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

Red Meat Regulations, 2004

Part II : Requirements for the Registration of Red Meat Abattoirs [Section 11(1)(A)]

B : Structural requirements

2. Additional requirements for low and high throughput red meat abattoirs

24. Crushes or races

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1)Crushes or races must be well maintained and kept free of loose objects.

 

2)Must be so constructed to render the floors and drain covers non-slippery.

 

3)Crushes for herding animals between lairages and the stunning area must have an inner width of not more than 0.9m.

 

4)Crushes must be designed so that the stunning pen is not visible from the crush or lairages.

 

5)The section of the crush or race that leads directly into the stunning box must have solid sides.