Ministerial Decree No. 465 implementing Community provisions concerning the use of particular terms for poultry marketing, in accordance with Regulation 1538/91/EEC of 5 June 1991.

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Poultry products Inspection Registration

Geographical area

Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe

Abstract

Slaughtering enterprises may be authorized to use particular names on the labelling of poultry for marketing purposes, when the conditions specified in Annex A to this Decree are fullfilled. Such names shall indicate the types of farming as well as feedingstuffs used, as referred to in article 1, which includes the following terms: (a) "Fed with ...% of..."; (b) "Extensive indoor"; (c) "Free range"; (d) "Traditional free range"; (e) "Free range-total freedom". Article 3 specifies the information to be submitted by the applicant to obtain the authorization. The information shall be registered in accordance with the specimen contained in Annex D, as well. Private inspection bodies and the competent regional authorities shall regularly perform checks on authorized slaughterhouses.

Full text

Italian

Website

www.comune.jesi.an.it

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Regulation (EEC) No. 1538/91 introducing detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EEC) No. 1906/90 on certain marketing standards for poultry.

Legislation | European Union | 1991

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Poultry products, Internal trade, Standards, Packaging/labelling, Treated food, Inspection, Fraud

Source: FAO, FAOLEX