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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.

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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