# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2005 of 14 October 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards special guarantees concerning salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of certain meat and eggs (Text with EEA relevance), Division 2: Quarter cuts obtained from an establishment other than the slaughterhouse of origin of the carcase, cuts and smaller pieces (destructive method)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Pieces of tissue must be obtained by punching a sterile cork borer into the meat surface or cutting a slice of tissue of approximately 25 cm2 with sterile instruments. The samples must be aseptically transferred into a sample container or plastic dilution bag and then homogenised (peristaltic stomacher or rotary blender (homogeniser)). Samples of frozen meat must remain frozen during transport to the laboratory. Samples from chilled meat must not be frozen but kept refrigerated. Separate samples of the same consignment may be pooled as established in EN/ISO 6579 standard, up to a maximum of 10.
Each sample must be duly marked and identified.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/1688/annex/I/section/A/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1688/annex-I/section-A/division-2
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