Decree on Food Hygiene of Foodstuffs of Animal Origin. Pays/Territoire Finlande Type du document Règlement Date 1996 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Viande Abattage Inspection Institution Produits de la pêche Lait/produits laitiers Produits de volaille Aire géographique Arctique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord Résumé This Decree defines in part the application sphere of the Act on Food Hygiene of Foodstuffs of Animal Origin (1195/1996) as regards: 1) meat of bovines and solipeds, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, reindeer, rabbits, wild and farmed game animals as well as reptiles and products derived from the meat of the said animals; in the case of reindeer which must be killed by shooting the provisions concerning wild game are applied; 2) fishery products, frogs, and snails, as well as products derived form these; 3) milk, including colostrum, and products derived from this; 4) eggs; 5) egg preparations manufactured from the eggs of hens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guineafowl and quails; and 6) control of contaminants in honey. Furthermore it provides definitions for purposes of the Act and makes provisions with respect to Control of contaminants by the State, meat inspection and control by the state, maximum number of slaughtered animals in a place of slaughter, and notification and record keeping at various stages. Texte intégral Anglais