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Certification of Processed Foods

Food of non-animal origin: generally food of non-animal origin can enter the EU without certification by the competent authorities of the third country of dispatch and is not subjected to a pre-notification procedure on arrival.

Processed products of animal origin: Processed products of animal origin are obtained by submitting raw material to a process such as heating, smoking, curing, salting, maturing, drying, marinating, etc.  The process must lead to a substantial alteration of the initial product.

Processed products include:

bullet Meat products (ham, salami, etc.)
bullet Processed fishery products (smoked fish, marinated fish, etc.)
bullet Dairy products (heat treated milk, cheese, yoghurt, etc)
bullet Egg products (egg powder, etc.)
bullet Rendered animal fat
bullet Greaves
bullet Gelatin
bullet Collagen
bullet Treated intestines, stomachs and bladders, etc.

Information on certification of these products can be found in the European Commission's Guidance Document: Key questions related to import requirements and the new rules on food hygiene and official food controls (January 2006)

bullet Overview of EU mandatory and voluntary certificates.

 

 

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