Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)Red Meat Regulations, 2004Part VI : Meat Inspections [Section 11(1)(j)]B. Primary meat inspections(3) Pigs97. Inspection of pig head |
| 1) | When inspecting the head the registered inspector must inspect bilaterally - |
| a) | the Lnn mandibulares and Lnn parotidei, by multiple incisions; and |
| b) | the external masseters (M. masseter), by making two deep linear incisions parallel to the mandible and the internal masseters (M. pterygoideus medialis) by making a single deep linear incision. |
| 2) | The registered inspector must observe the tongue, skin, lips, gums, hard and soft palate, eyes and nostrils. |