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stock control system. Such systems are inevitably based on dates.
• It was originally assumed that raw meat was exempt from the 10-day rule however the FSA clarified last June that they considered that raw meat should be included. We notified members at the time but there has not been a general campaign to advise all business of this change.
• Te distinction between raw meat and other foods has gradually become less pronounced from a regulatory standpoint in recent years.
WHAT NOW? It looks like we are going to have to be patient and await:
1. Te results of the FSA review of cutting plants.
CRAFTBUTCHER l MARCH 2018
FEDERATION FIGHTS FOR FUTURE OF SMALL SLAUGHTERHOUSES
THE campaign commenced on Sunday 25th February on the BBC programme “Countryfile”. Initially this very popular TV show reported on illegal slaughtering activities on farms around the country and made the connection that the growth of this criminal activity was linked to the decline of local abattoir facilities. An EHO from Mid-Devon
was shown visiting a local butchers shop and the point was made that the whole meat chain was closely regulated
Tis is now underway and expected to publish an interim report in two to three months’ time. 2. Te outcome of any
for the benefit of public health as well as animal welfare. Te butcher seemed to pass his inspection with flying colours. Reporter Tom Heap then
interviewed the farmer Carmello Gale from Llandysul, Ceredigion who now has eight convictions for around 19 offences connected with illegal meat production, animal welfare and food hygiene offences. Mr Gale who was given a
suspended two-year prison sentence for this latest misdemeanour, said that he
enforcement action. A Court case is highly likely with Russel Hume but will probably not happen for at least 12 months.
did not consider he was doing anything wrong and forecast that illegal slaughter would continue to grow if small local abattoirs continued to close. Readers can check
out the full story online by searching for “Wales Online- animals illegally butchered”. Tere are some graphic photographs taken by the enforcement team that raided the farm in November 2015.
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3. Te possibility of a legitimate challenge to the 10-day rule based on new scientific evidence with Lab work underway. n
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