supplement antemortem and to detect: 

- diseases of public health significance

- diseases of animal health and significance

- residues or contaminants

- special attention to emergency slaughter cases 

- lesions indicative of animal welfare 

inspect all carcass and offal

- keep correlation of carcass and offal

- without delay after slaughter

- avoid contaminating meat

- speed of the line and number of inspection staff must allow for PMI

- Zoonoses 

- OV

- MHI

- the OV does not need to be present at all times during PMI if an MHI carries out and puts aside abrnormal meat 

BUT Carcasses from emergency slaughter or TB reactors must be inspected by OV 

Cattle Sarcocystitis- inform OV- depending degree of infestation whether partial or complete rejection

Ovine caseous lymphadenitis

Skinning

Spleen- completely removed - specific risk material in sheep

Delayed uteri removal- to allow grading cows/heifers

Visual

palpation

incision

cut surfaces of bone and muscle, carcase exterior, pleura and diaphragm should be observed: condition, colour, bleeding, cleanliness, odours

Thoracic and abdominal cavities inspected for inflammation, abscesses, 

1. superficial inguinal

2. external and internal iliac

3. renal lymph nodes 

1. no pathologies- fit for HC

2. local pathologies- partially nfit for HC

3. generalised condition- totally unfit for HC

4. detain meat for further examination

- meat derives from animals that have undergone AMI or PMI which are dead before slaughter, stillborn or slaughter under 7 days of age

- affected by a generalised disease

MEAT INDICATes: pathophysiological problems, anomalies, insufficient bleeding

MEat shows parasitic infestation 

- positive sampling

- contains foreign bodies

applied directly on red meat carcasses and game meat - including emergency slaughter animals- indicates that meat is fit for human consumption

- oval atleast 6.5cm wide, 4.5cm high

Must contain: country or origin, the plants approval number ( 4 digits), the community mark

- applied by the OV/MHI at slaughterhouse 

each part bears a health mark

upto 6 marks may be required 

at time of PMI

Food safe dye used- chocolate brown

can be hot branded

BLURRED HEALTH MARKS ARE UNACCEPTABLE 

with held if: 

- animal did not pass AMI or PMI

- visual contamination

- inadequate facilities for inspection

- meat declared unfit

- kept in lockable facilities

- ov responsible for the security of the HM 

- applied on wrapping or packaging of poultry meat, retail cuts of red meat, other foods of animal origin

- indicates that the meat has been produced in an approved premise in accordance with legislation

- oval shape, no size requirement

- must contain : country of origin, plant approval number, community mark

- applied by the FBO