Disposal of blood

Any person who slaughters or causes to be slaughtered any animal shall ensure that– (a) any blood which is not immediately swilled down a drain is collected in receptacles whether or not such blood is intended for (b) any offal intended for human consumption remains readily identifiable with the carcass from which it was removed until the carcass has been inspected or removed from the slaughterhouse; and 74 Food and Drugs (c) the stomachs and intestines of slaughtered animals are removed from the slaughter hall unopened immediately after they have been separated from the carcass and that they are not opened or cleaned in any part of the premises which contains blood intended for human consumption or any meat other than stomachs or intestines.