Control of Salmonella Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 305/2024).

These Regulations lays down provisions relating to the protection against certain salmonella infections of poultry. Under the Regulations salmonella means (a) in the case of broiler breeding flocks, Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Typhimurium, including monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium, Salmonella Hadar, Salmonella Infantis, or Salmonella Virchow, or (b) in the case of broiler flocks (other than breeding flocks), rearing flocks, laying flocks, turkey fattening flocks or turkey breeding flocks, Salmonella Enteritidis or Salmonella Typhimurium, including monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium. The Regulations provide for sampling system and framework; laboratory approval and obligations of laboratory; offences; record keeping. Regulation 8 concerns control measures: as general rule if Salmonella is detected in a flock, the owner or person in charge shall not move, or cause or permit another person to move eggs, poultry or poultry meat, from the land or premises where the eggs, poultry or poultry meat is located without the consent in writing of an authorised officer. Moreover, if Salmonella is detected in a flock, the owner or person in charge shall take all necessary steps to ensure that all non-incubated eggs are destroyed or treated in a manner that guarantees the elimination of Salmonella, and in the case of breeding flocks of Gallus gallus or turkeys, all birds in the flock are slaughtered. Additionally, if Salmonella is detected in a flock, the owner or person in charge shall take all necessary steps to ensure that all hatching eggs are destroyed or treated. Other previsions include sanitation of land and waste management.
These regulations do not apply to (a) a primary producer engaged in the direct supply of eggs from a flock of hens not exceeding 50 birds, to a final consumer or retail establishments directly supplying the final consumer, located no more than 100 kilometres from the flock, (b) a primary producer engaged in the slaughter on the premises of no more than 1,000 broilers in any week and no more than 10,000 in any year, that are supplied to the final consumer or to a retail establishment supplying the meat directly to the final consumer, located no more than 100 kilometres from the flock, (c) a primary producer engaged in the slaughter on the premises of no more than 100 turkeys in any week and no more than 1,000 in any year, and that are supplied to the final consumer or to a retail establishment supplying the meat directly to the final consumer, located no more than 100 kilometres from the flock, or (d) a broiler breeding or turkey breeding flock not exceeding 250 birds.
Samples shall be taken and tested in accordance with the framework set out in (a) Annex II to Regulation 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003, (b) the Annex to Commission Regulation 200/2010 of 10 March 2010, (c) the Annex to Commission Regulation 517/2011 of 25 May 2011, (d) the Annex to Commission Regulation 1190/2012 of 12 December 2012, or, as the case may be, (e) the Annex to Commission Regulation 200/2012 of 8 March 2012.