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Hygiene rules for meat and meat products in Greenland
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse for Grønland om kød og kødprodukter
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What it sets out:
- The executive order sets hygiene rules for businesses that produce, process and distribute meat and meat products in Greenland.
- It also sets out official inspection of them.
- Who: The rules apply to food businesses beyond primary production that produce, process and distribute meat and meat products from sheep, farmed and wild reindeer and wild muskoxen, and that produce animal foods for export from Greenland. Hunters and meat from wild big game are covered by special rules.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 November 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
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- Issued · 27 October 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 31 October 2026
- In force · 1 November 2026