Meat Hygiene Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1993 (2003) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 32, 14 July 2003, pp. 1242-1252. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Basic legislation Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Inspection International trade Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Act has entered into force on 1 November 2002. Abstract A basic Act dealing with the hygienic conditions of meat. Article 1 establishes that all animals for human consumption must be officially inspected before and after slaughtering. The Federal Minister for Health is empowered to establish minimum hygienic requirements for the preparation and trade of meat. Articl 7 sets out measures to be applied in meat producing plants. Animals to be slaughtered will have to be marked in such a way that the origin of the establishment where they come from can be identified also after their slaughtering. If the inspection of animals raises no problem, the competent authority is bound to authorize the slaughtering. Thereafter, if the inspection of the meat even in that case raises no problem the competent authority is also bound to declare it fit for human consumption. Article 16 contains regulations regarding importation of meat from the Community. The text consists of 32 articles. Full text German References - Legislation Implemented by Meat Hygiene Act Implementation Law. Legislation | Germany | 1994 (2004) Keyword: Meat, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Thuringen Meat and Poultry Meat Hygiene Acts Implementation Law. Legislation | Germany | 2000 (2001) Keyword: Slaughtering, Meat, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance on issue a special fee register for official control under the Meat Hygiene Act. Legislation | Germany | 2012 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Royalties/fees, Enforcement/compliance, Animal welfare Source: FAO, FAOLEX Ordinance by the Ministry of Rural Space and the Environment on border inspection posts under the Importation Inspection Ordinance and the Domestic Market – Animal Disease Protection Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 1995 Keyword: Pests/diseases, International trade, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX Meat Hygiene Implementing Law. Legislation | Germany | 1994 Keyword: Meat, Poultry products, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Act amending the Meat Hygiene Act, Poultry Meat Hygiene Act, Poultry Meat Hygiene Ordinance, Act on foodstuff and articles of daily use and other provisions. Legislation | Germany | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Poultry products, Food additives, Fraud Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act amending the Meat Hygiene Act and the Meat Hygiene Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2004 Keyword: Meat, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Foodstuff and Feedstuff Codex. Legislation | Germany | 2005 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Basic legislation, Codex Alimentarius, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food additives, Fraud/deceit/adulteration, International trade, Internal trade, Standards, Offences/penalties, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX Foodstuff and Feedstuff Code. Legislation | Germany | 2005 (2021) Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Codex Alimentarius, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food additives, Fraud, International trade, Internal trade, Standards, Offences/penalties, Packaging/labelling, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX