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Listen to this siteDetails of Agency-funded projects under the Meat Hygiene research programme (M01).
This research project aims to investigate the causes of microbiological contamination of beef and lamb carcasses.
Results available.
This research project aims to investigate the causes of microbiological contamination of cattle between the farm and abattoir.
Results available.
This research project aims to develop guidance to improve the cleanliness of cattle hides at the point of slaughter.
Results available.
This research project aims to investigate the causes of microbiological contamination of sheep between the farm and abattoir.
Results available.
This research project aims to investigate if standard microbiological sampling and analysis methods can be produced for use in poultry abattoirs for verification of HACCP.
Results available.
This research project aims to develop methods that can be used in poultry processing to reduce microbiological contamination on carcasses.
This research project aims to develop acceptable method(s) for microbiological testing of red meats, sampling plans for red meat operators and hygiene performance criteria in the context of HACCP/QA.
Results available.
This research project aims to determine whether M. bovis can be found in cattle meat.
Results available.
This research project aims to improve cleaning of poultry transport crates in order to reduce microbiological contamination.
This research project aims to find out whether trichinella is present in wildlife in GB.
Results available.
This research project aims to assess the effect of proposed EU wild game legislation on risk of foodborne illness.
Results available.
A desk-based feasibility study was conducted to identify suitable markers that would enable the detection of human food products containing Category 3 animal by-products. This study determined the criteria that potential markers should possess and identified a range of likely candidates, which were then reviewed against the criteria, to produce a shortlist of candidate compounds.
Results available.
This research project aims to develop a hygienic and safe procedure for producing �skin-on� sheep meat.
This research project aims to assess the construction and management of current red meat lairages and to propose effective cleaning and disinfection procedures to control the spread of pathogenic organisms.
This research project aims to investigate and reduce the contribution made by airborne microbiological contamination to carcasses in slaughterhouses.
This research project will undertake a review of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) implementation in major meat-producing countries, highlighting any link to public health and identifying verification procedures.
Results available.
This study was carried out to review existing data capture systems for recording health, welfare, food safety and quality information for use in British pig abattoirs. The Project Team, consisting of representatives from the Meat and Livestock Commission, the British Pig Executive, abattoirs, a data capture system specialist and an academic veterinarian, short-listed four companies.
Results available.
This research project aims to establish a practical protocol for detection of campylobacter in red meat production and suggest practical improvements for quantifying it.
Results available.
This research project is a review to establish the incidence and causes of pericarditis in UK poultry.
Results available.
This project will collect fox carcasses from around Great Britain and test for Trichinella as an indicator species for the risk to pigs.
Results available.
This project aims to develop tracking probes for campylobacter in UK poultry processing plants.
This project aims to identify alternative pig processing approaches and decontamination steps that have the potential to reduce salmonella contamination of pig meat.
This project aims to identify and quantify the main contamination pathways of campylobacter in poultry processing plants and to devise intervention strategies to minimise this.
This research project aims to identify and develop existing procedures in pig processing that can control salmonella contamination on carcasses.
This project will collect fox carcasses from around the United Kingdom for Trichinella testing as an indicator of the risk of infection in pigs (2005-2008).
This project aims to combine negative surveillance data from a variety of sources to establish the risk of Trichinella from pig meat and propose risk based controls.
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