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Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on measures related to TSE diseases in slaughterhouses and cutting rooms (No. 7 of 2009).

Country
Finland
Type of law
Regulation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Abstract
This Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, made under sections 10, 18, 20 and 43 of the Food Act and sections 8 and 12 of the Act concerning animal diseases, provides for: disposal and health marking of carcases of cattle tested for BSE, and the carcasses of sheep and goats tested TSE diseases; removal of spinal cord from sheep and goats and the selection of meat from head of bovines; and the approval of cutting rooms for TSE materials. It also provides rules on the control, handling and marking of TSE risk materials. Cutting rooms shall keep records of self-monitoring on operations regarding TSE risk materials.
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/fin115097.pdf
Web site
http://www.finlex.fi
Date of text
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
Original title
Jord- och skogsbruksministeriets förordning om åtgärder i anslutning till TSE-sjukdomar som gäller slakterier och styckningslokaler.
Amended by
Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to amend the Decree on measures related to TSE diseases in slaughterhouses and cutting rooms (No. 24 of 2010).
Implements
Act No. 55 of 1980 concerning animal diseases.
Regulation (EC) No. 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.