UK 9140 is the approval number of Ballymena Meats Ltd, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, an approved cutting plant in the UK.

UK 9140 is Ballymena Meats Ltd in Ballymena, postcode district BT42, Northern Ireland.

What is UK 9140 approved for?

The Food Standards Agency approves UK 9140 for cutting meat and cold storage, for cattle, sheep and pigs.

UK 9140: Ballymena Meats Ltd, Ballymena

Q: Is meat from UK 9140 halal?

The approval number does not show whether meat is halal. Look for a halal logo from a named certifier on the pack, or ask the certifier or brand whether this plant and product are approved.

Approval number	UK 9140
Business	Ballymena Meats Ltd
Location	Ballymena, BT42, Northern Ireland
Approved for	Cutting Plant, Cold Store
Species	cattle, sheep, pigs

About UK 9140

Ballymena Meats Ltd is based in Ballymena (BT42), Northern Ireland. The Food Standards Agency approves it for cutting meat and cold storage, for cattle, sheep and pigs.

Is meat from UK 9140 halal?

The code shows which plant cut, prepared or packed the meat, not whether it is halal. It is approved to handle pigs as well as other animals, so check the halal certification on the pack carefully. 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 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 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.

What to ask before you rely on it

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?
Are halal-certified products stored separately and labelled?

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 Ballymena

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.