Edition 2015
Valid from 2015.01.01 to 201512.31
Text marked in red shows changes made for 2015
Checklist: KRAV’s Extra Requirements for Meat Products from
Cattle. For you who want to bring in or import products according to the KRAV standard
chapter 16 (edition 2015)
Name of operator:_________________________________________________________
Contact info to operator (address, telephone and email):___________________________
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Location of production:_____________________________________________________
Product type/production:____________________________________________________
Other certification schemes fulfilled:___________________________________________
Name of auditor:__________________________________________________________
Contact info to auditor (email and phone):______________________________________
Certification Body:
Date of verification: _______________________________________________________
This checklist is made by KRAV and used by Certification Bodies which have an
agreement with KRAV about offering verification of KRAV’s Extra Requirements according
to Chapter 16.
An organic operator certified according to EC 834/2007, who wish to meet KRAV’s Extra
Requirements and have them verified may ask her/his Certification Body to use this
checklist to verify if the extra requirements are fulfilled or not. The operator may then use
this fill-in list as a verification which her/his KRAV-certified customer needs to be able to
use the product as KRAV-labeled.
The Certification Body or the Operator may not use the KRAV-label, or state that the
production is KRAV-certified. They may only say that KRAV´s Extra Requirements for the
production in question has been verified.
There are different checklists for the following type of production:
 Crop products
 Sprouts and products from Greenhouses
 Wild Harvested Production
 Dairy products
 Egg products
 Meat products from cattle
 Meat products from pigs
 Meat products from sheep
 Meat from poultry
 Multi–ingredient products
KRAV Incorporated Association
P.O. Box 1037, SE-751 40 Uppsala - Sweden Visiting address: Kungsängsgatan 12
TEL: +46 (0)18-15 89 00
Website: www.krav.se
E-mail: info@krav.se
Single ingredient product
KRAV
Fulfilled
Standard
2015
16.2.2
Social justice: Basic conditions that must
always be complied with in the whole supply
chain:
16.2.2
The producer must have a written social justice
policy. Producers with less than 10 employees,
and producers active in countries where the
relevant social justice issues are regulated by
valid legislation, are exempt from the
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documentation requirement. Production in
these countries are exempt European
Union/EES-region, USA, Canada, Australia,
New Zealand and Japan.
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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16.2.2
Products cannot be KRAV-certified if human
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rights violations or clear cases of social injustice
take place in connection with production.
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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16.2.2
No forced or involuntary labour shall be used
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Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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16.2.2
Equal treatment of employees
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Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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16.2.2
Possibility for children employed to participate
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in fundamental education
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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16.2.2
Freedom for employees within organic
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production to associate, right to organize and to
bargain collectively
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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Not
fulfilled applicable
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16.2.3
16.2.3
16.2.5
16.2.9
Documentation of social justice
Sufficient documentation on social justice
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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No GMO
If there is a risk that a product or raw material
contains GMOs or is made from or of GMOs, a
document must be procured which confirms
that the product does not contain GMOs or is
made from GMOs, or an analysis of the product
must be requested. The maximum permissible
level allowed for unintentional and technically
unavoidable occurrence of GMOs is 0.1%. See
KRAV´s GMO risk lists on
http://www.krav.se/gmo-risklistor
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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Animal Husbandry
Natural Behavior
16.2.9
16.2.9
Cows must be able to give birth in solitude.
Young and mother animals must be able to
have close contact during the young's first
period of life.
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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Calves must be able to suckle at least for the
first 24 hours after birth.
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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Grazing and grazing intake
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16.2.9
16.2.9
During the vegetation period all types of
animals must have access to grazing during
most of the day.
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Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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Temporary exemption from the requirement of
access to grazing can be given for: calves that
are 6 months of age at the most, animals that
will be slaughtered within a month of when the
vegetation period starts, bulls for breeding,
mating, insemination, giving birth, sickness,
serious insect attacks, extreme weather,
slaughter – at the most two weeks before
slaughter.
16.2.9
16.2.9
Withdrawal Period
If allopathic pharmaceuticals with an approved
withdrawal period of zero days are used, then a
withdrawal period of 48 hours must be applied.
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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16.2.10
Slaughter
16.2.10
All handling including transport in connection
with slaughter must be carried out calmly and
with dignity and with a minimum of physical and
psychic stress for the animals.
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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Animals that will be marked as fulfilling KRAV’s
Extra Requirements must be inspected when
alive by a veterinarian. Animals that, when
inspected live or whose carcass get remarks
that indicate deficient animal protection, cannot
be marked.
16.2.10
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Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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16.2.10
16.2.10
16.2.10
16.2.10
16.2.10
Established groups of animals must be kept
together during transport, barn boarding and
anaesthetization. Separate animal groups must
be kept apart, so that they do not worry each
other. During waiting periods animals must be
given adequate amounts of concentrated feed
and access to water.
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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Animals' natural behavior must be taken
advantage of to move them, e.g. by keeping a
group together, allowing animals to go from
dark to light and to follow a leader animal. Use
of electric prods is prohibited.
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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All animals must be stunned. The effect of
anaesthetization must be checked for each
individual animal. This must be done
immediately after anaesthetization and before
bleeding.
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Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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Bleeding and further handling of the carcass
must be done without the yet notanaesthetized
animals noticing.
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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Animals must be checked manually to confirm
that they are dead after bleeding and before the
carcasscontinues to the next stage.
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Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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16.2.14
Labeling agreement
16.2.14
Please observe! If you have a labeling
agreement with more than one KRAV-licensee
you need to have one checklist filled in for each
of the KRAV-licensees you have a labelling
agreement with.
A contract has been established between the
KRAV-licensee and this operator, in order to
use the KRAV-logo on the consumer package
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
______________________________________
16.2.14
16.2.14
16.2.14
16.2.13
3.5.2
3.5.2
Labeling agreement
Please observe! If you have a labeling
agreement with more than one KRAV-licensee
you need to have one checklist filled in for each
of the KRAV-licensees you have a labelling
agreement with.
An agreement has been established between
the KRAV-licensee and this operator, in order to
use the KRAV-logo on the consumer package
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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The KRAV-logos are only used on the products
covered by the agreement mentioned
above.________________________________
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Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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Pre Packed products
Pre packed products must follow KRAV´s
Standard 3.5.2 (see below)
Avoiding Substances and Materials that are
Harmful for Human Health and the
Environment
The toxicity of substances and materials in
packaging must be as low as possible. This is
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3.5.2
3.5.2
16.2.12
especially important for the part of the
packaging that comes in contact with food.
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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New Products
For new packaging, you must not use materials
where SIN substances have been intentionally
used during production. A current list of SIN
substances is given in Appendix 3.
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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Current products
If SIN substances are present in current
packaging, a list of the substances and
materials in the packaging must be made as
well as a phase-out plan. (K)
The following dates apply to the following
substances:
• starting 1 January 2017, PVC (polyvinyl
chloride) and other chlorine-based plastics must
not be present in any part of packaging (K).
• starting 1 January 2018, BPA (Bisphenol A)
must not be present in any part of packaging.
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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Preservatives and disinfectants
Furthermore, packaging must not be treated
with preservatives or disinfectants. However,
disinfection with the help of hydrogen peroxide
is permitted.
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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Processed Products
Please observe! For multi-ingredient products
each ingredient has to be checked against the
corresponding check-list
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16.2.12
Additives
Only approved additives (see KRAVs
Standards Appendix 2;
http://www.krav.se/en/rule/appendix-2-foodadditives-0)
Verified through (i.e. documentation, ocularly
inspection):_____________________________
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