undergoes one or more of those handling activities 


- 
Meat products (to be cooked before eating) 
Processed products resulting from the processing of meat or from the further processing of such processed products, 
so that the cut surface shows that the product no longer has the characteristics of fresh meat. For example bacon, gammon including the slicing of such products 

 

Animals raised on farm where they are to be slaughtered 

 

|                   | Single market stall sharing   |
|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| market facilities |                               |

Boned meat that has been minced into fragments and contains less than 1% salt 

Fresh meat, including meat 
that has been reduced to 
fragments, which has had
foodstuffs, seasoning or
additives added to it or which 
has undergone processes 
insufficient to modify the
internal muscle fibre structure 
of the meat and thus eliminate 
the characteristics of fresh 
meat. For example, sausages,
burgers

                                       

The product obtained by
removing meat from flesh
bearing bones after boning or
from poultry carcases, using
mechanical means resulting in
the loss or modification of the 
muscle fibre structure 

     

                      

 

 

                       

- 
Ready to eat meat products 
Food intended by the
producer or the manufacturer
for direct human consumption without the need for cooking or other processing e.g. ham 


- 
Rendered animal fats and greaves 
Fat derived from rendering
meat, including bones, and intended for human consumption e.g. lard 

- 
Treated stomach, bladders & intestines 

 

Stomachs, bladders and 
intestines that have been submitted to a treatment such as salting, heating or drying after they have been obtained and after cleaning e.g. tripe, 
sausage skins 
 
 
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|----------------------------|-----|
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| Gelatine                   |     |
| Natural, soluble protein,  |     |
| gelling or non-gelling,    |     |
| obtained by the partial    |     |
| hydrolysis of collagen     |     |
| produced from bones, hides |     |
| and skins, tendons and     |     |
| sinews of animals          |     |


 
 
  

- 
Collagen 
The protein-based product 
derived from animal bones, hides, skins and tendons 

Cold Store 
 

- 
Storage of Products of Animal Origin (fresh or processed) 

Area used to store chilled or 
frozen products (intended for
sale for human consumption) brought in from an outside company 

 

 
Re-wrapping establishments 
 

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|------|
|      |

- 
Re-wrapping of Products of Animal Origin (fresh or processed) 

Re-wrapping - an
establishment that unwraps the initial wrapping or initial container, which is in direct contact with the product and then re-wraps the products; 

  

 


- 
Re-packaging of Products of Animal Origin (fresh or processed) 

Re-packaging - an
establishment which removes 
wrapped foodstuffs from a
second container and re­
packages them without 
removing the initial wrapping
which is in direct contact with 
the product 

                                                   



If your establishment also handles or intends to handle other Products of Animal Origin requiring approval under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 state those operations below: 
 

## Examples Include Products Such As Cheese, Fish, Butter

      

## Part 3 - Food Business Operator (Fbo) Details And Business Structure


 


This section refers to the business, its structure and employees, all sections must be completed even if applying for an additional activity, this ensures that the FSA database is up to date. 



(* - Other business types will be treated on a case by case basis to identify the natural person or legal person required to be compliant with food law within the food business under their control) 

## 3A - Incorporation Details (As Registered With Companies House Or Equivalent) Company Director/S

(Provide full details for all Company Directors - If required continue on separate sheet and attach) 
 
  

## 3B - Food Business Operator(S) (Fbo) (Complete Only If Partnership / Sole Trader) Part 4 - Establishment Managers And Contacts Duly Authorised Representative Of The Food Business Operator (Fbo)



Forename(s) 
Surname 
Title (Mr, Mrs, 
Ms, Miss, Dr) 
 
    

     

     
 
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## Health & Safety Contact (If Different From Above)



Forename(s) 
Surname 
Title (Mr, Mrs, 
Ms, Miss, Dr) 
 
    

     

     
 
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Finance / Invoicing Contact Approved establishments are subject to veterinary supervision by the FSA for which charges apply. Please give details of the contact person, address and email address the FSA should use for sending financial information including invoices and statements. 


 
 
 
Forename(s) 
Surname 
Title (Mr, Mrs, 
Ms, Miss, Dr) 
 
    

     

     
 
D 
 
Invoicing address (inc. Postcode) 
 
      
 
 
Telephone number 
 
      
  
Fax number 
 
      
 
Mobile number 
 
      
 
Email 

     

 
Preferred method of communication: 
Post… 
Fax… 
Email… 
(Please place a cross in only one box) 
  
  
 
  
 

## Throughput Queries Contact (If Different From Above)



Forename(s) 
Surname 


## Out Of Hours Emergency Contact Information (Optional)



The FSA may be required to contact the FBO should there be an emergency and for contingency planning purposes (e.g. foot & mouth outbreak). This information is voluntary and is not specifically collected as part of legislation. The FBO, at any time, can request the FSA remove these details or requests any data to be amended to reflect changes in their contact details. The information will be treated as confidential and only limited members of the organisation will have access. 


## Part 5 - Seasonal Pattern Part 5 Is Relevant To Establishments Such As Game Handling Establishments That Operate At Only Certain Times Of The Year

Do you intend to operate a pattern of seasonal slaughtering / processing? ................................ YES 
NO 


D 
 
 
If YES, please place a cross in the box beside the expected month(s) of operation 

| January    | April    | July      | October    |
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## Part 6 - Information And Documentation Part 6 - For New Approvals And Changes To Business Ownership, All Paperwork Must Be Submitted With The Application In Order For It To Be Processed. Examples Of The Layout Plan And Location Map Can Be Found Over The Page.



The following information is required in order to further process your application and must be submitted with the application form 

- 
A description of the (proposed) method of operation . 
 
  


- 
A description of the (proposed) equipment maintenance arrangements ............................................................ 
 
  
 
- 
A description of the (proposed) equipment and transport cleaning arrangements ............................................. 


- 
A description of the (proposed) waste collection and disposal arrangements..................................................... 

 
 
- 
A description of the (proposed) water supply quality testing arrangements ........................................................ 
 
  
 
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A description of the (proposed) arrangements for product testing....................................................................... 
 
  
 
- 
A description of the (proposed) pest control arrangements ................................................................................ 
 
  
 
- 
A description of the (proposed) monitoring arrangements for staff health .......................................................... 
 
  
 
- 
A description of the (proposed) staff hygiene training arrangements .................................................................. 


- 
A description of the (proposed) arrangements for record keeping ...................................................................... 

 
 
- 
A description of the (proposed) arrangements for applying identification mark to product packaging & wrapping .. 
Location map example - the map should show the names of roads leading to the establishment and the building requires a red boundary encompassing all the areas to be approved. 



Layout plan example - these can be hand drawn but for more complicated establishments such as slaughterhouses it is advisable to contact a consultant to draw up the plans. This plan also requires a red boundary encompassing all the areas to be approved. 


## 

  

 
 
PART 7 - Application N.B. If you fail to complete all parts of this form your application for approval will not be processed. Please note that the granting of FSA approval under the hygiene legislation in no way removes any obligation you may have; to apply for planning permission / building control for any building works you undertake or the change of use of any building, within the approved establishment.  Please contact your Local Authority for relevant advice. 


 
 
 
I am authorized on behalf of the business described in Part 2, and I hereby apply for approval to use premises at the address specified in Part 1 for the purpose of handling products to which both Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 apply, to be approved under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. 


## Please Ensure That The Application Is Signed Before Submitting, Unsigned Applications Will Not Be Processed.

Please submit the completed form and site plans either by fax to: 01904 232 229 or post to: 

                    Food Standards Agency, Approvals Team
                             Room 112, Kings Pool
                               Peasholme Green 
                                York YO1 7PR 
Alternatively complete on screen, print off, sign and submit a scanned copy by email to:

 

approvals@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk 

 

                              

A Field Veterinary Leader (FVL) will be responsible for assessing the application and will make an appointment 
 in due course to inspect the premises in order to assess whether it may be granted approval or conditional
                                                  approval.