Council Directive 95/68/EC amending Directive 77/99/EEC on health problems affecting the production and marketing of meat products and certain other products of animal origin.

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Meat Hygiene/sanitary procedures Certification Processing/handling Inspection Packaging/labelling

Geographical area

European Union Countries

Entry into force notes

This Directive shall enter into force on 20 January 1996.

Abstract

The Annexes to Directive 77/99/EEC are hereby amended laying down new rules on hygiene measures during the production of meat products. New rules on health marks are set so that meat products must carry a health mark. Marking must be carried out during or immediately after manufacture in the establishment or wrapping centre, in an easily visible place in legible and indelible characters which are easy to distinguish.

Full text

English

Website

europa.eu

References - Legislation

Amends

Council Directive 77/99/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products.

Legislation | European Union | 1976

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Certification, Processing/handling, Inspection, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Ministerial Decree implementing Directive No. 95/68/EC, on sanitary measures in matter of production and trade of meat-based products and other products of animal origin; implementation of Commission Decision No. 94/837/CE on the recognition of re-packaging centres and marking of products originating therefrom, as per Directive No. 77/99/CEE; implementation of article 3, paragraph A, point 7 of the Annex to Directive No. 92/5/EEC.

Legislation | Italy | 1997

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Transport/storage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

European Communities (Meat Products and Other Products of Animal Origin) Amendment Regulations, 1997.

Legislation | Ireland | 1997

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Processing/handling, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Meat Products (Hygiene) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 683 of 1999).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Transport/storage, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX