Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)Red Meat Regulations, 2004Part II : Requirements for the Registration of Red Meat Abattoirs [Section 11(1)(A)]B : Structural requirements2. Additional requirements for low and high throughput red meat abattoirs26. Dressing and evisceration facilities |
| 1) | The minimum clearance for rails and equipment in dressing areas - |
| a) | for cattle dressing, from rail to floor is 3.4m; and |
| b) | for sheep dressing, from rail to floor is 2.2m. |
| 2) | The clearance between equipment and dressing rails must in all cases be such that carcasses do not touch equipment and is at least 1000mm from walls. |
| 3) | Rails with hooks fixed to a wall must be 400mm from the wall, and meat hanging from such hooks may not touch the floor or wall. |
| 4) | Rails must be at least 700mm from columns, pillars or the side of a doorway through which carcasses must pass. |
| 5) | Separate bleeding and dressing areas must be provided in an abattoir if more than one species of animal is slaughtered at the same time. |
| 6) | 6) Dehairing of pigs, including finishing and pre-evisceration wash, may only be done in the pig dehairing area. |