Food business operators operating slaughterhouses in which domestic ungulates are slaughtered must ensure compliance with the following requirements.

• 1. After arrival in the slaughterhouse, the slaughter of the animals must not be unduly delayed. However, where required for welfare reasons, animals must be given a resting period before slaughter.
• 2.
• (a) Meat from animals other than those referred to in subparagraphs (b) and (c) must not be used for human consumption if they die otherwise than by being slaughtered in the slaughterhouse.
• (b) Only live animals intended for slaughter may be brought into the slaughter premises, with the exception of:
• (i) animals that have undergone emergency slaughter outside the slaughterhouse in accordance with Chapter VI;
• (ii) animals slaughtered at the place of production in accordance with Section III; and
• (iii) wild game, in compliance with Section IV, Chapter II.
• (c) Meat from animals that undergo slaughter following an accident in a slaughterhouse may be used for human consumption if, on inspection, no serious lesions other than those due to the accident are found.
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This obligation does not apply in relation to: (a) primary production for private domestic use; (b) the domestic preparation, handling or storage of food for private domestic consumption; (c) the direct supply, by the producer, of sma...Log in to see the rest ...

Direction départementale de la cohésion sociale et de la protection des populations (DDCSPP)

Regional Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Forestry

Prefecture

Exploitant du secteur alimentaire