Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)

Poultry Regulations, 2006

Part VI : Meat Inspections

A. Ante-mortem inspection

74. Handling of dead birds
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1)Dead on arrivals, must be disposed of as condemned material in terms of Part VIII.

 

2)No carcass or part thereof that has been condemned may be brought into any part of the abattoir containing edible products.

 

3)If post-mortem examinations are performed on birds that are dead on arrival, to establish the cause of death, it must be performed in a special room or area with adequate facilities.