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Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 145 in Riga on April 11, 2023 (Prot. No. 19 § 24) amending the Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 145 in Riga on March 17, 2020 (Prot. No. 15 § 17) Requirements for retail businesses that supply poultry eggs or donating food of animal origin.

Country/Territory
Latvia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2023
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Poultry products Meat Fish products Business/industry/corporations Vending Traceability/product tracing Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

Item 5 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Retail businesses may freeze food intended for donation during the expiration date, ensuring a rapid temperature drop to -18 °C or lower inside the product or in accordance with the instructions provided by the manufacturer or the product specification, or the requirements declared by the retail business, as well as during product freezing and until the end of the intended period of freezing of the product, ensuring its safety. Food frozen in this way is labeled with the date of freezing, and its shelf life must not exceed 30 days.” The document shall be supplemented with Item 5 (1) of the following wording: “A retail business that donates or another retail business that receives a donation shall ensure that poultry eggs and food intended for donation to the final consumer are marked with a special, clearly visible and indelible indication that the food is intended for donation, for example "For donation", "For charity".”

Full text
Latvian
Website
www.likumi.lv

References - Legislation

Amends

Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 145 in Riga on March 17, 2020 (Prot. No. 15 § 17) Requirements for retail businesses that supply poultry eggs or donating food of animal origin.

Legislation | Latvia | 2020

Keyword: Poultry products, Meat, Fish products, Business/industry/corporations, Vending, Traceability/product tracing, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX