Regulation (EC) No 854

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Regulation (EC) No 854 implementation measures

• by Ron Dwinger
• DG SANCO

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Summary

• Visual inspection
• Involvement of slaughterhouse staff
• Implementing measures
• Guidance documents
• Action points

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Tasks for the CA veterinarian

• primary production information
• ante-mortem inspection (on the farm)
• animal welfare aspects
• post-mortem inspection
• canalization of destruction material
• interpretation of lab results
• feedback of inspection results
• audits and inspections

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Visual inspection - 1

• ? poultry, lagomorphs? fattening pigs
• housed under controlled conditions
• in integrated production systems
• since weaning
• risk assessment (epidemiological data)
• ? other species (calves, lambs, kids)

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Visual inspection - 2

• GAP
• clean animals
• food chain information
• free of diseases (Salmonella)
• no outdoor access
• serological monitoring (Trichinella)

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Inspection of poultry

• health certificate 72 hours (same)
• pre-slaughter document food chain info
• gt 24 hours in advance
• identification of animals (cage)
• p. m. all birds (incisions only if)
• official veterinarian
• - daily a representative sample (300)
• - random sample of those unfit

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Involvement of company staff - 1

• optional for Member States
• on a case by case basis
• CA may not force a company
• only in specific sectors
• CA must inform the Commission

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Involvement of company staff - 2

• slaughterhouse must meet conditions
• only specific tasks (no audit tasks)
• independent from production staff
• under supervision of veterinarian
• training requirements (as for official aux.)
• vet carries out performance tests
• certificate

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Implementing measures

• ? Trichinella testing
• food chain information
• two types of MSM
• antimicrobial treatment
• HACCP
• transitional arrangements

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Trichinella - 1

• Major changes (compared with 77/96/EC)
• larger sized sample of meat (animals at risk)
• reference method
• ? not any longer trichinoscopic method (except)
• ? derogations
• slaughter pigs kept under specified conditions
• freezing (except horse and game meat)

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Trichinella - 2

• ? registration of Trichinella free
  holdings farmer husbandry (feed, not outdoors)
  
• pest control, etc. CA regular farm
  controls
• monitoring program annual report
• contingency plan
• but testing of horses, wild boar, breeding pigs,
  organic pigs

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Food chain information - 1

• ? contact details (farm, vet.)? identification
  details ? management data ? animal health
  status ? treatments ? additional information
  (disease free farm, slaughter findings, disease
  monitoring, etc.)

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Food chain information - 2

• ? preferably in advance (24 hours)? accompany
  the animals horses, markets, emergency, a.m. at
  farm ? not all information necessary (QA scheme)
  ? OV can permit immediate slaughter ? up to 24
  hr delay for FCI (? separate storage)
• ? transitional arrangements

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Feedback to farmer

• ? observations on live animal (health, welfare,
  clean animals)
• ? observations on dead animal
• slaughter findings
• lung or joint diseases
• tail biting
• injection sites, etc. ? coding suggested
  form suggested

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MSM two types

• I - traditional/hard method high pressure
  (180-250 Bar)
• ? heat treatment ? meat product
• II soft method lower pressure and a Baader
  filter (2-3 mm)
• ? microbiological criteria (as minced meat)
• Ca content lt 0.1 of fresh product
• meat preparation ? heat treatment
• raw material and storage

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anti-microbial treatment - 1
Legal base

• not permitted according to current legislation
  (64/433/EEC 71/118/EEC)
• permitted according to Article 3 (2) of
  Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 applicable with
  effect from 1-1-2006

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anti-microbial treatment - 2
Scientific opinions

• SCVPH opinion of 30 October 1998 general
  principles
• SCVPH opinion of 14-15 April 2003 evaluation
  of four substances
• chlorine dioxide, acidified sodium chlorite,
  trisodium phosphate, peroxyacids

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anti-microbial treatment - 3
Principles of draft proposal

• actions at primary production (Regulation (EC)
  No 2160/2003)
• HACCP is a prerequisite
• only for poultry meat
• substances need approval

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anti-microbial treatment - 4
Details

• currently four substances under consideration
  chlorine dioxide, acidified sodium chlorite,
  trisodium phosphate, peroxyacids
• not more than one substance at a time
• rinsing after application is required
• labelling (consumer information)

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anti-microbial treatment - 5
The substances

• chlorine dioxide reaction products?
• acidified sodium chlorite reaction products?
• peroxyacids - data on efficacy are limited
• trisodium phosphate approved as additive

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Transitional arrangements

• trichinoscopic examination
• 24 hour requirement for FCI
• implementation period for FCI
• training of slaughterhouse staff
• international certification
• Trichinella laboratories

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Guidance documents

• Regulation (EC) No 852/2004
• Regulation (EC) No 853/2004
• HACCP flexibility
• community guides
• import requirements
• multi-annual control plans
• auditing

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Action points

• ? registration of brokers and food importers (not
  handling food)
• approve Article 4 establishments
• approval of butcher shops ( retail, but
  processing of food)
• traditional methods
• pilot projects

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Action points training

• hunters trained person
• official veterinarians
• auditors
• official auxiliaries
• slaughterhouse staff

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Action points national legislation

• slaughter on the farm (poultry, rabbits)
• supply of small quantities
• examination of game meat (wild boar)
• continuation of traditional methods (or ethnic
  trade)
• retail

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Discussion points

• clean animal policy
• ante-mortem and p.m. inspection
• composite products
• third country requirements (registration, HACCP)

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contact

• E-mail ronald.dwinger_at_cec.eu.int
• telephone [phone]