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Joint Regulation of the President of Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision-Chief State Sanitary Inspector, State Committee for Standardization, Metrology and Certification and Head Office of State Inspection for Trade, Quality Standards and Protection of Consumers’ Rights regarding veterinary marking of meat.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Poultry products Slaughtering Food quality control/food safety Processing/handling Marking/identification
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

Meat and meat-based products manufactured from all types of agricultural animals and wildlife species, including birds are subject to compulsory marking with veterinary marks and stamps in accordance with the requirements of the present Regulation. Veterinary surgeons and veterinary medical attendants on the staff of the organizations and departments of state veterinary network that have passed compulsory commissioning with the participation of the representatives of state veterinary supervision of territories, regions and provinces for the purpose of attestation on practical and theoretical issues of veterinary and sanitary expertise and authorized by district (city) state veterinary inspectors carry out marking of meat and meat-based products with oval mark. Veterinary surgeons and veterinary medical attendants of other organizations and departments in carrying out veterinary and sanitary expertise of meat and meat-based products originating from homestead slaughtering and slaughterhouses and destined for processing at the meat-processing factories (shops, plants) or vending at the market places under the supervision of state veterinary supervision mark the above-mentioned products with the mark “Preliminary examination”. The Regulation consists of 3 Sections. Section 1 lays down the general provisions. Section 2 regards veterinary marks and veterinary stamps. Section 3 determines the modalities of marking of meat and meat-based products.

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