Finds of specified risk material in imported beef and sheepmeat 2005

Wednesday 30 November 2005

23 February 2005 - 30 November 2005

Date of discovery	Place of discovery	Finding	Abattoir(s) (unless stated)	Intervention coldstore (where applicable);
140) 23/24 February 2005	J Skrek Meat Products, Brentford, Middlesex	146 fresh bovine tongues which had not been removed by a transverse cut rostral to the lingual process of the basihoyid bone. This resulted in the presence of lingual tonsil which is SRM.	Slaney Foods International, Bunclody, Co. Wexford, Republic of Ireland
141) 01-Mar-05	Kelman Kosher Products, Wembley, Middlesex	12 fresh bovine tongues which had not been removed by a transverse cut rostral to the lingual process of the basihoyid bone. This resulted in the presence of lingual tonsil which is SRM.	Liffey Meats (Cavan) Ltd, Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan, Republic of Ireland
142) 08-Mar-05	J Skrek Meat Products, Brentford, Middlesex	34 fresh bovine tongues which had not been removed by a transverse cut rostral to the lingual process of the basihoyid bone. This resulted in the presence of lingual tonsil which is SRM.	Slaney Foods International, Bunclody, Co. Wexford, Republic of Ireland
143) 24-May-2005	ADM (UK) Ltd, Eastbourne, East Sussex	Spinal cord found in 1 hindquarter and 4 forequarters of beef in a consignment of 52 quarters	PPK Miespol s.c Elzbieta, Karol, Pawel, Piotr Kozlowscy 05-220 Zielonka ul. Wspolna 13 17-20 Bransk Brzeznica 368/1 Poland
144) 30 Nov 2005	London Central Markets, Smithfield	30 boxes, 480 kg of fresh beef, detained at London Central Markets. Evidence suggested that the cuts of meat were likely to have come from bovine animals aged over 12 months at slaughter, the age threshold for vertebral column removal applicable in the Republic of Ireland.	Kepak (Longford) Ltd, Ballymahon Co Longford, Republic of Ireland

One hundred and forty four SRM imports controls breaches involving EU Member States.