FOOD Title, commencement and scope 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Animals, Meat and Meat Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (Amendment) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 5th May 1993. 2 The Animals, Meat and Meat Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1991 (“the principal Regulations”) shall be amended in accordance with the following regulations. Amendment of the principal Regulations 2 In regulation 2 (interpretation)— a in paragraph (1) for sub-paragraph (a) of the definition of “food authority” there shall be substituted— a as respects each London borough, district or non-metropolitan county, the council of that borough, district or county; ; b for the definition of “veterinary medicinal product” there shall be substituted– “veterinary medicinal product” has the same meaning as in the Medicines (Restriction on the Administration of Veterinary Medicinal Products) Regulations 1983 ; except that it includes— a medicinal additives for feedingstuffs to which the provisions of Council Directive 70/524/ EEC apply; b medicated feedingstuffs; and c vaccines, toxins or serums; ; c in paragraph (2) after the words “for the purposes of these regulations,” there shall be inserted the words “the presence of”. 3 In regulation 15(5) (notice on completion of examination) for the words “prohibiting the sale or slaughter of any animal” there shall be substituted the words “prohibiting the slaughter of any animal”. 4 In regulation 20 (keeping and retention of records)— a at the end of paragraph (1) there shall be added the following sentence— Such a record shall be made within 72 hours of the administration of any veterinary medicinal product to any animal and shall be in a permanent and legible form. ; b at the end of paragraph (2) there shall be added the following sentence— Such record shall be made within 72 hours of the slaughter of any animal and shall be in a permanent and legible form. . 5 In regulation 22(3) (application and modification of provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990) for the words “shall apply to these Regulations” there shall be substituted the words “shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations”. 6 At the end of the table in Schedule 1 (Maximum Residue Limits) there shall be added— (1) (2) (3) (4) Substance Maximum residue limit Part of the animal Indicator residue Tylosin 100 μg/ kg Muscle Liver Kidney Tylosin Albendazole 100 μg/kg Muscle Fat Sum of albendazole and metabolites which are measured as 2-amino-benzimidazole sulphone 500 μg/kg Kidney 1000 μg/kg Liver Thiabendazole 100 μg/kg Muscle Liver Fat Kidney Sum of thiabendazole and 5-hydroxythiabendazole Amitraz 50 μg/kg Muscle Sum of amitraz and metabolites which are measured as 2.4-dimethylaniline 200 μg/kg Kidney Liver Dicloxacillin 300 μg/kg Muscle Liver Fat Kidney Dicloxacillin Spiramycin 300 μg/kg Liver Spiramycin 200 μg/kg Kidney 50 μg/kg Muscle In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 22nd March 1993 John Selwyn Gummer Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health Cumberlege Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health 25th March 1993 Hector Monro Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland 23rd March 1993 David Hunt Secretary of State for Wales 30th March 1993