date:May 24, 2013
w of official controls being carried out across Europe to address some of the historic anomalies within the current regime.
The current system of meat hygiene controls, particularly post-mortem inspection of meat, was developed more than 100 years ago. Focus then was on visible parasites, rather than the pathogens not seen by the naked eye that present the greater risk today.
The new legislation agreed this week is expected to come into force in June 2014. The FSA will now work with the meat i