Production has been allowed to re-commence at one Russell Hume meat site in Liverpool following concerns with safety and hygiene standards.
The enforcement action preventing meat supplier Russell Hume from processing and distributing meat products has been lifted at the site after assurances that their food safety management system met the legal requirements were satisfied.
The business will be allowed to resume production and distribution of products to customers but only from their Liverpool site.
The other sites cannot restart production until the same assurances are met.
Production and distribution was halted at all Russell Hume sites over two weeks ago until the business could provide assurances they were complying with relevant legislation.
The Food Standards Agency(FSA) said this was because of concerns surrounding use-by-dates.
The FSA have worked intensively with the business to address concerns raised by the investigation.
As a result, the FSA said they are "assured" that food being produced at the site is compliant. FSA staff will remain present during operations.
The lifting of the statutory notice will have no impact on the ongoing investigation which is continuing and staff will remain present at sites in England and Scotland.
A statement by the FSA said: "This decision has been taken on the basis that we are now assured that the food being produced at the Liverpool site complies with the relevant legislation. The action taken has been proportionate and we recognise the potential impact on the business and peoples’ livelihoods."
