1. Carcasses of domestic swine shall be sampled in slaughterhouses as part of the post-mortem examination as follows:

• (a) all carcasses of breeding sows and boars or at least 10 % of carcasses of animals sent in for slaughter each year from each holding that is officially recognised as applying controlled housing conditions, shall be examined for Trichinella;
• (b) all carcasses from holdings that are not officially recognised as applying controlled housing conditions shall be systematically examined for Trichinella.

A sample shall be collected from each carcass and the sample shall be examined for Trichinella, in a laboratory designated by the competent authority, using one of the following methods of detection:

• (a) the reference method of detection set out in Chapter I of Annex I [Magnetic stirrer method for pooled sample dig...Log in to see the rest ...
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3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, carcasses and meat of domestic swine may be exempt from Trichinella examination where the animals come from a ho...Log in to see the rest ...

Direction départementale de la cohésion sociale et de la protection des populations (DDCSPP)

Regional Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Forestry

Prefecture

Exploitant du secteur alimentaire