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Approval no.5503
England · East of England
The Rare Breed Meat Company Limited
Cutting plant, minced meat establishment and meat preparation establishment in Colchester, Essex, approved and supervised by the Food Standards Agency; on the approved list since 2018 or earlier.
CPMMMPCSRWCutting plantsMinced meat establishmentsMeat preparation establishmentsCold storesRe-wrapping and re-packaging
5503approval number
5activity codes
3sections of Annex III
—species listed
2018listed by
Approved activities by section
Annex III of Regulation (EC) 853/2004, as retained in UK law, groups approvals by product. This plant’s entry:
| Section | Covers | Approved as |
|---|---|---|
| I | Meat of domestic ungulates | CPCutting plant |
| V | Minced meat, meat preparations, MSM | MMMinced meat establishmentMPMeat preparation establishment |
| 0 | General activities | CSCold storeRWRe-wrapping and re-packaging |
Regulator and registrations
- Competent authority
- Food Standards Agency
- Veterinary control
- Yes — FSA-approved plant
- Nation
- England
- Species on the approval
- not specified
- Listed in April lists
- 2018 or earlier
Nearest approved plants
Straight-line distance between postcode centroids.
4.2kmDirect Meats (Knights Farm) Ltd T/A Blackwell & CoColchester · 5443CPMMMPPPCS11.8kmSuffolk Farms LtdHastingwood · EF 021MMMP12.5kmC HUMPHREYS & SONSChelmsford · 5269SHCPCS12.9kmRobert Ashcroft GameMaldon · 5511CPGHE13.6kmLarchwood Farm LtdBraintree · 5345SHCPMMMPCSRW14.7kmWicks ManorMaldon · 5499CPMMMPPPCSRW
Source: FSA list of approved food establishments, as at 1 October 2026Open Government Licence v3.0