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GB 4265: Fairfax Meadow Europe Limited

GB 4265 is the approval number printed in the oval mark on meat handled by Fairfax Meadow Europe Limited in Derby, England.

Approval numberGB 4265
BusinessFairfax Meadow Europe Limited
LocationDerby, DE24, England
Approved forRe-wrapping and repackaging establishment, Cutting Plant, Mince Meat Establishment, Meat Preparation Establishment, Meat Preparation, Cold Store

About GB 4265

Fairfax Meadow Europe Limited is based in Derby (DE24), England. The Food Standards Agency approves it for re-wrapping and repacking, cutting meat, making mince, making meat preparations such as sausages and marinated meat and cold storage.

Is meat from GB 4265 halal?

The code shows which plant cut, prepared or packed the meat, not whether it is halal. Look for a halal logo from a named certifier, such as HMC or HFA, or ask the brand which certifier approves the product. More in halal meat codes.

What this approval means for halal

A re-wrapping approval means the plant unwraps and packs meat again without preparing it. A pack can carry this plant's code while the meat was slaughtered and cut elsewhere, so the supplier before the repack matters.

A cutting plant cuts carcasses into joints and portions. It does not slaughter animals, so the meat arrives from a slaughterhouse and the halal question moves upstream: where the meat came from, and whether halal meat is kept apart from non-halal meat while it is cut.

A mince approval means the plant makes minced meat. Mince is made from trimmings, so one batch can combine meat from several carcasses and suppliers.

What to ask before you rely on it

  • Who supplied the meat before it was repacked?
  • Does the halal certificate cover the repacking step?
  • Which slaughterhouses supply this plant, and are they halal certified?
  • Is halal meat cut on separate lines or at separate times from non-halal meat?
  • Is the raw meat halal certified at source?
  • Is halal mince made separately from non-halal mince?

Ask the brand on the pack, or the halal certifier named on it. Plants rarely publish this, so a written answer from the brand is the best evidence.

Meat plants in the area

The DE postcode area has 17 approved meat plants in the Food Standards Agency list, 5 of them slaughterhouses and 15 cutting plants. England has 731 in total.

Other meat plants in Derby

Meat plants elsewhere in the DE postcode area

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Source: Food Standards Agency, Approved Food Establishments, 2026-10-19 (Open Government Licence v3). Details can change; check with the business.