Breaches Of SRM Controls Table 2000
Breaches in SRM controls in the year of 2000.
In all cases the carcases were detained and the SRM removed and destroyed. An investigation into the circumstances of the failure to detect the SRM before health marking was also launched in each case.
| Date | Originating plant | Nature of find | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29/09/2000 | Licensed slaughterhouse in Northern Ireland | A piece of spinal cord found in a beef carcase when inspected at receiving cutting plant |
| 2 | 12/12/2000 | Janan Meats, Kings Winsford, West Midlands (Plant no 4182) | Piece of spinal cord found in the neck of a split sheep carcase during SVS audit |
| 3 | 18/12/2000 | Sturminster Newton Abattoirs Ltd. (Plant no. 8207) | Split sheep carcase with complete spinal cord present, discovered during SVS audit |