Agricoltura e Diritto: Sicurezza Alimentare
| English |
| specified risk materials |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun phrase
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| Grammatical label |
Countable; Plural
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| Variant |
SRMs
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| Definition |
Those tissues of cattle, sheep and goats which are known to, or might potentially, harbour detectable BSE infectivity in infected animals. The tissues which fall within the current definition of SRM are skull including the brains and eyes, the tonsils, the spinal cord of animals aged over 12 months and the intestines from the duodenum to the rectum of bovine animals of all ages. The essential purpose of the SRM controls is to ensure that such material is excluded from the human food and animal feed chains and cannot be used for any other purpose which might put human or animal health at risk.
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| Definition source |
DEFRA
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| Context |
In the case of cattle, sheep and goats that have died, either the specified risk materials must be removed or the whole carcase must be destroyed. The Scientific Steering Committee has adopted a number of opinions related to the safety of animal by-products, including animal feed.
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| Context source |
Decision C(2000)4143
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| Subject field |
Food safety
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| Sub-field |
White paper on food safety: Commission's proposals
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| Comprehensive concept |
Bovine animals, Cattle
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| Related concept |
BSE, Rendered fats, Meat meal, Bone meal, Manure
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| fr |
Matériels à risques spécifiés
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| it |
Materiali specifici a rischio
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| Reliability code |
3
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