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Israel revises date marking regulations for meat and fish products

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On August 24, 2023, the Israeli Ministry of Health issued an order to amend the regulations on date marking of meat and fish products, which will take effect within 3 months from the date of publication. Main contents:

 

Add definitions of cured meat, meat products, dates, codes, and fish.

 

Prohibit the sale of meat or fish products without production dates and expiration dates: Manufacturers of meat or fish products should set a recommended shelf life for each product they produce; the recommended shelf life marked on poultry offal and meat products starts from The date of production shall not exceed six months; products with special storage conditions shall be marked with words such as "refrigerated", "stored in a cool place", "stored in a dry place", "do not refreeze after thawing"; meat packaged in casings The product label shall be affixed to the packing string; the dimension height of the date mark shall be at least 4mm.


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