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Notified
under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:
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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may
be provided in addition, where applicable): Microbiological
criteria for foodstuff, except for raw meat, raw milk, honey, and fresh eggs
in their shells (ICS code(s): 67.040; 67.050)
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Details of notified document(s) (title,
number of pages and languages, means of access): Public Health
Protection (Food) Notice (Application of Changes to the Annex to the European
Union Directives) (Regulation 2073/2005 - Concerning Microbiological Criteria
for Foodstuff), 5785 - 2025; (6 page(s), in Hebrew)
Link to notified document(s) and/or contact
details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:
https://moj.my.salesforce.com/sfc/dist/version/download/?oid=00D1t000000uX5h&ids=068Qu00000KSBUy&d=%2Fa%2FQu000003uKQX%2FvbESE1YxILChGKlVd0G1JHVOliUL4yY5cYv6lcURqlo&asPdf=false
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Description
of content: EU Regulation No.
2073/2005 of November 15, 2005 regarding microbiological criteria for
foodstuff was adopted in Israel in the framework of the Economic Plan Law
(Legislative Amendments for the Implementation of Economic Policy for the
Budget Years 2021 and 2022), 5782-2021 (notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/1218), using
an indirect amendment to the Protection of Public Health (Food) Law,
5776-2015, (Amendment No. 3), and appears in Item 3 of Appendix II A to the
Law.
In addition,
the EU Regulation 2073/2005 was re-adopted as part of Amendment No. 10 to the
Food Law (Notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/1332/Rev.1), which was published on August
4, 2024. The version that was adopted and published on the Food Service's
website was the version in force in European legislation as of March 8, 2020.
Regulation
2073/2005 has not been fully applied in Israel yet. The exclusions and
changes were listed in columns A and C of Item 3 of the Second Appendix A, in
addition to the exceptions as stated in section 3a(a1) to (a5) of the Law.
The main
change introduced in this proposed Amendment is in Annex I to Regulation
2073/2005, as published in the European Union on November 20, 2024, in (EU) 2024/2895. This
change regards the application of a strict food safety criteria, from
production to the end of shelf life, in ready-to-eat foods other than those
intended for infants and for special medical purposes capable of supporting
the development ofListeria monocytogenes
bacteria, "Listeria monocytogenesnot
detected in 25 grams" when the food dealer was unable to prove, to the
satisfaction of the competent authority, the level of Listeria monocytogenesbacteria shall not
exceed the limit of 100 cfu/g over the shelf life of the said foods. The
change will enter into force on 1 July 2026.
It is
clarified that the exclusions and changes appearing in columns A and C of
Item 3 of the Second Appendix A will continue to apply concerning the changes
that are proposed to be applied in Israel. Therefore, the exclusion in column
C of the addendum described above, according to which "in chapter 1 of
Appendix I to the Regulation, in details 1.2 and 1.3, in column
"Limits", instead of "100 cfu/g" read "not detected
in 25 grams" will continue to apply and therefore the change detailed
above in Appendix I has no practical significance.
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Proposed
date of adoption: To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined;
As
detailed under Item 6 of this notification.
Important
note: Since in Israel there is already a strict requirement by virtue of the
exception to Regulation 2073/2005 in Item 3 of Appendix II A, in Column C,
Item (2) - whereby the product will meet the limit of the Listeria
monocytogenes count "not detected in 25 grams" throughout the
entire shelf life of the product, the change made in Europe does not detract
from the requirement existing in Israel in accordance with the aforementioned
exception; as such the limit "not detected in 25 grams" will continue
to apply and therefore the change detailed above has no practical
significance Israel.
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