Red meat slaughter Flashcards
Which organisations are responsible for regulating/ enforcing veterinary public health laws in the UK?
FAS, FSS (Scotland), Dep of Agri and Rural Development
Who oversees and enforces PH law on food processing sites?
Official veterinarian
What is the role of the meat hygiene inspector on a food processing site?
Antemortem inspection
What are the roles of the FSA on site?
Auditing FBO responsibilities, welfare, meat inspection (SRM removal), residue sampling, enforcement
What auditory roles are provided by the OV on site?
Hygiene, HACCP, By product handling, animal identification, welfare, species specific protocols, OV must check all processes are being undertaken to a high standard
Outline BSE tasting
All cattle over the age of 48 months
Trichinella testing
Breeding sows and boars
HACCP
Identify hazard, identify control points, establish legal limits, establish monitoring procedure, corrective actions and verification procedures. Documentation and records.
Oval health marks contain what information?
Where produced, premises identification number, what laws they comply with (EC)
Health marks are withheld in which situations?
Failed ante/post-mortem inspection, SRM present, waiting for test results, contamination/ gross pathology, residue or contamination suspected, water supply infected, notifiable disease, poor inspection facilities, meat unfit for human consumption
National surveillance schemes
FAS randomly tests carcasses (EU regulations)
Unauthorised Group A meat residues
GH, steroids, beta-agonists, stillbenes, antithyroids
Animals are considered unfit for transport if …
Unable to walk unassisted/ without pain, present severe open wound/ prolapse, 90% expected gestation, newborn with unhealed naval, calves
Sick/ injured animals may be considered fit for transport if …
Transport will not cause additional suffering, illness as part of research, under vet supervision, healed wounds from vet procedures
Ante-mortem inspection
3 days before slaughter
