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Meat Hygiene Ordinance.

País/Territorio
Alemania
Tipo de documento
Reglamento
Fecha
1997
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 32, 4 July 2001, pp. 1366-1451.
Título completo
Ordinance on hygiene requirements and official inspection in the marketing of meat.
Materia
Ganado, Alimentación y nutrición
Palabra clave
Carne Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios Matanza Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos Inspección Procesamiento/manipulación Comercio internacional Agua potable Protección de los animales Marcado/identificación Sanidad animal Registro
Área geográphica
Alpes, Europa, EUROPA Y CENTRAL ASIA, Países de la Unión Europea, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Occidental
Resumen

An Ordinance to regulate the hygienic requirements for animal and meat examinations. Animals to be slaughtered must be marked so that they can be identified. Moreover, they must be registered for the official examination by the competent authority. The examination of animals to be slaughtered must comply with the requirements set out in Annex 1; also, the examined parts must be marked according to quality. The slaughtering of sick animals may be carried out only in isolated slaughterhouses. According to article 10, meat may be marketed only if it comes from animals officially examined. Furthermore, the Ordinance deals with processing of meat in authorized meat producing plants subject to regular inspections and controls. Article 13 deals with the importation of meat. The Ordinance consists of 20 articles and 6 Annexes: Examination of animals to be slaughtered (art. 1); Requirement for meat producing plants (art. 2); Hygienic requirement for the processing of meat (art. 2a); Attestation for human consumption (art. 3); Examination of imported meat (art. 4); Requirements for fresh imported game meat (art. 5); Processing of meat (art.6).

Texto completo
Alemán