Supply of on-farm slaughtered and delayed eviscerated poultry

This guidance sets out the criteria to be met by food business operators (FBOs) seeking authorisation from Food Standards Scotland (FSS) to slaughter poultry on-farm

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This guidance sets out the criteria to be met by food business operators (FBOs) seeking authorisation from Food Standards Scotland (FSS) to slaughter poultry on-farm. The FBO will supply the uneviscerated birds to approved poultry producers for delayed evisceration.

This type of production should not be confused with the direct supply by the producer of small quantities (i.e. under 10,000 birds per annum) of meat from poultry and lagomorphs. These are slaughtered on the farm and supplied to the final consumer or to local retail establishments directly supplying such meat to the final consumer. These establishments are exempt by Article 1.3(d) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. and will not be approved. They therefore cannot receive uneviscerated birds. 

Regulations

Poultry plants approved under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 must only receive and process poultry meat that comes from other approved establishments. These will bear an Identification Mark (as in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, Annex II, Section I). However, rather than simply supply live poultry, some farmers (i.e. FBOs) would like to be able to slaughter poultry on-farm. They will supply these uneviscerated birds to approved establishments for delayed evisceration. The legislation allows for this providing such production is ‘authorised’ (EU Regulation 853/2004, Annex III, Section II, Chapter VI, refers). 

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