Schedule 1 Required methods of operation for DBES slaughterhouses

All bovine animals slaughtered in the establishment must have been confirmed by official checks before slaughter as being DBES eligible animals.

There must be a system at the establishment to ensure that after slaughter meat is traceable back to the DBES eligible animal from which it is derived or, in the case of offal, is traceable back to the batch of DBES eligible animals from which it is derived.

There must be a system for recording all DBES eligible animals slaughtered and outgoing fresh meat which ensures that it is possible to cross check consignments entering and leaving the establishment.

Instruments intended for application of the additional mark, labels or packaging bearing an additional mark and official seals, may be ordered only with the authorisation of a veterinary inspector.

All new supplies of instruments intended for application of the additional mark, labels or packaging bearing an additional mark and official seals must be delivered into the control of an inspector in accordance with regulation 11(7) of the Bovines and Bovine Products (Trade) Regulations 1999 and maintained and applied under the control of an inspector.

DBES goods consisting of fresh meat must be despatched from the premises in means of transport, or in a lockable chamber or lockable container carried on a means of transport, which is–

All coldstore chambers must be capable of being sealed so that goods cannot be added or removed without breaking the seal.