New hygiene rules for the production and sale of live bivalve molluscs in the EU
30 Oct 20260 views
Who is affected:
Aquaculture producers, depuration facilities, dispatchers and distributors of live bivalve molluscs
Summary
The EU updates health requirements for live bivalve molluscs such as mussels, oysters and clams. The technical annexes regulating their production, classification and marketing are modified.
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This Delegated Regulation amends Annexes II and III of Regulation (EC) 853/2004, which establishes specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, specifically for live bivalve molluscs. The changes affect the criteria for classifying production areas, depuration requirements, labelling and temperature conditions dur…
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OJ:L_202601829: Reglamento Delegado (UE) 2026/1829 de la Comisión, de 24 de julio de 2026, por el que se modifican los anexos II y III del Reglamento (CE) n.o 853/2004 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo en lo que respecta a las normas específicas de higiene de los moluscos bivalvos vivos
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