{"id":18938,"date":"2022-10-02T12:56:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T12:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalblog.ie\/?p=18938"},"modified":"2022-10-02T19:11:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T19:11:38","slug":"poultry-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/poultry-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Poultry &#038; Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/poultry-eggs\/#Poultry_Hatcheries_and_Hatching_Egg_Supply_Farms\" title=\"Poultry Hatcheries and Hatching Egg Supply Farms\">Poultry Hatcheries and Hatching Egg Supply Farms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/poultry-eggs\/#Poultry_Meat_Marketing\" title=\"Poultry Meat Marketing\">Poultry Meat Marketing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/poultry-eggs\/#Eggs_Marketing_Regulations\" title=\"Eggs Marketing Regulations\">Eggs Marketing Regulations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/legalblog.ie\/poultry-eggs\/#Import_of_Poultry_and_Hatching_Eggs\" title=\"Import of Poultry and Hatching Eggs\">Import of Poultry and Hatching Eggs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Poultry_Hatcheries_and_Hatching_Egg_Supply_Farms\"><\/span>Poultry Hatcheries and Hatching Egg Supply Farms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>All poultry hatcheries engaged in the production of day old chicks, turkey poults or ducklings for the production of table birds or the replacement of laying \ufb02ocks must be licensed by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Only hatching eggs obtained in accordance with a permit issued by the Department may be incubated at a licensed poultry hatchery. All breeding stock at supply farms must be obtained from approved breeding sources and are subject to inspection and blood-testing to ensure freedom from serious poultry disease. All poultry hatcheries and supply farms involved in EU trade in live poultry and hatching eggs require approval from the Department. Each consignment for export must be inspected and accompanied by the relevant health certi\ufb01cate.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Poultry_Meat_Marketing\"><\/span>Poultry Meat Marketing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Poultrymeat marketed in the EU must be classi\ufb01ed as class A or class B in accordance with its quality and be packed, labelled, transported and presented for sale in accordance with the requirements of EU and national legislation governing the marketing standards for poultry. The amount of absorbed water in poultry must fall below speci\ufb01ed limits. Poultrymeat may be marketed as \u2018free range\u2019, \u2018barn reared\u2019, \u2018traditional free range\u2019 or \u2018free range \u2013 total freedom\u2019, or contain a reference to the feed ration used, provided certain criteria are met. Producers and slaughterhouses wishing to use these terms are required to register with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and keep appropriate records and are subject to o\ufb03cial Department inspections.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eggs_Marketing_Regulations\"><\/span>Eggs Marketing Regulations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Table eggs marketed at retail level in the EU must be graded by quality and weight and be packed, labelled, stored, transported and presented for sale in conformity with EU and national legislation on the marketing standards for eggs. Eggs must be marketed and packed in a epartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine registered egg-packing centre. All registered egg packing centres are given a distinguishing number and are required to pay an annual fee in respect of their registration.<\/p>\n<p>Egg packs must indicate the farming method and bear a \u2018best before\u2019 date. This date is 28 days after laying but the latest date by which eggs must be sold to the consumer is 21 days after laying. Incubated eggs may not be sold for human consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Eggs may be marketed under the terms \u2018cage\u2019, \u2018free range\u2019, \u2018barn\u2019 or \u2018organic\u2019 provided the applicable requirements of the legislation have been met. Producers and packers using these terms and indications must be registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and comply with relevant legislation.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Import_of_Poultry_and_Hatching_Eggs\"><\/span>Import of Poultry and Hatching Eggs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Imports of poultry and hatching eggs from EU Member States are permitted under EU trade rules. Importers must give the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine advance noti\ufb01cation of the intended import and all imports must be accompanied by an appropriate health certi\ufb01cate which complies with one of the model health certi\ufb01cates in Council Directive 2009\/158\/EEC (as amended) and which is endorsed by an O\ufb03cial Veterinarian, duly authorised by the Competent Authority in the Member State of export.<\/p>\n<p>Imports of poultry and hatching eggs from non-EU Member States are only permitted from those regions\/countries listed in Commission Regulation 798\/2008 as amended by Commission Regulation 215\/2010 and may only enter the EU through a Border Inspection Post approved for the import of poultry. 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