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Order No. 974 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy No. 974 amending the Regulation on trade assessment and labelling of meat.

Country/Territory
Ukraine
Document type
Regulation
Date
2022 (2022)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Slaughtering Cattle Meat
Geographical area
Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Abstract

Clause 3.4 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Carcasses (half-carcasses) of cattle aged more than 8 months, but not more than 12 months (young beef) are marked with the corresponding fattening category and the letter stamp "Z", which is applied to the outer surface of the carcass, on the back quarter, applied to the lumbar part at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra and in the front quarter - on the chest at a distance of 10 to 30 cm from the sharp edge of the sternum." Clause 3.5 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Carcasses (half-carcasses) of cattle aged no older than 8 months (veal) are marked with the corresponding fattening category. The letter stamp "V" is also placed on the outer surface of the carcass, on the back quarter it is applied to the lumbar part at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra, and on the front quarter - on the chest at a distance of 10 to 30 cm from the sharp edge of the sternum.”

Full text
Ukrainian
Website
zakon.rada.gov.ua

References - Legislation

Amends

Order No. 587 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food validating the Regulation on trade assessment and labelling of meat.

Legislation | Ukraine | 2011 (2012)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Poultry products, Packaging/labelling, Internal trade, Vending, Slaughtering, Certification

Source: FAO, FAOLEX