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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.

Country/Territory
Italy
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Poultry products Inspection Registration
Geographical area
Europe, European Union Countries, 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

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX