Launch of the SAFE system for the pig sector

Submitted by Thomas Pröller, meat-n-more on , Published in Archive

The Netherlands is the first EU member to meet the EU requirements for “self-regulatory programs” under EU Regulation 96/23.

With effect from 1 April 2004, trade in pigs in the Netherlands is restricted to animals that comply with the Prohibited Substances Sampling and Analysis (SAFE) programme. The samples are collected by the independent control institute Control Bureau Animal Sector (CBD). The tests for prohibited substances are carried out with samples of urine and feed.

SAFE has been included in the national Dutch quality assurance system IKB, in which more than 90% of all Dutch farmers participate. Farmers who do not currently participate in the IKB scheme will either have to join IKB or accept more rigorous (and more expensive) CBD testing.

The State Service for Livestock and Meat Inspection (RVV) checks that all pigs comply with the provisions of the SAFE program during their export certification inspections and meat inspections in the slaughterhouses. Any pigs that do not comply with SAFE may be referred for additional testing. The costs for this amount to an additional €1.000 per animal.

Source: Düsseldorf [dmb]

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