Article 12 Requirements for post-mortem inspection
United Kingdom
Subject to the derogation stipulated in Point 4 of Chapter II of Section IV to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, carcases and accompanying offals, shall be subjected to post-mortem inspection:
without delay after slaughter, or
as soon as possible after arrival at the game-handling establishment.
The competent authorities may require the food business operator to provide special technical facilities and sufficient space to check offal.
The competent authorities shall:
check all external surfaces, including those of body cavities of carcases, as well as offal;
pay particular attention to the detection of zoonotic diseases and animal diseases for which animal health rules are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/429.
The speed of the slaughter line and the number of inspection staff present shall be such as to allow for proper inspection.