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Government Decree on measures relating to TSE diseases affecting slaughterhouses and processing sites (No. 7/VLA/2009).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Public health Food quality control/food safety Meat Slaughtering Inspection Processing/handling
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Act entered into force on 1 June 2009.
Abstract

The present Decree complements Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001, laying down provisions for the prevention, control and eradication of certain types of transmissible spongiform encephalopapathies (TSE) in slaughterhouses and processing sites. It applies to the disposal and control marking of carcases of bovine animals tested with BSE and of carcases of sheep tested with TSE, removal of spinal chord from sheep and goats, removal of meat from the head of bovine animals in processing rooms, approval of processing rooms, and provisions on TSE-risk material.

Full text
Swedish
Website
mmm.fi

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on zoonoses (No. 316 of 2021).

Legislation | Finland | 2021

Keyword: Animal health, Animal production, Pests/diseases, Cattle, Poultry, Swine, Slaughtering, Processing/handling, Vaccination, Inspection, Drugs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX