date:Jun 28, 2013
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Traditional practices of meat inspection are not always suitable for detecting the main meat-borne hazards such as Campylobacter and Salmonella or contamination by chemical substances such as persistent organic pollutants or prohibited substances. For this reason, the European Commission decided that meat inspection practices in the EU should be modernised.
For all types of meat-producing animals considered, EFSA has identified foodborne biological and chemical hazards and ranked