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Veterinary and sanitary requirements No. 13-8-01/2-1 regarding import to the Russian Federation of meat and meat-based products.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Meat Cattle International trade Certification Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

Meat and meat-based products are admitted to the territory of the Russian Federation on condition that they derive from slaughtering and processing of healthy animals at the meat processing and packaging factories and are authorized by the central state veterinary institution of the exporting country that exercises permanent supervision over their activity. Cattle, which meat is destined for export in the Russian Federation, must pass veterinary inspection prior slaughter, while carcasses and internal organs must pass veterinary and sanitary expertise after slaughtering. Both the proceedings must be conducted by veterinary institution of the exporting country. Meat must be certified as suitable for public feeding. Carcasses (half and quarter carcasses) must bear distinctive stamp of state veterinary survey marking either the name or the number of the meat processing and packing factory (slaughter-house with refrigerators) where the cattle have been slaughtered. Cut meat must be labelled (bear veterinary stamp) on either package or poly-block. Marked label must be stuck in such a way as to make it impossible to open package without damaging it. Beef and mutton are admitted to the territory of the Russian Federation on condition that they derive from cattle that have not been fed by feedstuffs containing additives composed of internal organs and tissues of ruminants. Meat and meat-based products are admitted to the territory of the Russian Federation on condition that they must not derive from cattle fed by feedstuffs with the use of genetically modified additives or other genetically modified sources. The compliance with these Veterinary and sanitary requirements must be certified by veterinary certificate, signed by the state veterinary inspector of the exporting country and composed in the language of the country of origin and in Russian.

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