Quality & Food Safety

QS calculates animal health indices for slaughter pigs


For the second time it has QS the farm-specific animal health indices are calculated for pig fattening farms. Based on the slaughter results data of the 2nd and 3rd quarter of 2018, indices were determined for the diagnosis groups respiratory health, organ health, joint health and integrity of the carcass ...

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DLG school class competition for the butcher's trade

(DLG). Technical, vocational and commercial butchery schools now have the opportunity to register their products in the DLG (German Agricultural Society) school class competition. The best specialist class can look forward to prize money of 1.500 euros. Registration closes on October 8, 2018 ...

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Systematic animal health monitoring

In Germany no pigs, poultry and cattle are slaughtered without their organs being examined by an official veterinarian after slaughter. In the QS system, the collection, documentation and feedback of organ findings have long been an important instrument for assessing animal health and thus making a decisive contribution to food safety ...

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60 years of HACCP - how it all began

Space exploration gave the impetus. HACCP is the abbreviation for: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points. Literally translated: hazard analysis and critical control points. The concept serves to avoid dangers in connection with the production of food, which can lead to illness or injury to consumers ...

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Austria - wholesale meat contaminated with multi-resistant germs

"Vienna, Graz - germs that are resistant to antibiotics are increasingly becoming a problem. Responsible for this is not just human medicine, but cattle breeding. A test by the Greens has shown that meat intended for gastronomy is also involved contaminated germs. "..

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