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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1239/2012 amending Regulation (EC) No. 543/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultrymeat.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2012
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 350, 20 December 2012, pp. 63-66.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Poultry products Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Internal trade
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

This Regulation lays down some amendments to Annexes VI, VII, VIII and IX to Regulation (EC) No. 543/2008. The amended annexes provide limit values for (i) the water content of frozen and quick frozen chicken carcasses, (ii) the water content of certain poultry cuts, and (iii) the water content of fresh poultrymeat in checks on the absorption of water in the production establishment. The amendments are adopted pursuant to new technologies that have developed new chilling methods. Furthermore, the Regulation supplements Annex XI (which lays down the list of national reference laboratories) by including the national reference laboratory for Malta.

Full text
English
Website
europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amends

Commission Regulation (EC) No. 543/2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234/2007 as regards the marketing standards for poultrymeat.

Legislation | European Union | 2008

Keyword: Poultry products, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX