Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and Food Standards Agency (FSA) have announced the launch of the industry-wide review into meat processing plants across the UK.
The review comes in the wake of incidents involving major businesses in the meat industry over the last six months over adherence to hygiene rules designed to keep consumers safe and to sustain public trust in food.
It aims to:
- Increase public and stakeholder confidence in the meat industry and its regulation
- Improve the ability to identify non-compliance and take prompt action to minimise the risk to public health and food safety
- Assess how the industry currently operates across the whole supply chain
- Increase awareness of circumstances and factors which can lead to non-compliance