Animal Origin – Foodstuff Hygiene Requirements Ordinance.

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Slaughtering Inspection Internal trade Processing/handling Milk/dairy products Poultry products Fish products Offences/penalties

Geographical area

Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe

Entry into force notes

This Ordinance comes into force on 15 August 2007.

Abstract

The present Ordinance implements, inter alia, the Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for the hygiene of foodstuffs. The present Ordinance regulates the official inspection of the production, processing and marketing of foodstuff of animal origin, and implements certain EU-directives on the same subject. The text consists of 7 Articles as follows: Sphere of application and Definitions (1); Official examinations during the production of meat for own domestic consumption (1a); Dispensing of small quantities of primary products and other foodstuffs of animal origin (2); Requirements for the retail trade (3); Requirements for the production, handling and placing on the market of food within the scope of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 (4); Common requirements for the supply of small quantities of foodstuffs, retail trade and the manufacture, handling and placing on the market of foodstuffs within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 (5); Penal (6); Final provision (7). Nine Annexes are enclosed. Articles 11, 20 and 25 are deleted.

Full text

German

Website

www.gesetze-im-internet.de

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific hygiene rules for the hygiene of foodstuffs.

Legislation | European Union | 2004 (2022)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Processing/handling, Standards, Meat, Fish products, Game, Milk/dairy products, Poultry products, Business/industry/corporations, Certification, International trade, Public health, Registration, Traceability/product tracing, Animal health, Animal welfare, Marking/identification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption.

Legislation | European Union | 2004

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Processing/handling, HACCP, Internal trade, International trade, Certification, Drugs, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Animal welfare

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs.

Legislation | European Union | 2004 (2021)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Processing/handling, HACCP, Traceability/product tracing, Treated food, Transport/storage, Internal trade, International trade, Business/industry/corporations, Risk assessment/management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX