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UK 9073: William Sprott

UK 9073 is the approval number printed in the oval mark on meat handled by William Sprott in Portadown, Northern Ireland.

Approval numberUK 9073
BusinessWilliam Sprott
LocationPortadown, BT62, Northern Ireland
Approved forCold Store, Cutting Plant, Mince Meat Establishment, Meat Preparation Establishment, Processing Plant

About UK 9073

William Sprott is based in Portadown (BT62), Northern Ireland. The Food Standards Agency approves it for cold storage, cutting meat, making mince, making meat preparations such as sausages and marinated meat and processing meat products.

Is meat from UK 9073 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 cold store keeps chilled or frozen products. It does not cut, prepare or slaughter, so its approval says nothing about how the meat was produced.

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

  • Are halal-certified products stored separately and labelled?
  • 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 BT postcode area has 51 approved meat plants in the Food Standards Agency list, 19 of them slaughterhouses and 46 cutting plants. Northern Ireland has 51 in total.

Other meat plants in Portadown

Meat plants elsewhere in the BT 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.