Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)Red Meat Regulations, 2004Part VI : Meat Inspections [Section 11(1)(j)]A. Ante mortem inspection79. Ante mortem inspections |
| 1) | A registered inspector doing ante mortem inspection at a - |
| a) | rural abattoir, must be at least a meat inspector or, provided exemption has been granted by the provincial executive officer, a meat examiner; |
| b) | low and high throughput abattoir, must at least be a meat inspector. |
| 2) | A declaration of health and origin must be provided for all animals by the owner of the slaughter stock and recorded by the abattoir owner and such health declaration must contain the following information - |
| a) | date of delivery; |
| b) | name and address of owner or farm; |
| c) | number of animals and specie(s); |
| d) | health status of the herd(s) including mortality rate; and |
| e) | medication, if given as well as withdrawal periods and dates. |
| 3) | An animal must be inspected on the day of arrival at the abattoir, and the inspection must be repeated on the day of slaughter if the slaughter is not done within 24 hours of arrival. |
| 4) | There must be a standard procedure at an abattoir to convey the information acquired in the lairages to the registered inspectors in the meat inspection area, and a method of marking specific animals for the attention of a registered inspector should be in place. |