Volume 13: Industry Processes and Controls
2. The slaughtering industry
Other changes in slaughterhouse practices post-BSE

2.139 The distinction between inspection standards in domestic and export-approved slaughterhouses was abolished under the Fresh Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1992, ¹ which are discussed in vol. 14: Responsibilities for Human and Animal Health. From 1 April 1995 the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) became responsible for enforcing the SBO bans in slaughterhouses and head-boning plants. The introduction of the MHS is considered in vol. 6: Human Health, 1989-96.