Regulation 23 On-the-spot checks
An authorised officer must carry out regular checks (“on-the-spot checks”) under this regulation of all regulated slaughterhouses.
An authorised officer must carry out on-the-spot checks without prior notice.
During an on-the-spot check, an authorised officer—
may check compliance with these Regulations generally,
must, at a minimum, check compliance in respect of—
the presentation, classification, weighing, identification and labelling of the carcases,
where applicable—
the ongoing accuracy of any authorised automated classification method used in the slaughterhouse and the manner of its operation,
the daily controls referred to in regulation 20(1) (additional provisions on automated classification).
The authorised officer must record and keep reports on the findings of the on-the-spot checks required by paragraph (1).