§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether Official Veterinary Service officers in charge of hygiene supervision in abattoirs should be able to differentiate between bovine and porcine carcasses; and what is the legal position of abattoir owners who are accused of failing to remove spinal cords from bovines which turn out to be porcine. [HL2705]
§ The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Donoughue)All official veterinary surgeons can differentiate between a bovine and a porcine carcass. There is no legal requirement to remove the spinal cord from a porcine carcass.