date:Apr 01, 2014
tion can result in the spread of harmful bacteria when a pig carcass or offal is handled and cut. Hands-on inspection will be carried out only where information from the farm or visual inspection at the slaughterhouse has identified potential concerns about an animal.
In addition to changes in inspection, stricter rules for Salmonella control and more risk-based testing for Trichinella, a parasite, will be implemented.
Responses to the consultations are required by May 6 in all U.K. countries