Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1418 of 22 August 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 as regards Trichinella control in relation to cutting of carcases and alternative analytical methods (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1418of 22 August 2022amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 as regards Trichinella control in relation to cutting of carcases and alternative analytical methods(Text with EEA relevance)THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation)OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1., and in particular Article 18(8), point (a), thereof,Whereas:(1)Regulation (EU) 2017/625 lays down rules for the performance of official controls and for action to be taken by the competent authorities in relation to the production of products of animal origin intended for human consumption.(2)Trichinella is a parasite that may be present in the meat of susceptible species, such as pigs, and causes food-borne illness in humans when infected meat is consumed. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 of 10 August 2015 laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat (OJ L 212, 11.8.2015, p. 7). lays down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat, including laboratory examination of meat samples of domestic swine.(3)Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 allows the cutting of carcases of domestic swine into more than six parts before the result from Trichinella testing is known, subject to certain conditions. One of the conditions is that warm cutting is necessary for the production of specific products.(4)The limitation to the production of specific products has proven to have no scientific basis. Besides, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55). (hygiene of products of animal origin) does not provide for such limitation concerning warm cutting. This limitation should therefore be removed from Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375.(5)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1478Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1478 of 14 October 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 as regards sampling, the reference method for detection and import conditions related to Trichinella control (OJ L 338, 15.10.2020, p. 7). amended Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375, replacing in Chapter I of Annex I the detailed reference method of detection for the examination of samples for Trichinella by a cross-reference to the ISO 18743:2015. Chapter II of Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1375 lays down equivalent alternative methods containing cross-references to specific aspects of the former reference methods. These cross-references should therefore be updated and replaced by references in the ISO 18743:2015.(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: