ZWE- ΣB - ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTION
FOOD SAFETY
Zimbabwe / Food safety
INSPECTION
ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTION (APPLIES TO LIVESTOCK AND FARMED WILD ANIMALS ONLY)
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Secction 102 (extract) -
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may in regulations (a) provide for the compulsory inspection of
(i) animals which are slaughtered at slaughter-houses specified in the regulations; (…)
Section 21 (extract) -
(1) All animals and birds submitted for slaughter at a slaughterhouse shall undergo ante-mortem inspection by a meat inspector within 24 hours of slaughter.
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Section 21 (extract) -
(4) No animal or bird may be kept at a slaughterhouse for more than 72 hours before slaughter except with the written permission of a meat inspector.
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Section 21 (extract) -
(1) All animals and birds submitted for slaughter at a slaughterhouse shall undergo ante-mortem inspection by a meat inspector within 24 hours of slaughter. (...)
(3) No animal or bird shall be allowed to enter any part of the premises where it is slaughtered or prepared until after it is inspected in terms of subsection (1) in a lairage designated for that purpose.
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Section 21 (extract) -
(5) No animal or bird shall be admitted for slaughter at a slaughter house if it is affected or suspected of being affected by any disease or condition specified in the Fourth or Fifth Schedule or with any disease or condition which may result in contamination of the carcass or part of the carcass so as to render it unfit for human consumption.
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Section 21 (extract) -
(5) No animal or bird shall be admitted for slaughter at a slaughter house if it is affected or suspected of being affected by any disease or condition specified in the Fourth or Fifth Schedule or with any disease or condition which may result in contamination of the carcass or part of the carcass so as to render it unfit for human consumption.
(7) Any animal or bird referred to in subsection (5) or (6) shall be destroyed and disposed of either by incineration or sterelisation in a manner that renders the carcass sterile without contamninating the surrounding areas.