Minced Meat Ordinance. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 520, 2 October 1996, pp. 3557-3567. Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister for Health and Consumer Protection on the processing and trade of minced meat and other meat products. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Meat Internal trade International trade Processing/handling Packaging/labelling Transport/storage Offences/penalties HACCP Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract The Ordinance defines at the outset its scope of application. Article 2 contains a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed, such as "minced meat", "third country", "trade", "processing plants", etc. Article 3 regulates the processing and trade of minced meat and other meat products in general, and article 4 deals with the same issue referred only to Austria. The owner of a meat producing plant must comply with the prescriptions set out in this Ordinance. Therefore, the person entitled has to set up a HACCP-system (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point System). Names of authorized plants by the local authorities will have to be published in the Gazette of Veterinarians. Finally, the Ordinance specifies penalties in case of violation. The Ordinance consists of 9 articles and 1 Annex laying down special hygienic requirements for meat processing plants. The identification, marking and labelling, as well as wrapping, packing, storage and transportation are also dealt with. Full text German References - Legislation Amended by Ordinance amending the Minced Meat Ordinance. Legislation | Austria | 2001 Keyword: Meat, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Standards, Processing/handling, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Meat Inspection Ordinance 2006. Legislation | Austria | 2006 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Inspection, Slaughtering, Freshwater fishes, Fish products, Cattle Source: FAO, FAOLEX