By handling poultry poorly, you can stress or even injure them. This will make them difficult to move. The quality of their meat will be lower. These tips will help you handle poultry such as chickens and turkeys properly. Only workers holding a certificate of competence are allowed to handle an...
This overview report is on a series of 13 audits by the Food and Veterinary Office on the official controls and other measures taken by Competent Authorities to implement Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 (hereafter "the Regulation"). The objective of the audits was to evaluate the effectiven...
Best in class working practices and effective official control systems are important for a high level of slaughter hygiene and subsequently consumer safety. This report highlights a number of practices by slaughterhouse operators or competent authorities, which positively affect slaughter hygien...
The EU has some of the world’s highest animal welfare standards, which have been in force for decades, and animal welfare objectives are embedded in the common agricultural policy (CAP). The most recent Commission animal welfare strategy aimed to address compliance issues and to improve synergie...
