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Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (repealed)
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If inspections reveal the presence of any disease or condition that might affect public or animal health, or compromise animal welfare, the official veterinarian is to inform the food business operator.
When the problem identified arose during primary production, the official veterinarian is to inform the veterinarian attending the holding of provenance, the food business operator responsible for the holding of provenance (provided that such information would not prejudice subsequent legal proceedings) and, where appropriate, the competent authority responsible for supervising the holding of provenance or the hunting area.
If the animals concerned were raised in another Member State or in a third country, the official veterinarian is to inform to the competent authority of the Member State where the establishment is located. That competent authority is to take appropriate measures in accordance with applicable Community legislation.
animals come from a holding or an area subject to a movement prohibition or other restriction for reasons of animal or public health;
rules on the use of veterinary medicinal products have not been complied with; or
any other condition which might adversely affect human or animal health is present, animals may not be accepted for slaughter other than in accordance with procedures laid down under Community legislation to eliminate human or animal health risks.
If the animals are already present at the slaughterhouse, they must be killed separately and declared unfit for human consumption, taking precautions to safeguard animal and public health where appropriate. Whenever the official veterinarian considers it necessary, official controls are to be carried out on the holding of provenance.
an official auxiliary is carrying out checks on animal welfare pursuant to Sections III or IV; and
those checks identify non-compliance with the rules on the protection of animals,
the official auxiliary is immediately to inform the official veterinarian and, if necessary in cases of urgency, is to take the necessary measures referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 pending the arrival of the official veterinarian.
derives from animals that have not undergone ante-mortem inspection, except for hunted wild game;
derives from animals the offal of which has not undergone post-mortem inspection, unless otherwise provided for under this Regulation or Regulation (EC) No .../2004(2);
derives from animals which are dead before slaughter, stillborn, unborn or slaughtered under the age of 7 days;
(d)results from the trimming of sticking points;
derives from animals affected by an OIE List A or, where appropriate, OIE List B disease, unless otherwise provided for in Section IV;
derives from animals affected by a generalised disease, such as generalised septicaemia, pyaemia, toxaemia or viraemia;
(g)is not in conformity with microbiological criteria laid down under Community legislation to determine whether food may be placed on the market;
(h)exhibits parasitic infestation, unless otherwise provided for in Section IV;
contains residues or contaminants in excess of the levels laid down in Community legislation. Any overshooting of the relevant level should lead to additional analyses whenever appropriate;
without prejudice to more specific Community legislation, derives from animals or carcases containing residues of forbidden substances or from animals that have been treated with forbidden substances;
(k)consists of the liver and kidneys of animals more than two years old from regions where implementation of plans approved in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 96/23/EC has revealed the generalised presence of heavy metals in the environment;
has been treated illegally with decontaminating substances;
has been treated illegally with ionising or UV-rays;
contains foreign bodies (except, in the case of wild game, material used to hunt the animal);
exceeds the maximum permitted radioactivity levels laid down under Community legislation;
indicates patho-physiological changes, anomalies in consistency, insufficient bleeding (except for wild game) or organoleptic anomalies, in particular a pronounced sexual odour;
derives from emaciated animals;
contains specified risk material, except as provided for under Community legislation;
shows soiling, faecal or other contamination;
consists of blood that may constitute a risk to public or animal health owing to the health status of any animal from which it derives or contamination arising during the slaughter process;
in the opinion of the official veterinarian, after examination of all the relevant information, it may constitute a risk to public or animal health or is for any other reason not suitable for human consumption.
Note for Official Journal: Insert No of Regulation laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (see recital 1, 2nd Regulation).
Note for Official Journal: Insert No of Regulation laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (see recital 1, 2nd Regulation).
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