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Order No. 270 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food validating the Requirements for the content, form and procedure for provision of information on food chain.

Country/Territory
Ukraine
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Slaughtering Food quality control/food safety Animal health Drugs Hygiene/sanitary procedures Pests/diseases Transport/storage Access-to-information
Geographical area
Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
This Order enters into force on 14 July 2020.
Abstract

These Requirements establish the content, form and procedure for the provision by the business entity of the origin of information about the animal intended for slaughter, including its state of health, treatment and use of veterinary drugs. Information on livestock destined for slaughtering shall include: (a) information on the keeper of animal and registration data of the breeding farm; (b) group identification number of livestock (if available); (c) location of breeding farm and herd; (d) data on means of transport, departure location, destination location, planned duration of transport and intended time of transportation of livestock; (e) identification number, certificate of livestock destined for slaughtering; (f) presence of clinical signs of disease, inspection 24 hours before the animals are loaded into the vehicle; (g) confirmation that the animals did not have contact with animals from farms that do not meet these Requirements; (h) medical treatment of animals, including application of stilbenes or thyrotoxic drugs, as well as estrogenic, androgenic, gestagenic agents or beta-agonists for purposes other than therapeutic or zootechnical treatment; (i) application during the growing of animals of the substance that accelerates growth; (j) animals that have been treated for the last 60 days, with the names of the veterinary medicinal products and the end of the waiting period (safety interval); and transportation of livestock to the slaughterhouse in compliance with the veterinary and sanitary requirements, regardless of the type of transportation.

Full text
Ukrainian
Website
zakon2.rada.gov.ua

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 2042-VIII "On state control over observance of the legislation on foodstuffs, animal feedstuffs, byproducts of animal origin, animal health and welfare".

Legislation | Ukraine | 2017

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, International trade, Inspection, Monitoring, Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal welfare

Source: FAO, FAOLEX