S. No.

Compliance Requirement

Responsibility / Action

1

Conduct careful and detailed post-mortem examination and inspection of all slaughtered animals, carcasses and parts soon after slaughter.

Qualified Veterinary Doctor (QVD)

2

Maintain the identity of all organs, carcass parts and blood intended for meat products until post-mortem inspection is completed.

Slaughterhouse / QVD

3

Retain any carcass, organ or detached part showing a condition that may make it unfit for human consumption or requiring further inspection.

QVD

4

Maintain the identity of retained carcasses, organs and parts until final inspection is completed.

Slaughterhouse / QVD

5

Do not wash, trim or mutilate retained carcasses, organs or parts unless authorised by the QVD.

Slaughterhouse personnel

6

Do not blow air by mouth into the tissues of any carcass or carcass part.

Slaughterhouse personnel

7

Mark carcasses/parts found unfit for human consumption as “Inspected and condemned.”

QVD

8

Keep condemned carcasses, organs and parts in the custody of the QVD pending disposal on or before the end of the day of condemnation.

QVD / Slaughterhouse

9

Mark carcasses, organs and parts found sound and fit for human consumption as “Inspected and passed.”

QVD

10

Where anthrax is detected before evisceration, do not eviscerate the carcass; condemn and dispose of it immediately.

QVD

11

Immediately condemn and dispose of any carcass part contaminated with anthrax-infected material.

QVD

12

Immediately clean and thoroughly disinfect slaughtering areas, equipment, employees' boots, aprons, etc. contaminated with anthrax material.

Slaughterhouse

13

Where only a portion is condemned due to slight bruising, either remove and dispose of the bruised portion immediately or retain the carcass until chilled and then remove/dispose of the portion.

QVD / Slaughterhouse

14

Ensure post-mortem inspection covers all parts of the carcass, viscera, lymph glands, organs and glands.

QVD

15

Conduct post-mortem inspection in accordance with the general rules applicable to public slaughterhouses and any special instructions issued by the licensing authority.

QVD / Slaughterhouse

16

Completely destroy condemned carcasses, organs or parts by incineration, or denature them after freely slashing with a knife and applying the prescribed denaturant/disinfectant.

Slaughterhouse under QVD supervision

17

Alternatively, condemned material may be sterilised for preparation of bone-cum-meat meal before leaving the slaughterhouse premises, subject to applicable requirements.

Slaughterhouse / QVD

18

Dispose of carcasses, organs or parts condemned due to anthrax by complete incineration or thorough denaturing in accordance with prescribed requirements and local authority rules.

Slaughterhouse / QVD

19

Carry out destruction/disposal of condemned material under the direct supervision of the QVD.

QVD

20

Where further detailed examination is required, retain the carcass/organ/part and do not release it until examination is completed and it is declared fit by the QVD.

QVD

21

Mark material detained for further detailed examination as “Held.”

QVD

22

If subsequent inspection finds the held material unwholesome or unfit for human food, mark it as “Condemned” and dispose of it accordingly.

QVD