Paragraph 1

At every slaughterhouse and every farmed game processing facility, the carcase and offal and, where appropriate, the blood of each slaughtered animal intended for human consumption shall be inspected without delay by an official veterinary surgeon or inspector acting under his supervision, and any such official veterinary surgeon or inspector shall have regard to—

(a)

the age and sex of the animal;

(b)

the state of nutrition of the animal;

(c)

any evidence of bruising or haemorrhage;

(d)

any local or general oedema;

(e)

the efficiency of bleeding;

(f)

any swelling, deformity or other abnormality of bones, joints, musculature or umbilicus;

(g)

any abnormality in consistency, colour, odour (such as pronounced sexual odours) and, where appropriate, taste;

(h)

the condition of the pleura and peritoneum; and

(i)

any other evidence of abnormality.