Import control of meat Workshop on import control, Dr. Ute Gramm Hamburg
Fresh meat Product categories no other preserving process other than chilling, freezing or quickfreezing Meat product processed products; cut surface shows that the product has no longer the characteristics of fresh meat 2 Dr. Ute Gramm
Product categories Meat preparation fresh meat, including meat that has been reduced to fragments, which has had foodstuffs, seasonings or additives added to it or which has undergone processes insufficient to modify the internal muscle fibre structure of the meat and thus to eliminate the characteristics of fresh meat. 3 Dr. Ute Gramm
Documentary check: Check of the accompanying documents Animal health, public health, animal welfare Check of the general import requirements for each product category: Approved third country (EC- third country lists) Approved establishment (EC- establishment lists): http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biosafety/establishments/third_country/index_en.htm Approved residues plan (Dec. 2011/163/EC) Animal/Public health attestation in accordance with EC-legislation Additional /special guarantees Import conditions Dr. Ute Gramm 4
Reg. 206/2010 (TC), (Cert) Fresh meat of ungulates Reg. 798/2008 (TC), (Cert) Poultry and poultry products Egg and eggs products Reg. 119/2009/EC (TC), (Cert) Meat of wild leporidae, wild land mammals and farmed rabbits Dec. 2007/777/EC (TC), (Cert) Certificate Legal basis Meat products, treated stomachs, bladders and intestines excluding casings, which have been cleaned, scraped and then salted, bleached or dried ( Dec. 2003/779/EC) Directive 2000/572/EC (Cert) Meat preparation Dec. 2003/779/EC (TC) (Cert) Casings which have been cleaned, scraped and then salted, bleached or dried 5 Dr. Ute Gramm
Third country list Reg. 206/2010 extract Dr. Ute Gramm
Regionalisation (Extract Annex Reg. 206/2010) Possibility to regionalise a country (zoning). to export depending fresh meat on to the the animal EU. health situation and the guarantees offered by that country, only a part of its territory may be authorised for the specific category Dr. Ute Gramm 7
Supplementary guarantees / specific conditions Reg. (EC) No. 206/2010 certain third countries listed in for the introduction of fresh meat, meat derived from animals that have been vaccinated against foot and mouth disease (FMD) is required to undergo additional treatment, i.e. de-boning and maturation prior to introduction into the EU, to ensure the meat cannot transmit FMD virus 8 Dr. Ute Gramm
Extract model health certificate for fresh bovine meat Dr. Ute Gramm 9
Extract model health certificate for fresh bovine meat Region Date of slaughter 10 Dr. Ute Gramm
Identity check: Compliance of documents and consignment Check of the transport identification, the seals and the labelling (EC-Approval-No., Country, Kind of product and packaging, Lot-No., Can codes, Date of production, Expiry date) 11 Dr. Ute Gramm
The physical check Annex III Dir. 97/78/EC 1. Conditions and means of transport: in particular to identify shortcomings /breaks of the cool chain 2. Real weight where necessary, the whole consignment must be weighed 3. Wrapping material and all markings (stamps, label) check to ensure that EU requirements are met 4. Temperature Compliance during transport 5. Sampling 1% of the items from a minimum of 2 to a maximum of 10 12
Temperature control Chilled meat: 4 C Frozen meat: no EU levels set ( 12 C) Meat preparation: - 18 C Deep frozen products: - 18 C Dr. Ute Gramm 13
ph-value test: Physical check Fresh meat: 5.7 6.3 Poultry meat: 5.9 6.2 Dr. Ute Gramm 14
The palpation to control the product specific consistency to detect any abnormal form or consistency to detect parasites to check for dangerous parts, e.g. nails, slivers 15
Casings Casings which have been cleaned, scraped and then either salted, bleached or dried after scraping Meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines according to Dec. 2007/777/EC Dec. 2003/779/EC laying down the model certificate Establishments according to the approved establishment list Dr. Ute Gramm
Casings extract Dr. Ute Gramm
Reptile meat EU-law: Dec. 2007/275/EC Annex I CN Code 0208 50 00 Reg. 2076/2005 - Article 7 Red dog National rules applicable Reg. 2075/2005 - Article 13: Meat of animal species that may be carriers of Trichinella, containing striated muscles and coming from a third country may only be imported into the Community if it has been examined for Trichinella in that third country before export Risk evaluation: Salmonella spp., Vibrio spp. Parasites: Cestodes Spirometra; Nematodes: Trichinella Reptile meat
Laboratory check Laboratory check Random checks on the basis of the import monitoring plan: Annex II Directive 96/23/EC Annex II Directive 96/23/EC, e.g. Hormones and forbidden substances Antibacterial substances Veterinary drugs Contaminants Check of the animal species Check of the origin of the product Dr. Ute Gramm 19
Laboratory check Laboratory check Checks in case of suspicion: Safeguard measures, e.g. Dec. 2002/994/EC: Poultry meat products, rabbit meat, casings Pre-export testing and certification for chemical tests for chloramphenicol and nitrofuranes and its metabolites Dec. 2006/27/EC: Horse meat and horse meat products from Mexico 100% testing of each import consignment for residues of hormones and betaagonists RASFF notifications Re-enforced check Dr. Ute Gramm 20