Manual for Official Controls (VPHP)

Date published: 09 July 2019

Last updated: 29 March 2024

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The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Veterinary Public Health Programme (VPHP) Manual for Official Controls (MOC) explains the tasks, responsibilities and duties VPHP officers undertake in approved establishments supervised by the VPHP.

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Chapter 1 Introduction
PDF (263 KB)
Chapter 2.1 Food chain inspection (FCI) and collection and communication of inspection results
PDF (208 KB)
Chapter 2.2 Ante-mortem inspection
PDF (175 KB)
Chapter 2.3 Welfare at slaughter
PDF (572 KB)
Chapter 2.4 Post mortem
PDF (494 KB)
Chapter 2.5 Animal identification
PDF (442 KB)
Chapter 2.6 Testing bovine animals for TSE
PDF (955 KB)
Chapter 2.7 Specified risk material
PDF (594 KB)
Chapter 2.8 Animal by-products
PDF (287 KB)
Chapter 2.9 Slaughter hygiene verification domestic ungulate
PDF (103 KB)
Chapter 2.10 Slaughter hygiene verification poultry & lagomorphs
PDF (95 KB)
Chapter 2.11 - Warm Meat
PDF (153 KB)
MOC Chapter 2.12 Edible co-products
PDF (199 KB)
Chapter 3.1 Third Country Trade and Exports of Meat
PDF (479 KB)
Chapter 4 Audit and Unannounced Inspections Version 9, 0817
PDF (352 KB)
Chapter 4.2 HACCP Based Procedures
PDF (151 KB)
Chapter 5 Residues
PDF (836 KB)
Chapter 7 Enforcement
PDF (430 KB)
Chapter 7.1 Relevant Legislation April 2020
PDF (260 KB)
Chapter 9 Hide Collection Centres
PDF (74 KB)
Chapter 11 Incident Management
PDF (102 KB)

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