Sampling of carcasses
Article 2
1. Carcasses of domestic swine shall be sampled in slaughterhouses as part of the post-mortem examination as follows: (a) all carcasses of breeding sows and boars or at least 10 % of carcasses of animals sent in for slaughter each year from each holding that is officially recognised as applying controlled housing conditions, shall be examined for Trichinella ; (b) all carcasses from holdings that are not officially recognised as applying controlled housing conditions shall be systematically examined for Trichinella . A sample shall be collected from each carcass and the sample shall be examined for Trichinella , in a laboratory designated by the competent authority, using one of the following methods of detection: (a) the reference method of detection set out in Chapter I of Annex I; or (b) an equivalent method of detection set out in Chapter II of Annex I. 2. Carcasses of horses, wild boar and other farmed and wild animal species susceptible to Trichinella infestation shall be systematically sampled in slaughterhouses or game-handling establishments as part of the post-mortem examination. A sample shall be collected from each carcass and the sample shall be examined in accordance with Annexes I and III in a laboratory designated by the competent authority. 3. Pending the results of the Trichinella examination and provided full traceability is guaranteed by the food business operator, carcasses of domestic swine and of horses may be cut up into a maximum of six parts in a slaughterhouse or in a cutting plant on the same premises. By way of derogation from the first subparagraph and following approval by the competent authority, such carcasses may be cut up at a cutting plant attached to or separate from the slaughterhouse provided that: (a) the procedure is under supervision by the competent authority; (b) a carcass or the parts thereof have not more than one cutting plant as its destination; (c) the cutting plant is situated within the territory of the Member State; and (d) in the case of a positive result all the parts are declared unfit for human consumption.