Cranswick Country Foods (Ballymena)

Slaughterhouse, cutting plant and minced meat establishment in Ballymena, approved and supervised by the Food Standards Agency; on the approved list since 2018 or earlier.

SHCPMMPPSlaughterhouses Cutting plants Minced meat establishments Animal by-product processors

9045approval number

4activity codes

3sections of Annex III

1species 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 plantSHSlaughterhouse
V	Minced meat, meat preparations, MSM	MMMinced meat establishment
XIII	Treated stomachs, bladders and intestines	PPProcessing plant

Regulator and registrations

Competent authority: Food Standards Agency
Veterinary control: Yes — FSA-approved plant
Nation: Northern Ireland
ABP / TSE registration: BLD
Species on the approval: Pigs
Listed in April lists: 2018 or earlier

Nearest approved plants

Straight-line distance between postcode centroids.

1.9kmGalgorm Meats LtdBallymena · 9058CPMMMPCSRW 2.0kmGracehill Fine FoodsBallymena · ZM 013PP 4.6kmTownsend MeatsCullybackey · ZM 009PP 5.7kmW Allen MeatsBallykeel · ZM 019MP 5.9kmMoy Park LtdBallymena · 9509SHCPMMMPPPCS 6.1kmBallymena Meats LtdBallymena · 9140CPCS

Other plants in Mid and East Antrim

All 14

Ballymena Meats Ltd Barr's Country Kitchen CCS Doherty & Gray Ltd Galgorm Meats Ltd Gracehill Fine Foods Hilton Meat Products Ltd K & G McAtamney Wholesale Meats Ltd Moy Park Ltd Spear and Arrow T D Meats Ltd Townsend Meats

Source: FSA list of approved food establishments, as at 1 October 2026Open Government Licence v3.0