Statutory guidance

Bird flu: licence to remove the meat mark applied to certain poultry meat (EXD264(HPAI)(EW))

You should use this licence if you need to remove the meat mark applied to certain poultry meat.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
4 November 2022
Last updated
9 November 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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General licence for the removal of the meat mark applied to certain poultry meat (EXD264(HPAI)(EW))

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You should use this general licence if you need to remove the meat mark applied to certain poultry meat in England and Wales.

This licence only allows you to remove the meat mark during outbreaks of avian influenza strains starting ‘H5N’ - for example, H5N1 and H5N5. You cannot use this licence to remove the meat mark during an outbreak of any other strains of HPAI, such as H7N9.

You do not need to apply for this general licence but you must meet its conditions and follow its instructions.

Updates to this page

Published 4 November 2022
Last updated 9 November 2024 + show all updates

  1. This licence is valid from 4:30pm on 9 November 2024 and revokes and replaces the EXD264(HPAI)(EW) licence which came into force at 10am on 12 December 2022.

  2. Added the latest version.

  3. First published.

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