Poultry Meat Hygiene Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1997 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgeseztblatt, Part I, No. 76, 29 December 2001, pp. 4098-4151. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Poultry products Transport/storage Inspection International trade Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance has entered into force on 19 December 2001. Abstract An Ordinance to regulate in detail sanitary requirements for the purchase, processing, storage and transport of fresh poultry meat. Article 1 contains a definition clause relating to various terms therein employed, such as, "poultry", "production plants", "official examination", "import" and "export". In the following the Ordinance deals with issues such as requirements for the marketing of poultry meat in general, importation and exportation, control, statistics and penalties in case of violations. The text consists of 21 articles and 5 Annexes. Full text German References - Legislation Amended by Ordinance amending various Animal Diseases Ordinances and Foodstuff Ordinances. Legislation | Germany | 2004 Keyword: Aquaculture, Fish products, Molluscs, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food additives, Poultry products, Milk/dairy products, Meat, Food quality control/food safety, Pests/diseases, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX Fourth Ordinance amending Meat and Poultry Hygiene Ordinances. Legislation | Germany | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Poultry products, Animal health, Animal welfare, Pests/diseases Source: FAO, FAOLEX Safety Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Act. Legislation | Germany | 2002 (2021) Keyword: Fish products, Basic legislation, Milk/dairy products, Poultry products, Institution, Viticulture/oenological practices, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Food quality control/food safety, Novel food, Molluscs, Inspection, Consumer protection, Pests/diseases, Vaccination, Royalties/fees, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Drugs, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Plant protection, Pesticides, Biotechnology, Hazardous substances, Environmental fees/charges Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act amending the Meat Hygiene Act, Poultry Meat Hygiene Act, Poultry Meat Hygiene Ordinance, Act on foodstuff and articles of daily use and other provisions. Legislation | Germany | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Poultry products, Food additives, Fraud Source: FAO, FAOLEX Second Ordinance amending Ordinances on foodstuff and meat hygiene. Legislation | Germany | 2003 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Fish products, Poultry products, Milk/dairy products, Meat, International trade, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Third Ordinance amending various Ordinances on meat and poultry hygiene. Legislation | Germany | 2002 Keyword: Meat, Cattle, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Slaughtering, Inspection, Poultry products, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Ordinance implementing common hygienic foodstuff provisions. Legislation | Germany | 2007 Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety Source: FAO, FAOLEX