On October 15, 2020, according to the official gazette of the European Union, the European Commission issued Regulation (EU) 2020/1478 to amend Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 "Regulations on the Official Control of Trichinella in Meat". The revised content mainly includes:

1. It is stipulated that hogs can be cut in places attached to or independent of the slaughterhouse, provided that the following conditions are met: the process is approved by the competent authority; the pig carcasses can only be cut in a single place; the cutting plant is located in the EU member states; If the test result of Trichinella spiralis is positive, the entire carcass is not allowed for human consumption;

2. It is stipulated that the carcass shall not leave the cutting place before the test result of Trichinella spiralis is determined to be negative; if the slaughterhouse has established procedures to ensure that the sampled carcasses will not leave the cutting place before the test result is negative, and the procedure has been obtained With the approval of the competent authority, the health signs specified in Regulation (EU) 2017625 can be applied before obtaining the results of the Trichinella inspection;

3. It is stipulated that only pork products produced in third countries that are included in the Annex VII (new) list can be partially reduced or exempt from detection of Trichinella;

4. Revised the detection method of Trichinella in pork products.

The regulations came into effect 20 days after the communiqué was published.

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