Controls carried out by DSVSA Dolj specialists, around the Easter holidays

In the run-up to the Easter Holidays, the Dolj Veterinary Sanitary and Food Safety Directorate started specific thematic controls, to ensure safe food trade for citizens and prevent the occurrence of food poisoning.

During this period, the permanence of the activity will be ensured through the extended schedule at the territorial DSVSA Dolj and CSVSAO level, including on Saturdays and Sundays. At their premises, the working hours, the name of the responsible veterinarian and the telephone number where consumers can report any aspect of irregularities in the field of food safety will be displayed.

Considering the epidemiological situation at the national and county level in the direction of African swine fever (ASF), the sanitary and veterinary requirements regarding the movement (sale-purchase) of pigs and other animal species will be strictly observed.

Also, the movement of sheep and goats intended for slaughter will be monitored, respectively the entire route from the farms or holdings of origin to sanitary and veterinary authorized slaughterhouses or temporarily authorized slaughter centers.

In all agro-food markets and in other specially arranged places where the meat and other products of seasonal animal origin will be used, sanitary-veterinary personnel and an extended activity schedule are provided, including on Saturdays and Sundays.

To make these actions more efficient, veterinarians will request the support of other competent county or local authorities (Prefect’s Institution, mayor’s office, IPJ, IJJ, ANAF, ANPC, Ministry of Health, etc.), in order to organize joint inspection and control actions, within the limits of the established powers through the legislation in force and based on the collaboration protocols concluded with other authorities.

Control actions will consider checking how the following requirements are met:

Animals intended for slaughter in temporary centers and slaughterhouses

• only animals with a suitable state of health, which are accompanied by veterinary health documents (veterinary health certificate, food chain information documents) and which are identified and registered in the BND according to the legislation in force, will be admitted for slaughter for public consumption, raised in farms, towns and areas free from communicable diseases;
• compliance with animal welfare rules during transport, slaughter or cutting, according to the legal provisions in force.

DSVSA Dolj inspectors, in collaboration with representatives of the Dolj County Police Inspectorate, will carry out traffic checks on animal transport for:

-checking the hygiene conditions, disinfection and sanitary and veterinary authorization documents of vehicles used to transport animals;

– checking the accompanying documents of the animals (veterinary certificates certifying the health of the lambs and documents containing information about the food chain).

The operation of the temporary lamb slaughter center in Craiova-Piața Chiriac is only allowed between April 29 and May 3, 2021, between 07:00 and 17:00.

DSVSA Dolj provides official veterinarians, properly trained to perform the ante- and post-mortem examination, who can order sanitary-veterinary restriction measures on the meat, in cases where they find violations of the provisions of the legislation in force at the level of the temporarily authorized cutting center.

Lamb meat

• batches of lamb meat are delivered from slaughterhouses accompanied by a sanitary-veterinary certificate and marked accordingly;
• the storage and marketing of lamb meat must be carried out in appropriate spaces, ensuring the appropriate temperature and hygiene;
• the lamb meat resulting from the slaughtering in the temporarily arranged spaces is obtained only at the direct request of the consumers and only after the ante and post mortem examination has been carried out, and cannot be delivered for sale to other sanitary and veterinary registered/authorized food establishments;
• the marking of lamb meat, resulting from slaughtering in temporarily arranged spaces, is carried out with a special health mark of a round shape with a diameter of 3.5 cm, inside which the code of the county is written, followed by the numerical code granted by DSVSA DOLJ;

Eggs and egg products intended for human consumption

• producers and traders who use eggs for human consumption, producing farms and egg packing centers must be sanitary-veterinary authorized/registered, according to the sanitary-veterinary legislation in force;
• eggs must be transported only in sanitary and veterinary authorized vehicles, and the appropriate temperature and hygiene must be ensured during the entire period of storage and marketing;
• the eggs must be marked with the producer’s code and come from egg packing centers authorized in accordance with the provisions on marketing standards applicable to eggs;
• it is forbidden to sell eggs with a cracked or damaged shell, they are withdrawn from sale and sent to a neutralization unit.

Milk and milk products

• small producers who sell milk and cheese in the agro-food markets must be sanitary-veterinary registered, according to the legal provisions;

• raw milk that is intended for direct sale or processing into cheeses must come from healthy animals that do not suffer from diseases that can be transmitted to humans through milk and milk products;
• cheeses intended for commercialization by small producers must be displayed for sale in specially designed spaces in agro-food markets and fairs, in showcases intended for this purpose, in containers (trays) made of non-corroding materials, easy to clean and sanitize (plastic, ceramic, stainless steel, etc.) ;

• small producers who sell raw milk and milk products directly to the final consumer in agro-food markets and fairs must have health cards for the animals from which the milk comes.

Fish and fish products

• the premises and places where fish and fishery products are marketed must be sanitary-veterinary registered and meet the conditions established for carrying out these activities;
• the sanitary, veterinary and food safety conditions established by the legislation in force regarding the transport, storage and exposure for sale of fish and fishery products must be respected;

Other traditional food products: muffins, cakes, bakery products, seasonal vegetables, etc. they can be marketed in prepared and registered or authorized sanitary-veterinary premises, under the control of specialist staff from DSVSA Dolj.

If, on the occasion of the veterinary sanitary controls, it is found that the veterinary sanitary and food safety conditions are not respected, depending on the seriousness of the deviations found, the inspectors from DSVSA Dolj will suspend the activity of the respective unit until all deficiencies are remedied, they will apply contraventional sanctions, will officially detain food products that may constitute a danger to the health of citizens, heading to neutralization units.

Telephones of contact DSVSA Dolj: Landline – 0251.428791; Green phone – 0351.806832; Fax – 0351.806855.