Health written question – answered at on 14 May 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of EU Regulations 852/2004 and 853/2004 and the hazard analysis critical control point regime in preventing the spread of (a) avian influenza and (b) other diseases; and if she will make a statement.
I am advised by the Food Standards Agency that EU Regulation 852/2004 contains requirements which, if adhered to, contribute to reducing the risk of the spread of animal disease from food waste. The requirement to apply HACCP principles is designed to manage food safety hazards and is not an animal health control. The bulk of controls designed to reduce the spread of animal disease from animal waste and by-products is contained in EU Regulation 1774/2002 executed and enforced by the Animal By-Products Regulations 2005 and corresponding legislation in the devolved administrations.
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