HAS : English Slaughterhouses Score Well
UK - As control systems have developed and the implications of poor hygienic practices have become better known, the evaluation of the hygienic status of premises has become more critical.
17 March 2008
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Since the creation of the meat hygiene service (MHS), one of the aims was to monitor hygiene on different premises to provide a means of comparing standards and to identify and encourage improvements. This desire led to the implementation of a scoring system known as the hygiene assessment system (HAS).
A report has been carried out analysing English slaughterhouse HAS scores between 1998 and 2005, outlining the main incidents throughout this period. Although rising initially, the later results displayed a clear decrease in the general hygiene scores.
These revealing results coincide with the start of a new meat inspection system where, after several years of discussion, risk-based inspection is finally coming to a reality within Europe.
The full paper can be found in Food Control, Volume 19, issue 8 or click here for an abstract.
A report has been carried out analysing English slaughterhouse HAS scores between 1998 and 2005, outlining the main incidents throughout this period. Although rising initially, the later results displayed a clear decrease in the general hygiene scores.
These revealing results coincide with the start of a new meat inspection system where, after several years of discussion, risk-based inspection is finally coming to a reality within Europe.
The full paper can be found in Food Control, Volume 19, issue 8 or click here for an abstract.
