§ 28. Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many breaches of the ban on specified bovine offals have occurred in abattoirs since 1 May. [36433]
§ Mrs. BrowningThe Meat Hygiene Service is responsible for the day to day enforcement of the specified bovine material controls in licensed fresh meat premises. Between 1 May and 10 July the agency identified three breaches of the SBM legislation. It is following up each of these cases.
As at 10 July, the State Veterinary Service had reported 599 unannounced inspection visits to abattoirs since the 1 May. Of these two 0.3 per cent. were unsatisfactory. Problems encountered related to a number of relatively minor infractions, such as incorrect record keeping and storage. Any case involving a serious breach of these provisions will be investigated with a view to prosecution.