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  • Manual for Official Controls (VPHP)

    Topics:
    • Food, 
    • Meat inspection

    Date published: 9 July 2019

    Last updated: 14 March 2025

    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.

    Documents

    • Chapter 1 Introduction Adobe PDF (263 KB)
    • Chapter 2.1 Food chain inspection (FCI) and collection and communication of inspection results Adobe PDF (208 KB)
    • Chapter 2.2 Ante-mortem inspection Adobe PDF (175 KB)
    • Chapter 2.3 Welfare at slaughter Adobe PDF (572 KB)
    • Chapter 2.4 Post mortem Adobe PDF (743 KB)
    • Chapter 2.5 Animal identification Adobe PDF (442 KB)
    • Chapter 2.6 Testing bovine animals for TSE Adobe PDF (887 KB)
    • Chapter 2.7 Specified risk material Adobe PDF (594 KB)
    • Chapter 2.8 Animal by-products Adobe PDF (290 KB)
    • Chapter 2.9 Slaughter hygiene verification domestic ungulate Adobe PDF (227 KB)
    • Chapter 2.10 Slaughter hygiene verification poultry & lagomorphs Adobe PDF (288 KB)
    • Chapter 2.11 Transport of meat above temperature Adobe PDF (333 KB)
    • MOC Chapter 2.12 Edible co-products Adobe PDF (199 KB)
    • Chapter 3.1 Third Country Trade and Exports of Meat Adobe PDF (491 KB)
    • Chapter 4 Audit and Unannounced Inspections Version 9, 0817 Adobe PDF (352 KB)
    • Chapter 4.2 HACCP Based Procedures Adobe PDF (151 KB)
    • Chapter 11 Incident Management Adobe PDF (102 KB)
    • Chapter 4.3 Verifying Operators Own Checks Adobe PDF (398 KB)
    • Chapter 4.3 Annex 2 Adobe PDF (567 KB)
    • Chapter 5 Residues Adobe PDF (836 KB)
    • Chapter 7 Enforcement Adobe PDF (430 KB)
    • Chapter 7.1 Relevant Legislation April 2020 Adobe PDF (260 KB)
    • Chapter 9 Hide Collection Centres Adobe PDF (74 KB)
    • Chapter 10 Plant Inspection Assistants Adobe PDF (425 KB)

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