First Ordinance amending various Ordinances on meat and foodstuff and issuing a Poultry Meat Hygiene Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 80, 9 December 1997, pp. 2786-2843. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Poultry products Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection International trade Slaughtering Authorization/permit Registration Milk/dairy products Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract Article 1 contains the Poultry Meat Hygiene Ordinance. It consists of 21 articles and 6 Annexes. At the outset the Ordinance contains a definition clause dealing with various terms therein employed, such as "animal carcasse", "waste products in slaughtering", "poultry meat products", "preparation of poultry meat", etc. Then the Ordinance deals with issues such as inspection of poultry meat, inspection of slaughterhouses, authorization and registration of slaughterhouses, importation from other EC countries. Full text German References - Legislation Amends Milk Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1995 (2004) Keyword: Milk/dairy products, Treated food, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards, Residues, International trade, Offences/penalties, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Second Ordinance amending various Ordinances on meat and poultry hygiene. Legislation | Germany | 1999 Keyword: Meat, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Transport/storage, Poultry products, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX