Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on survey of cattle for EHEC in slaughterhouses and animal husbandry sites (No. 24 of 2006).

Subject

Livestock, Food & nutrition

Keyword

Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Inspection Food quality control/food safety Animal health Pests/diseases Data collection/reporting Cattle

Geographical area

Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

This Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, made under sections 20, 25 and 40 of the Food Act and section 12 of the Act concerning animal diseases, concerns the control of Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) affecting bovines. It provides for: a) survey of beef for EHEC in slaughterhouses and small slaughterhouses; b) testing for EHEC in livestock locations when EHEC bacteria have found in cattle; and c) testing for EHEC on a rearing place for beef which is suspected to have been in contact with EHEC infection occurring in humans. The Decree prescribes measures that shall be taken to control the disease, including notification of existence of the disease in meat and visits of inspection veterinaries to slaughterhouses where the disease has been diagnosed. The Schedules concern sampling and testing in slaughterhouses.

Full text

Swedish

Website

www.finlex.fi

References - Legislation

Implements

Act No. 55 of 1980 concerning animal diseases.

Legislation | Finland | 1980 (1999)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Animal health, Institution, Pests/diseases, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Food Act.

Legislation | Finland | 2006 (2011)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Processing/handling, Institution, Internal trade, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Traceability/product tracing, Offences/penalties, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to amend the Decree on survey of cattle for EHEC in slaughterhouses and animal husbandry sites (No. 27 of 2010).

Legislation | Finland | 2010

Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Data collection/reporting, Cattle

Source: FAO, FAOLEX