Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005Show full title

ANNEX I U.K. FOOD CHAIN INFORMATION

SECTION I U.K. OBLIGATIONS ON FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS

Food business operators raising animals dispatched for slaughter shall ensure that the food chain information referred to in to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 is included as appropriate in the documentation relating to the animals dispatched in such a way as to be accessible to the slaughterhouse operator concerned.

SECTION II U.K. OBLIGATIONS ON COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

CHAPTER I U.K. PROVISION OF FOOD CHAIN INFORMATION

1. The competent authority at the place of dispatch shall inform the dispatching food business operator of the minimum elements of food chain information to be supplied to the slaughterhouse in accordance with Section III of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. U.K.

2. The competent authority at the place of slaughter shall verify that: U.K.

(a)

the food chain information is consistently and effectively communicated between the food business operator who raised or kept the animals before dispatch and the slaughterhouse operator;

(b)

the food chain information is valid and reliable;

(c)

feedback of relevant information to the holding, if applicable, is provided.

3. Where animals are dispatched for slaughter to another Member State, the competent authorities at the place of dispatch and the place of slaughter shall cooperate to ensure that the information provided by the dispatching food business operator is easily accessible to the slaughterhouse operator receiving it. U.K.

CHAPTER II U.K. FEEDBACK TO HOLDING OF PROVENANCE

1. The official veterinarian may use the model document laid down in Appendix I for the relevant inspection results that must be communicated to the holding where the animals were raised before slaughter in the same Member State in accordance with Chapter I of Section II of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004. U.K.

2. The competent authority is responsible for communicating the relevant inspection results in cases where the animals are raised on a holding in another Member State and must use a version of the model document laid down in the Appendix in both the language of the dispatching country and the language of the recipient country. U.K.

Appendix to Annex I MODEL DOCUMENT

a Microbiological, chemical, serological, etc. (include results as attached).
b The competent authorities may introduce the following codes: Code A for OIE-listed diseases; codes B100 and B200 for welfare issues (Chapter II(C) of Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004) and C100 to C290 for decisions concerning meat (Chapter V(1)(a) to (u) of Section II of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004). The coding system can, if necessary, include further subdivisions (e.g. C141 for a mild generalised disease, C142 for a more severe disease, etc.). If codes are used, they should be readily available to the food business operator with a suitable explanation of their meaning.
c Microbiological, chemical, serological, etc. (include results as attached).
1.	Identification details
	1.1.	holding of provenance (e.g. owner or manager)
		name/number
		full address
		telephone number
	1.2.	identification numbers (attach separate list)
		total number of animals (by species)
		identification problems (if any)
	1.3.	herd/flock/cage identification (if applicable)
	1.4.	animal species
	1.5.	reference number of health certificate
2.	Ante-mortem findings
	2.1.	welfare
		number of animals affected
		type/class/age
		observations (e.g. tail-biting)
	2.2.	animals were delivered dirty
	2.3.	clinical findings (disease)
		number of animals affected
		type/class/age
		observations
		date of inspection
	2.4.	laboratory resultsa
3.	Post-mortem findings
	3.1.	(macroscopic) findings
		number of animals affected
		type/class/age
		organ or site of animal(s) affected
		date of slaughter
	3.2.	disease (codes can be usedb
		number of animals affected
		type/class/age
		organ or site of the animal(s) affected
		partially or totally condemned carcase (give reason)
		date of slaughter
	3.3.	laboratory resultsc
	3.4.	other results (e.g. parasites, foreign objects, etc
	3.5.	welfare findings (e.g. broken legs)
4.	Additional information
5.	Contact details
	5.1.	slaughterhouse (approval number)
		name
		full address
		telephone number
	5.2.	electronic address if available
6.	Official veterinarian (print name)
		signature and stamp
7.	Date
8.	Number of pages attached to this form: