Guidelines for export slaughterhouses.

  • Great Britain. Meat and Livestock Commission
Date:
1974
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Guidelines for export slaughterhouses. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Detained Meat Room Carcases which are detained for further examination, whether from the main or sanitary slaughterhall,must be placed immediately after inspection in the detained meat room. Within the room there should be an integral rail system for directing carcases, in sequence, either to the condemned meat room or back to the slaughterhall. This rail should be at least 2'6'' (0.76) from.wall faces and where two rails are parallel they should be 4'0 (1.22m) apart to avoid contact between the carcases and between carcases and walls. Sufficient space must be available for carcase inspection and an impervious work surface approximately 3'0' square should be provided for detailed examination of meat portions and offal. An implement sterilizer and a hand wash basin with disinfecting facilities must be sited in the room. Artificial light which does not distort the colour of the meat must be provided at an intensity of 50 ft. candles (540 lux) throughout. To prevent the contamination of other areas the floor must be laid to falls of 2'' in 10'0 (50mm in 3m). These falls should be directed to a drain within the room. This should connect to the main system as directly as possible. Wall to floor junctions must be coved and wall angles rounded. Doors to the room must be lockable. Condemned Meat Room This room must only be used to hold condemned meat or offal pending its dispatch. Carcases may hang from overhead rails or be cut up for transport in lockable containers. Rails should be set 2'6 (0. 76m) from the walls and door frames to avoid contact between meat and the building fabric. The containers must be of material resistant to corrosion and have closely fitting lids, they should be clearly marked Unfit for human consumption and used for no other purpose than holding condemned meat. To prevent the contamination of other areas the floor must be laid to falls of 2 in 10'0 (50mm in 3m) and should be directed to a drain, within the room, which connects to the main system as directly as possible. Wall to floor junctions must be coved and wall angles rounded. Doors to the room must be lockable.