Beef And Lamb Quality Assurance Scheme (BLQAS) Flashcards
What does the Bord Bia Mark tell the consumer?
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It tells the consumer that the products are quality assured
as they have been produced with the highest level of care and attention
from primary production through factory processing
What type of meat is awarded the Bord Bia Mark?
Beed and Lamb
How does a food achieve the Bord Bia Mark?
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The farmer and processing plant must be certified members of the Bord Bia Quality Assurance Scheme
They must also work in partnership to provide customers with quality assured beef and lamb products
What is required for a farmer to become a member of the Bord Bia Quality Assurance Scheme?
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Their farm must be audited by Bord Bia to ensure:
- high standards of animal welfare
- accurate records are kept of the origin, sex, age, breed, movement and vetinary treatments of all animals to ensure meat is fully traceable
- farmyards are maintained to a high standards
When farms are audited, what is required of animal welfare?
There must be high standards of animal welfare
When farms are audited, records of what must be kept from animals?
Origin
Sex
Age
Breed
Movement
Vetinary treatments
When farms are audited, why must accurate records be kept?
To ensure meat is fully traceable
When farms are audited, what is expected of farmyards?
Farmyards must be maintained to a high standard
What is required for a processing plant to become a member of the Quality Assurance Scheme?
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They must be audited by Bord Bia to ensure:
- slaughter staff demonstrate competence and compassion when handling animals
- the implementation of a cleaning and sanitation programme for the plant, facilities and equipment
- accurate records are kept on animals to ensure meat is fully traceable
When processing plants are audited, what is expected of slaughter staff?
They must demonstrate competence and compassion when handling animals
When processing plants are audited, who is expected to demonstrate competence and compassion when handling animals?
Slaughter staff
When processing plants are audited, when must demonstrate competence and compassion?
When handling animals
When processing plants are audited, what programme must be implemented?
The implementation of a cleaning and sanitation programme
When processing plants are audited, what is a cleaning and sanitation programme implemented in relation to?
For the plant, facilities and equipment
When processing plants are audited, what must accurate records be kept in relation to?
On animals
