Second Act amending the Meat Hygiene Act. Country/Territory Germany Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 4, 30 January 1996, p. 59. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Meat Hygiene/sanitary procedures Slaughtering Processing/handling Food quality control/food safety Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Act amends the Meat Hygiene Act of 8 July 1993 (BGBl. I p. 1169).The amendment concerns article 5, No. 2, of the above-mentioned Act dealing with slaughterhouses, meat production plants and cool-houses. The Act consists of 2 articles. Full text German