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Law No. 15.027 providing for the inspection of products of animal origin in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Rio Grande do Sul
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Packaging/labelling Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Residues Inspection
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on 1 January 2018.
Abstract

This Law, consisting of 10 articles and one Annex, provides for the inspection of products of animal origin within the State of Rio Grande Sul. It establishes that industrial and sanitary inspection of edible and non-edible products of animal origin within the State of Rio Grande do Sul are mandatory. The above mentioned inspections will be carried out by the Department of Agricultural and Livestock Protection (DDA) under the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, through the Division of Inspection of Animal Products (DIPOA). Industrial and sanitary inspections, from an industrial and sanitary point of view, cover the supervision of inspection services, the auditing of processes and controls for receiving, handling, processing, preparation, storage, packaging, labelling, transit and consumption of any products and by-products, whether or not intended for human consumption.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.al.rs.gov.br

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree No. 53.848 regulating Law No. 15.027 on the monitoring and inspection of products of animal origin within the State of Rio Grande do Sul.

Legislation | Brazil | 2017

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Packaging/labelling, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Residues, Inspection, Monitoring, Consumer protection, Public health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX