59. Labelling of meat fit for human consumption by a health mark after antemortem and postmortem inspection. Feedback report to the farm

Question 1

What does the health mark indicate?

Answer 1

Indicates that the animal/carcass has undergone AMI and PMI in accordance with regulations and that it is fit for human consumption

Question 2

Who is responsible and applying of the health mark?

Answer 2

OV or OA under supervision of OV after PMI

Question 3

What is the exception to when health mark can be applied?

Answer 3

• Large wild game is considered fit for human consumption after PMI only (as AMI difficult to see)
• Before trichinella or TSE results, if the CA has a system ensuring traceability but NO meat parts leave the establishment until a negative result is obtained

Question 4

Where and how is the health mark applied?

Answer 4

• On external surface on each piece of meat (on 3 places?)
• Stamping in ink or by hot branding

Question 5

What is the arrangement of the health mark and appearance?

Answer 5

6.5cm wide and 4.5cm high with information in perfectly clear readable letters/numbers (1cm high)

Question 6

Can any ink be used?

Answer 6

No, must be authorized according to union rules on color in foodstuff

Question 7

What is the letter arrangement of the health mark?

Answer 7

Upper part: Must contain a two-letter country code or is-ocode of MS e.g., SK, SE

Center part: Approval numbers of establishment. If applied in SH within a community, must include the abbreviation EC

Lower part: No. of OV who carried out health inspection

Question 8

What should the feedback report include? (8 parts)

Answer 8

1. Identification details
2. AM findings
3. PM findings
4. additional info
5. Contact information of SH
6. Signature and stamp of OV
7. Date
8. nr of pages attacted to the form

Question 9

What is included into the identification details?

Answer 9

1. Where animal comes from
2. Name, adress, number, identification number of animals
3. herd/flock/cage ID
4. Animal species
5. Reference number of health certificate

Question 10

What should be mentioned with AMI findings in the feedback report?

Answer 10

• Welfare
• Nr of animals
• Type/class/age
• Observations
• Clinical findings of disease
• Lab results

Question 11

What should be mentioned with PM findings in the feedback report?

Answer 11

• Macroscopic findings
• Animal affected
• Organs/site affected
• Date of slaughter
• Disease
• Lab results
• Welfare findings