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Mere Retailers May be Penalised for Salmonella Contaminations in Fresh Poultry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Walther Michl
Walther Michl*
Affiliation:
University of Munich, Germany, michl@jura.uni–muenchen.de
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Abstract

Case C-443/13, Ute Reindl v Bezirkshauptmannschaft Innsbruck, ECLI:EU:2014:2370

  1. 1. Fresh poultry must be free from salmonella contaminations at all the stages of distribution including the retail stage.

  2. 2. National law may impose a penalty on a food business operator which is active only at the distribution stage for placing salmonella–contaminated foodstuff on the market. It is for the national courts to determine whether such a penalty observes the principle of proportionality as laid down in Article 17 para. 2 of Regulation No 178/2002.

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Case Notes
Information
European Journal of Risk Regulation , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , March 2015 , pp. 151 - 154
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013

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