Products of animal origin, human consumption: health rules (amend. Directives 89/662/EEC, 91/67/EEC). Food hygiene package

PURPOSE : to present a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing certain Directives on the hygiene of foodstuffs and the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of certain products of animal origin intended for human consumption, and amending Directives 89/662/EEC and 91/67/EEC. CONTENT : the present proposal proposes to repeal Directives relating to in particular: - the hygiene of foodstuffs; - health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat; - health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of fresh poultry meat; - the examination for trichinae (Trichinella spiralis) upon importation from third countries of fresh meat derived from domestic swine; - animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products; - on general conditions of hygiene in milk production holdings; - health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products ; - public health and animal health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of rabbit meat and farmed game meat as well as wild game meat; - the placing on the market of raw milk, heat treated milk and milk-based products.�