Poultry Meat Inspection Ordinance. Country/Territory Austria Document type Regulation Date 1994 (2000) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich, Text No. 404, 27 May 1994, pp. 3587-3592. Long titleOrdinance by the Federal Minister for Health, Sport and Consumer Protection on inspection of poultry and poultry meat. Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Poultry products Inspection Slaughtering Poultry Pests/diseases Animal health Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Western Europe Abstract Poultry meat has to be controlled by a veterinary before and after slaughtering. In case one of the occurrences listed in article 11 of the Ordinance arises, the whole lot of meat has to be declared unfit for human consumption. Once the quality is ascertained, the meat has to be clearly marked as suitable for human consumption. The entity for meat inspection is responsible to authorize meat processing. However, controls must be carried out already in plants. The Ordinance consists of 20 articles divided into 7 Parts. Full text German Website www.ris.bka.gv.at References - Legislation Amended by Ordinance amending the Poultry Meat Inspection Ordinance. Legislation | Austria | 2004 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Poultry products, Inspection, Poultry, Pests/diseases, Animal health Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Meat Inspection Ordinance 2006. Legislation | Austria | 2006 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Meat, Inspection, Slaughtering, Freshwater fishes, Fish products, Cattle Source: FAO, FAOLEX