Final Report of an Audit Carried Out in Great Britain Covering Great Britain's Meat Inspection System, March 10 through March 22, 2006

摘要

The audit took place in Great Britain from March 10 to March 22, 2006. An opening meeting was held on March 10, 2006, in London with the Central Competent Authority (CCA). At this meeting. the auditor confirmed the objective and scope of the audit, the audit itinerary. and requested additional information needed to complete the audit of Great Britain's meat inspection system. During the major portion of the audit the auditor was accompanied by a representative from the CCA, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) as well as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), which included representatives from the local and district inspection offices. A representative from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate was present during the audit of the Laboratory of the Government Chemist. This audit was a routine annual audit. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the performance of the CCA with respect to controls over the slaughter and processing establishments certified by the CCA as eligible to export meat products to the United States. In pursuit of the objective, the following sites were visited: headquarters, one regional inspection office, two laboratories performing analytical testing on United States destined product, one swine slaughter/processing establishment, and one cold storage facility.