FSA Authorized Cutting Plants for Specified Risk Material Removal

A list of cutting plants in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland authorized by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for the removal of Specified Risk Material (SRM) from cattle, sheep, and goats. The dataset is maintained by the UK Food Standards Agency under domestic TSE Regulations. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Map authorized plant locations using geospatial coordinates to analyze regional coverage for SRM removal.
• Filter plants by authorization status to identify facilities compliant with TSE Regulations for bovine head meat harvesting.
• Cross-reference plant identifiers with other inspection datasets to assess overall regulatory compliance records.
• Analyze the temporal update history of the list to track changes in authorized facility status over time.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative national regulator, the Food Standards Agency.
• Dataset is updated regularly, with a recorded last update in April 2026.

Limitations

• Specific data volume metrics like row count and column details are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, excluding Scotland.
• The dataset's practical utility may be limited without detailed column information on plant attributes.

Provenance

Source

Food Standards Agency (FSA), UK.

Collection Method

Compiled as part of regulatory enforcement under the domestic TSE Regulations.

Time Range

Current as of the last update; specific historical range is not provided.

Freshness

Updated as of April 2026; specific frequency is not stated.

Geography

England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.