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Decree relative to meat, minced meat and meat products made under the Commodities Act.

Country
Netherlands
Type of law
Regulation
Source
FAO , FAOLEX
Keywords
Abstract
Article 2 prohibits the preparation of or placing on the market of specified meat and meat products that do not comply with requirements regarding their composition laid down by the present Decree. No other products may be offered for sale with the labeling indications reserved for products covered by the present Decree. Products shall also meet requirements specified in article 12 regarding denomination of meat as low-fat meat or low-fat minced meat. Article 3 restricts the use of bones, blood, entrails, and other parts of animals in the production of meat products. Other provisions regard the content of starch, contain labeling requirements and indicate certain methods of analysis as approved methods. (16 articles)
Attached files
http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/net17347.pdf
Web site
http://www.overheid.nl
Date of text
Entry into force notes
Entry into force on 8 June 1998.
Repealed
No
Serial Imprint
Staatsblad No. 351 of 1998, 9 pp.
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No
Amended by
Decree No. 209 of 2007 to amend the Decree relative to meat, minced meat and meat products made under the Commodities Act in relation with fat content of minced meat and low-fat minced meat.
Decree No. 670 of 2005 amending Decree Administrative Sanctions made under the Commodities Act in relation to the new hygiene rules, the Decree relative to meat, minced meat and meat products made under the Commodities Act in relation to the water quota indicators (federgetal) and breaded meat and the Food Hygiene Decree.
Decree No. 310 of 2004 to amend the Decree Information Nutritional Values made under the Commodities Act regarding salatrims and to amend the Decree relative to meat, minced meat and meat products made under the Commodities Act regarding measures with respect to workplaces.
Decree No. 443 of 2002 amending the Fisheries Products Decree made under the Commodities Act, the Decree relative to meat, minced meat and meat products made under the Commodities Act, and the Decree Administrative Sanctions made under the Commodities Act
Decree No. 264 of 2001 to amend the Decree relative to meat, minced meat and meat products made under the Commodities Act.