1.

Carcases and offal of pigs other than those referred to in paragraph 2 are to undergo the following post-mortem inspection procedures: visual inspection of the head and throat; incision and examination of the submaxillary lymph nodes ( Lnn mandibulares); visual inspection of the mouth, fauces and tongue; visual inspection of the lungs, trachea and oesophagus; palpation of the lungs and the bronchial and mediastinal lymph nodes (Lnn. bifucationes, eparteriales and mediastinales). The trachea and the main branches of the bronchi must be opened lengthwise and the lungs must be incised in their posterior third, perpendicular to their main axes; these incisions are not necessary where the lungs are excluded from human consumption; visual inspection of the pericardium and heart, the latter being incised lengthwise so as to open the ventricles and cut through the interventricular septum; visual inspection of the diaphragm; visual inspection of the liver and the hepatic and pancreatic lymph nodes, (Lnn portales); palpation of the liver and its lymph nodes; visual inspection of the gastrointestinal tract, the mesentery, the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes ( Lnn. gastrici, mesenterici, craniales and caudales); palpation and, if necessary, incision of the gastric and mesenteric lymph nodes; visual inspection and, if necessary, palpation of the spleen; visual inspection of the kidneys; incision, if necessary, of the kidneys and the renal lymph nodes (Lnn. renales); visual inspection of the pleura and peritoneum; visual inspection of the genital organs (except for the penis, if already discarded); visual inspection of the udder and its lymph nodes (Lnn. supramammarii); incision of the supramammary lymph nodes in sows; visual inspection and palpation of the umbilical region and joints of young animals; in the event of doubt, the umbilical region must be incised and the joints opened.

← B. Post-mortem inspection · All articles · anx_I__cpt_1__cpt_4__cpt_4__cpt_2__point_1__text_1 →

Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.