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    • Manual for Official Controls (VPHP)

    Topics:
    • Food, 
    • Meat inspection

    Date published: 9 July 2019

    Last updated: 17 November 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 IntroductionAdobe PDF (262.92 KB)
    • Chapter 2.1 Food Chain Information & CCIRAdobe PDF (445 KB)
    • Chapter 2.2 Ante-mortem inspectionAdobe PDF (175 KB)
    • Chapter 2.3 Welfare at slaughterAdobe PDF (572.39 KB)
    • Chapter 2.4 Post mortemAdobe PDF (742.57 KB)
    • Chapter 2.5 Animal identificationAdobe PDF (441.54 KB)
    • Chapter 2.6 Testing bovine animals for TSEAdobe PDF (886.69 KB)
    • Chapter 2.7 Specified risk materialAdobe PDF (593.57 KB)
    • Chapter 2.8 Animal by-productsAdobe PDF (289.88 KB)
    • Chapter 2.9 Slaughter hygiene verification domestic ungulateAdobe PDF (226.61 KB)
    • Chapter 2.10 Slaughter hygiene verification poultry & lagomorphsAdobe PDF (287.51 KB)
    • Chapter 2.11 Transport of meat above temperatureAdobe PDF (333.04 KB)
    • MOC Chapter 2.12 Edible co-productsAdobe PDF (199.01 KB)
    • Chapter 3.1 Third Country Trade and Exports of MeatAdobe PDF (491.08 KB)
    • Chapter 4 Audit and Unannounced Inspections Version 9, 0817Adobe PDF (351.71 KB)
    • Chapter 4.2 HACCP Based ProceduresAdobe PDF (151.33 KB)
    • Chapter 4.3 Verifying Operators Own ChecksAdobe PDF (457.56 KB)
    • Chapter 4.3 Annex 2Adobe PDF (567.04 KB)
    • Chapter 5 ResiduesAdobe PDF (835.91 KB)
    • Chapter 7 EnforcementAdobe PDF (430.46 KB)
    • Chapter 7.1 Relevant Legislation April 2020Adobe PDF (259.86 KB)
    • Chapter 9 Hide Collection CentresAdobe PDF (74.23 KB)
    • Chapter 10 Plant Inspection AssistantsAdobe PDF (425.29 KB)
    • Chapter 11 Incident ManagementAdobe PDF (102.32 KB)
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