Title: Regulation (EC) No 854
1Regulation (EC) No 854 implementation measures
2Summary
- Visual inspection
- Involvement of slaughterhouse staff
- Implementing measures
- Guidance documents
- Action points
3Tasks for the CA veterinarian
- primary production information
- ante-mortem inspection (on the farm)
- animal welfare aspects
- post-mortem inspection
- canalization of destruction material
- interpretation of lab results
- feedback of inspection results
- audits and inspections
4Visual inspection - 1
- ? poultry, lagomorphs? fattening pigs
- housed under controlled conditions
- in integrated production systems
- since weaning
- risk assessment (epidemiological data)
- ? other species (calves, lambs, kids)
5Visual inspection - 2
- GAP
- clean animals
- food chain information
- free of diseases (Salmonella)
- no outdoor access
- serological monitoring (Trichinella)
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7 Inspection of poultry
- health certificate 72 hours (same)
- pre-slaughter document food chain info
- gt 24 hours in advance
- identification of animals (cage)
- p. m. all birds (incisions only if)
- official veterinarian
- - daily a representative sample (300)
- - random sample of those unfit
8Involvement of company staff - 1
- optional for Member States
- on a case by case basis
- CA may not force a company
- only in specific sectors
- CA must inform the Commission
9Involvement of company staff - 2
- slaughterhouse must meet conditions
- only specific tasks (no audit tasks)
- independent from production staff
- under supervision of veterinarian
- training requirements (as for official aux.)
- vet carries out performance tests
- certificate
10Implementing measures
- ? Trichinella testing
- food chain information
- two types of MSM
- antimicrobial treatment
- HACCP
- transitional arrangements
11 Trichinella - 1
- Major changes (compared with 77/96/EC)
- larger sized sample of meat (animals at risk)
- reference method
- ? not any longer trichinoscopic method (except)
- ? derogations
- slaughter pigs kept under specified conditions
- freezing (except horse and game meat)
12 Trichinella - 2
- ? registration of Trichinella free
holdings farmer husbandry (feed, not outdoors)
- pest control, etc. CA regular farm
controls - monitoring program annual report
- contingency plan
- but testing of horses, wild boar, breeding pigs,
organic pigs
13Food chain information - 1
- ? contact details (farm, vet.)? identification
details ? management data ? animal health
status ? treatments ? additional information
(disease free farm, slaughter findings, disease
monitoring, etc.)
14Food chain information - 2
- ? preferably in advance (24 hours)? accompany
the animals horses, markets, emergency, a.m. at
farm ? not all information necessary (QA scheme)
? OV can permit immediate slaughter ? up to 24
hr delay for FCI (? separate storage) - ? transitional arrangements
15Feedback to farmer
- ? observations on live animal (health, welfare,
clean animals) - ? observations on dead animal
- slaughter findings
- lung or joint diseases
- tail biting
- injection sites, etc. ? coding suggested
form suggested
16 17 MSM two types
- I - traditional/hard method high pressure
(180-250 Bar) - ? heat treatment ? meat product
- II soft method lower pressure and a Baader
filter (2-3 mm) - ? microbiological criteria (as minced meat)
- Ca content lt 0.1 of fresh product
- meat preparation ? heat treatment
- raw material and storage
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19 anti-microbial treatment - 1
Legal base
- not permitted according to current legislation
(64/433/EEC 71/118/EEC) - permitted according to Article 3 (2) of
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 applicable with
effect from 1-1-2006
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Scientific opinions
- SCVPH opinion of 30 October 1998 general
principles - SCVPH opinion of 14-15 April 2003 evaluation
of four substances - chlorine dioxide, acidified sodium chlorite,
trisodium phosphate, peroxyacids
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Principles of draft proposal
- actions at primary production (Regulation (EC)
No 2160/2003) - HACCP is a prerequisite
- only for poultry meat
- substances need approval
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Details
- currently four substances under consideration
chlorine dioxide, acidified sodium chlorite,
trisodium phosphate, peroxyacids - not more than one substance at a time
- rinsing after application is required
- labelling (consumer information)
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The substances
- chlorine dioxide reaction products?
- acidified sodium chlorite reaction products?
- peroxyacids - data on efficacy are limited
- trisodium phosphate approved as additive
24 25 Transitional arrangements
- trichinoscopic examination
- 24 hour requirement for FCI
- implementation period for FCI
- training of slaughterhouse staff
- international certification
- Trichinella laboratories
26 Guidance documents
- Regulation (EC) No 852/2004
- Regulation (EC) No 853/2004
- HACCP flexibility
- community guides
- import requirements
- multi-annual control plans
- auditing
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27 Action points
- ? registration of brokers and food importers (not
handling food) - approve Article 4 establishments
- approval of butcher shops ( retail, but
processing of food) - traditional methods
- pilot projects
28Action points training
- hunters trained person
- official veterinarians
- auditors
- official auxiliaries
- slaughterhouse staff
29Action points national legislation
- slaughter on the farm (poultry, rabbits)
- supply of small quantities
- examination of game meat (wild boar)
- continuation of traditional methods (or ethnic
trade) - retail
30 Discussion points
- clean animal policy
- ante-mortem and p.m. inspection
- composite products
- third country requirements (registration, HACCP)
31contact
- E-mail ronald.dwinger_at_cec.eu.int
- telephone 32-2-298 73 25