Commission Regulation (EU) No 1137/2014 of 27 October 2014 amending Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the handling of certain offal from animals intended for human consumption Text with EEA relevance

In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, point 18 of Chapter IV of Section I is replaced by the following: ‘18. When destined for further handling: (a) stomachs must be scalded or cleaned; however, in the case of stomachs of young ruminants intended for rennet production, the stomachs need only be emptied; (b) intestines must be emptied and cleaned; (c) heads and feet must be skinned or scalded and depilated; however, when authorised by the competent authority, visibly clean feet may be transported to and skinned or scalded and depilated in an approved establishment further handling the feet for processing into food.’ .

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.