A Guidance Note is available.
Similar legislation applies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
After considering responses to the consultation, the Beef Bones Regulations 1997 came into force on 16 December. These Regulations were introduced to control the sale, use and disposal of beef bones coming from cattle aged over six months at slaughter which were deboned in Great Britain. Similar legislation applied in Northern Ireland. Their purpose was to protect public health and to help maintain confidence in beef and beef products. A public summary of the meeting and the scientific assessment of DRG and bone marrow was published on 30 November 1998.