Quarter of abattoirs 'failing on basic hygiene checks' to prevent contaminated meat reaching supermarkets according to : The Telegraph

The newspaper said a whistleblower also reported records being falsified, raising the risk that contaminated meat had entered the food chain. Under safety rules any visibly contaminated meat has to be removed from a carcass. "The main risk is E.coli O157, which my review looked into. However an expert who led a review into fatal E.coli outbreaks warned the precaution does not go far enough as microbes invisible to the naked eye could be missed. Among the bacteria in the gut of animals including cattle is E.coli O157, infection with which can cause severe food poisoning with stomach pain, bloody diarrhoea and kidney failure.




One in four slaughterhouses is failing to take basic hygiene precautions to stop contaminated meat reaching the public, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism can reveal. Out of the abattoirs audited, 86 did not meet that benchmark - with 'major' hygiene breaches found. The Bureau analysed the most recent audit reports resulting from official inspections by the FSA of 323 abattoirs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The investigation has also revealed that official Food Standards Agency (FSA) records were falsified to conceal true levels of meat contamination at an abattoir processing pigs, cattle and sheep. An analysis of government audits carried out at more than 300 abattoirs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland identified major hygiene failings in more than a quarter of the meat plants.

E.coli, salmonella and campylobactor risk as hygiene failings at QUARTER of all abattoirs revealed

The newspaper said a whistleblower also reported records being falsified, raising the risk that contaminated meat had entered the food chain. Under safety rules any visibly contaminated meat has to be removed from a carcass. Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailOver a quarter of abattoirs fail to take basic hygiene precautions to prevent contaminated meat reaching butchers and supermarkets, according to report. Breaches identified at the slaughterhouses could lead to acute food poisoning from exposure to E.coli, salmonella or campylobacter. People died."The FSA said abattoirs that are continually non-compliant with safety precautions risked having their licences revoked.



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