Operation Manual

METTLER TOLEDO Operating Instructions ME-Nbr. 2200 5933_G Version 1.10 06/05
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Operation METTLER TOLEDO
Revision of beef labelling regulation
From september 1st, 2000, the compulsory beef labelling came into force in all countries of the European
Union. According to the regulation (EG) Nbr. 1760/2000, which replaces the regulation (EG) Nbr. 820/
97 information about the location of birth, fattening and slaughtering of the animal or group of animals
from which the meat was derived must be shown on the label in addtion to the reference number of the
beef, which serves for the traceability of the meat. Furthermore, the place of cutting of the meat as well as
the approval number of ther slaughtering and cutting plant resp. cutting plants has to be indicated.
This information is described as „compulsory information“.
Compulsory information for beef labelling (beef from the EU)
Reference number/code:
The number garantees the tracebility of the meat. This number may be the identification number of the
animal from which the meat was derived or the identifiaction number of a group of animals (lot). In no
case, the size of the lot may exceed the daily production of a plant and the lot has to be slaughterhouse
clean which means only animals from one slaughterhouse may be grouped in a lot.
Born in:
Identification of EU member state or third country. The use of country codes is not permitted!
Fattened in:
Identification of EU member state or third country. The use of country codes is not permitted!
Slaughtered in:
Identification of EU member state or third country. The use of country codes is not permitted!
European slaughterhouse number (ES-Nr.):
In case the slaughterhouse has no european approval number, the national registration number has to
be mentioned. Is this number not available either, name and address of the slaughtering plant have to be
mentioned. The lots have to be slaughterhouse clean, which means only the number or address of one
slaughtering plant may be mentioned.
Cut in:
Identification of EU member state or third country in which the animal has been cut. The use of country
codes is not permitted!
European cutting plant number (EZ-Nr.):
In case the cutting plant has no european approval number, the national registration number has to be
mentioned. Is this number not available either, name and address of the cutting plant have to be mentioned.
Opposed to the slaughtering level, the indication of multiple numbers is possible as far as the beef is
traceable to the delivery of a single slaughterhouse.
Information about the proof of origin