CODEX HYGIENE CODE
February 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLA DRAFT code of hygienic practice for meat has been issued by international food standards body Codex Alimentarius, covering cleanliness while slaughtering, in feed, transport, lairage and veterinary inspections. Approved by Codex' committee on meat hygiene, member governments can make comments until April 30. The code considers welfare as an important part of food health, noting for instance that "conditions causing animal stress may....result in an adverse impact on the safety and suitability of meat". It also stresses the importance of risk ...
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