Abattoir Practices and Animal Products Technology

NECESSITY FOR REGULATIONS 

To fix a uniform system and standard of Meat Inspection in the country following salient points are to be borne in mind. 

• To lay down code by which the Meat Inspectors all over the country will be uniformly guided in their judgement of diseased meat.
• To fix the requirements of those who aspire to become Meat Inspectors or their assistants.
• To fix certain important requirements for the grant of licenses for the construction of the slaughtering, packing, rendering and meat preparing establishments.
• The person having requisite background on animal diseases, its occurrence and possible impact on human health should spearhead the total process of making regulation and rules in this regard. 
• To formulate the requirements of sanitation in meat establishments.

Essential requirements for the establishment of a satisfactory method of meat inspection in any country

• The concentration of slaughter animals in all centers of population with special arrangements for rural areas.
• An adequate number of qualified and or lay inspectors.
• A definite system of inspection.
• A recognized legal code of judgement to ensure uniformity of procedure.
• Special laws and regulations, which are not applicable to foods in general.
• An inspection to be satisfactory and as perfect as possible is to conduct ante-mortem and post-mortem, the latter is more valuable of the two, but both are necessary.