Hazard Database
Hazard detail
| Food Type : | Pork (raw) |
| Description : |
| Hazard: | Biological -- Enterobacteriacae -- Yersinia enterocolitica |
| Source: | Contamination from the oral and pharyngeal cavities of pigs and from faeces. |
| Justification: | Generic RMP model for slaughter and dressing of pigs. *Pathogen data sheet |
| Control Measure: | Good Operating (hygienic) Practice during slaughter and dressing, minimising contamination of meat. Special attention should be paid to hygienic techniques at evisceration, excision of the tongue and tonsils, post-mortem meat inspection of the head, including the incision of the mandibular lymph nodes, and removal of the head. |
| Reference: | Risk Profile |
| Last Updated: | 29/01/2019 |