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Meat Inspection Regulations (N.W.T. Reg.190-96).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Northwest Territories
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996 (2004)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Meat Poultry products Food quality control/food safety Processing/handling Internal trade Slaughtering Inspection Animal health Pests/diseases
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

These Regulations, made under the Public Health Act, concerns the inspection of meat and meat processing facilities and operations for the purpose of ensuring food safety and protecting human health. The Regulations cover the requirements for the sale of meat and of wildlife meat, planning and constructing abattoirs and meat processing plants, define requirements for processing meat and for related record keeping, define the powers of inspectors and provide also for ante-mortem inspections. The Regulations deal with diseases and conditions that can be found in animals and prescribe required treatment and disposal.

Full text
English/French
Website
www.gov.nt.ca