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Catalogue reference: MAF 282

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MAF 282

Files of the Meat and Livestock Division of the Ministry of Food, and the Food Standards, Hygiene and Slaughterhouse Policy and Animal Health Divisions of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Subjects covered by the series include...

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MAF 282

Title
Ministry of Food and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Meat and Livestock Division and successors: Registered Files, Meat Hygiene (FH Series)
Date

1950-2000

Description

Files of the Meat and Livestock Division of the Ministry of Food, and the Food Standards, Hygiene and Slaughterhouse Policy and Animal Health Divisions of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Subjects covered by the series include meat hygiene, imported food regulations, export of meat and meat products, slaughterhouse and knackers yard bye-laws and regulations, slaughterhouse hygiene regulations, bye-laws relating to meat for feeding animals, meat marketing schemes and the treatment of condemned meat.

Related material

Other records on these subjects are in: HLG 137 MAF 88

Separated material

Some FH series files can also be found in

MAF 101

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

FH file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Safety and Science Group, 1997-1998
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Safety Group, 1989-1997
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Standards and Hygiene Division, 1955-1958
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Standards and Science Division, 1970-1972
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Standards Division, 1972-1981
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Standards Division, 1988-1989
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Standards, Hygiene and Slaughterhouse Policy Division, 1958-1964
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Food Standards, Science and Safety Division, 1964-1970
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Joint Food Safety and Standards Group, 1998-2000
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Standards Division, 1981-1988
  • Ministry of Food, Meat and Livestock Division, 1941-1955
Physical description

392 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1988 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Accumulation dates

1948 onwards

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10682/

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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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Ministry of Food and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Meat and Livestock Division and successors: Registered Files, Meat Hygiene (FH Series)