Strict standards may raise costs
Stricter standards now being required in freezing works by a United States veterinarian could lead to higher costs and eventually to higher charges to farmers, according to a meat-industry source.
To conform to the new interpretation of regulations in force last season could in some cases reduce the killing rate to about two-thirds of normal, or less, the source said.
Requirements acceptable at the end of last season are apparently no longer acceptable today. According to one industry representative, special atten-
tion is now being given to the forequarter of the carcase, which can get dust on it in the early stages of processing.
Another industry representative said that his organisation had had no difficulties yet but they could encounter trouble later when they started to kill sheep, and with older lambs, because of greater attention being paid to the presence of cysts. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is reported to be fully aware of the present situation.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33060, 30 October 1972, Page 1
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