1999/220/EC: Commission Decision of 23 March 1999 amending Decision 87/257/EEC on the list of establishments in the United States of America approved for the purpose of importing fresh meat into the Community (notified under document number C(1999) 711) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, fresh meat, import, meat processing industry

25. 3. 1999

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 80/29

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 March 1999

amending Decision 87/257/EEC on the list of establishments in the United States
of America approved for the purpose of
into the
Community

importing fresh meat

(notified under document number C(1999) 711)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/220/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12
December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection
problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine
animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from
third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 97/
79/EC (2), and in particular Articles 4(1) and 18(1) thereof,

(1) Whereas a list of establishments in the United
States of America, approved for the purpose of
importing fresh meat into the Community, was
drawn up initially by Commission Decision 87/
257/EEC of 28 April 1987 (3), as last amended by
the Decision 1999/85/EC of 1 February 1999 (4);
whereas that list may be amended at any time in
the light of the results of Community inspections
carried out in the United States of America;

(2) Whereas routine inspections made in application
of Article 5 of Directive 72/462/EEC have revealed
that the level of hygiene of certain establishments
may be considered to be satisfactory; whereas these
establishments may therefore be maintained or
entered on the said list;

(3) Whereas

list of
the
amended accordingly;

establishments must be

(4) Whereas

in this
the measures provided for
Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the
Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 87/257/EEC is hereby replaced
by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 121, 9. 5. 1987, p. 55.
(4) OJ L 27, 2. 2. 1999, p. 32.

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ANNEX

List of establishments in the United States of America approved for the purpose of
importing fresh meat into the Community

Approval No

Establishment/address

Category (*)

SR

SL

CP

CS

B

SG

P

SP

3 W

Swift & Company, Worthington, MN

(cid:253) (cid:253)

(cid:253)

10(a), 15, T

53

American Freezer Services, Norfolk, NE

I-113

US Cold Storage, Philadelphia, PA

I-149

C W Storage, Albany, NY

I-182

Garden State Cold Storage Inc., Mullica Hill, NJ

I-183

Blue Grass Inspection Service, Philadelphia, PA

I-195

Rosenberger’s Cold Storage Inc., Hatfield, PA

244 P

Transcontinental Cold Storage, Perry, IA

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

1

1

1

1, TF

1

1

1, TF

244 W

IBP, Waterloo, IA

(cid:253) (cid:253)

(cid:253)

5, 15, 17, TF

245 L

IBP, Lexington, NE

(cid:253) (cid:253)

(cid:253)

I-305

Georgia Ports Authority, Savannah, GA

320M

Premium Standard Foods, Milan, MO

(cid:253) (cid:253)

I-335

Service Cold Storage, Miami, FL

382G

Smithfield Packing Co., Norfolk, VA

410

Green Bay Dressed Beef Inc., Green Bay, WI

(cid:253)

E-713

Central Nebraska Packing Inc., North Platte, NE

(cid:253) (cid:253)

889 A

J.F. O’Neill Packing Co., Omaha, NE

1620

Quality Pork Processors Inc., Austin, MN

E-2018

Dallas Crow Inc., Kaufman, TX

(cid:253) (cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253) (cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

2508

The Bruss Company, Chicago, IL

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

3056

3131

Termicol Inc., Wallula, WA

Minnesota Freezer Warehouse Company, Worthington, MN

3136

Cloverleaf Cold Storage of Fairmont, Fairmont, MN

3149

Milliard Refrigerated Services, Des Moines, IA

3157

Des Moines Cold Storage Co. Inc., Des Moines, IA

3158

Freezer Services Inc., Amarillo, TX

3161

Monument Distribution Warehouse Inc., Indianapolis, IN

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

14, 15

1

T, 15

1

1

10, 15

(cid:253)

16

14, 15

7, 13, 15

(cid:253)

16

15

1

1, TF

1, TF

1, TF

1, TF

1

1

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Approval No

Establishment/address

Category (*)

SL

CP

CS

B

SG

P

SP

L 80/31

SR

3170

Logansport Refrig Services, Logansport, IN

3190

American Freezer Services Inc., Fremont, NE

3198

Milliard Refrigerated Services, Denison, IA

3215

Napoleon Warehouse Inc., Napoleon, OH

3216

Freezer Services Inc. of Texas, Garden City, KS

3229

Iowa Beef Processors Inc., Emporia, KS

3241

AMC Warehouses, Grand Prairie, TX

3245

United Refrigerated Services, Marshall, MO

3261

Rosenberger’s Cold Storage Inc., Hatfield, PA

3283

Industrial Cold Storage, 2625 West 5th St., Jacksonville, FL

3338

Millard Refrigerated Services, Iowa City, IA

3363

Millard Refrigerated Services, Friona, TX

3396

Americold, Bettendorf, IA

3397

Alford Refrigerated Warehouse, Richardson, TX

3398

Millard Refrigerated Services, Grand Island, NE

3407

Bell Cold Storage, St Paul, MN

3431

Texas Cold Storage, Fort Worth, TX

3447

Mohawk Cold Storage Division, Wauwatosa, WI

3475

3505

Atlas Cold Storage, Green Bay, WI

Dakota Cold Storage, Huron, SD

3535

Ashland Cold Storage Co., Chicago, IL

3552

Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co.

(No 2), Sioux City, IA

3554

Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co., Sioux City, IA

3555

Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co.

(No 5), Sioux City, IA

3573

Albert Lea Freezer Warehouse Co., Albert Lea, MN

3610

Millard Refrigerated Services, Dodge City, KS

3688

Newport St Paul Cold Storage, Newport, MN

3707

United States Cold Storage Inc., Omaha, NE

3738

Artesian Ice and Cold Storage Co., St Joseph, MO

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1, TF

1, TF

1

1

1

1, TF

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Approval No

Establishment/address

Category (*)

SL

CP

CS

B

SG

P

SP

3748

Cloverleaf Cold Storage Co., Sioux City, IA

3854

Merchants Refrigerating Co., Vinita Park, MO

3860

Central Storage and Warehouse Inc., Eau Claire, WI

3871

York Cold Storage Co., York, NE

3910

United States Cold Storage, East Peoria, IL

3942

Wilkerson Cold Storage, Lubbock, TX

4104

Goldberg & Solovy Foods, 5925 Alcor, CA 90058

(cid:253)

4816

Frontier Game Company, Whiteface, TX

E-7041

Beltex Corporation, Fort Worth, TX

(cid:253) (cid:253)

(cid:253) (cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

SR

1

1

1

1

1

1

15

15

(cid:253)

16, 19

7271

Custom Meat Corp., Dallas, TX

(cid:253)

(cid:253) (cid:253)

(cid:253)

8904

Bell Cold Storage, St Paul, MN

8984

Provimi Veal Corp., Seymour, WI

9400

Taylor Packing Inc., Wyalusing, PA

13182

Millard Refrigerated Services, Omaha, NE

13225

Quality Refrigerated Services, Omaha, NE

13331

Millard Processing Services, Omaha, NE (West)

(cid:253) (cid:253)

(cid:253) (cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

13531

Beef America Operating Co., York, NE

(cid:253)

(cid:253) (cid:253)

(cid:253)

E-15849

Cavel International, De Kalb, IL

(cid:253) (cid:253)

(cid:253)

17054

RCS/Smithfield Inc., Smithfield, VA

17068

US Coldstorage, Cumberton, NC

17354

CSW Central Storage & Warehouse Co. Inc., Madison, WI

17461

Millard Refrigerated Services, Greeley, CO

17624

Wiscold Inc. Rochelle, Rochelle, IL

17756

Millard Refrigerated Services, Sioux City, IA

17993

Richmond Cold Storage, 5501 Corrugated Road, Sandston, VA

18163

Quality Refrigerated Services, Spencer, IA

18265

Alford Refrigerated Warehouses, Houston, TX

18294

Marshall Cold Store, Marshalltown, IA

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

15

1

3, 15

9, 15

1, TF

1

1, TF

15

16

1

1

1

1

1, TF

1, TF

1, TF

1, TF

1

TF, 1, 15

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Approval No

Establishment/address

Category (*)

SL

CP

CS

B

SG

P

SP

18435

Carolina Cold Storage, Tar Heel, NC

18674

Millard Refrigerated Services, Edwardsville, KS

18793

Cloverleaf Cold Storage, Austin, MN

18859

North American Bison Cooperative, New Rockford, ND

(cid:253) (cid:253)

18930

Jacintoport Corp., 16203 Peninsula Blvd, Houston, TX

18986

Alford Refrigerated Warehouse, Laporte, TX

19086

Gress Refrigerated Services, Scranton, PA

19087

Inter Cities Cold Storage, Inc., Pittston, PA

19246

Cloverleaf Cold Storage, Sioux City, IO

19288

United States Cold Storage, PO Box 242, Milford, DE

19470

Nordic Warehouse Inc., 403 Commerce Ct., Goldsboro, NC

19593

Ball Packing Inc., Idaho Falls, ID

19690

T&T Freezers, 2192 NV Blvd, Vineland, NJ

19797

Burris Refrigerated Svcs, Gilbert Rd, Benson, NC

19870

United States Cold Storage, PO Box 627, Warszaw, NC

20012

Lakeway International Food Group LLC, Omaha, NE

(cid:253)

20190

Interstate Warehousing, Newport News, VA

20374

Quality Refrigerated Services, Omaha, NE

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

(cid:253)

SR

TF, 1

1, TF

TF, 1

15

1

1, TF

1

1

1, TF

1

1, TF

1

1

1, TF

1

15

1

1

(*)

SL: Slaughterhouse
CP: Cutting premises
CS: Coldstore

B:
S/G:
P:

Bovine meat
Sheep meat/goat meat
Pig meat

SP:
SR:

Meat from solipeds
Special remarks

1 = Only storage of meat already finally packaged in approved slaughtering or cutting establishments.
2 = Offal only.
3 = Also for sliced bovine livers.
4 = Only sliced bovine livers.
5 = Tongues, hearts and carcase meat only.
6 = Tongues, hearts and kidneys only.
7 = Tongues, hearts, kidneys and livers only.
8 = Tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers and brains only.
9 = Tongues, hearts, stomachs and carcase meat only.
10 = Tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers and stomachs only.
10(a) = Tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers, stomachs and carcase meat only.
11 = Carcase meat, tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers and brains only.
12 = Hearts and stomachs only.
13 = Only packaged offal which has undergone the freezing treatment provided for in Article 3 of Directive 77/96/EEC.
14 = Offal excluded.
15 = Fresh meat must be unloaded onto the territory of the Community by 30 April 1999.
16 = Livers and kidneys excluded.
17 = Only carcase meat and packaged offal which has undergone the freezing treatment provided for in Article 3 of Directive 77/96/EEC.
18 = Tongues, hearts, kidneys, livers, brains and tails.
19 = Bison included.
TF = The establishments with the indication ‘TF' are authorised, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 77/96/EEC, to perform the freezing treatment provided

for in Article 3 of the same Directive.

T = This establishment is authorised, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 77/96/EEC, to perform the examination for detection of trichinae provided for

in Article 2 of the aforementioned Directive.