Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)NoticesEstablishment of the Meat Inspection Scheme7. Assignment of Meat Inspection Service Providers7.6 Inspection methods and procedures |
| (a) | The assignee must use the methods and procedures which are defined in the regulatory requirements for inspection. |
| (b) | The assignee must have and use adequate documented instructions on inspection planning and on standard sampling and inspection techniques. Where applicable, this requires sufficient knowledge of statistical techniques to ensure statistically sound sampling procedures and the correct processing and interpretation of results. |
| (c) | When the assignee has to use inspection methods or procedures which are nonstandard, such methods and procedures must be appropriate and fully documented in a protocol, and approved by the NEO or PEO. |
| (d) | All instructions, standards or written procedures, worksheets, checklist and reference data relevant to the work of the assignee must be maintained up-to-date and be readily available to the relevant authority. |
| (e) | Observations and/or data obtained in the course of inspections must be recorded in a timely manner to prevent loss of relevant information. |
| (f) | All calculations and data transfers must be subject to appropriate checks by the assignee. |