Assessment of organoleptic postmortem inspection techniques for bovine offal

Uzal, F. A.; More, Simon J.; Dobrenov, B.; Kelly, W. R.

doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.2002.tb12054.x

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“…When the traditional meat inspection system was introduced in the late 19 th century, its primary focus was the detection of animal diseases then endemic in Europe, including trichinellosis, tuberculosis and taeniasis (Edwards et al, 1997;Mousing et al, 1997;Uzal et al, 2002). Throughout the literature, there is general agreement of the need for system adaptation, focusing on contemporary public health concerns (Willeberg et al, 1994;Sørensen and Petersen, 1999;Pointon et al, 2000), and most research has focused on this issue.…”

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Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat (swine)

Andréoletti¹,

Budka²,

Bunčić³

et al. 2011

EFSA Journal

160

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A qualitative risk assessment identified Salmonella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica, Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp. as the most relevant biological hazards in the context of meat inspection of swine. A comprehensive pork carcass safety assurance is the only way to ensure their effective control. This requires setting targets to be achieved in/on chilled carcasses, which also informs what has to be achieved earlier in the food chain. Improved Food Chain Information (FCI) enables risk‐differentiation of pig batches (hazard‐related) and abattoirs (process hygiene‐related). Risk reduction measures at abattoir level are focused on prevention of microbial contamination through technology‐ and process hygiene‐based measures (GMP/GHP‐ and HACCP‐based), including omitting palpation/incision during post‐mortem inspection in routine slaughter, as well as hazard reduction/inactivation meat treatments if necessary. At farm level, risk reduction measures are based on herd health programmes, closed breeding pyramids and GHP/GFP. Chemical substances listed in Council Directive 96/23/EC were ranked into four categories. Dioxins, dioxin‐like polychlorinated biphenyls and chloramphenicol were ranked as being of high potential concern. However, chemical substances in pork are unlikely to pose an immediate or short term health risk for consumers. Opportunities for risk‐based inspection strategies by means of differentiated sampling plans taking into account FCI were identified. Regular update of sampling programmes and inclusion of inspection criteria for the identification of illicit use of substances were also recommended. Meat inspection is a key component of the overall surveillance system for pig health and welfare but information is currently under‐utilised. The changes proposed to the pig meat inspection system will lead to some reduction in the detection probability of diseases and welfare conditions. The difference is likely to be minimal for diseases/conditions that affect several organs. To mitigate the reduced detection probability, palpation and/or incision should be conducted as a follow‐up to visual inspection whenever abnormalities are seen.

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Section: Medium Positivementioning

confidence: 99%

Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat (swine)

Andréoletti¹,

Budka²,

Bunčić³

et al. 2011

EFSA Journal

160

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Prevalence of renal lesions in slaughtered cattle in Shiraz, Iran, and detection of Leptospira in them by nested PCR-RFLP

Taghadosi

Hosseinzadeh

Shekarforoush

et al. 2016

Trop Anim Health Prod

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Renal diseases in cattle are frequently not recognized due to the subclinical conditions. Some species of Leptospira are the main cause of infectious agents that damage the kidneys and lead to abortion and economic losses in cattle and are also of major concern in the public health. This study was aimed to assess the prevalence of renal lesions of slaughtered cattle in the Shiraz abattoir and to determine the correlation between rejected kidneys and infection with Leptospira using nested PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) techniques. Out of 1000 inspected animals, 205 (20.5 %) revealed the renal lesions. Chronic nephritis (7.5 %), white-spotted kidney (7.3 %), and petechial hemorrhage (3.5 %) were the most prevalent forms of the lesions. A direct correlation between increasing the age and significant increase in the rate of lesions was also observed (P = 0.03). Using nested PCR-RFLP assay, 40.8 % of the tested kidneys were turned to be infected to the pathogenic species of Leptospira. The risk of infection of the kidneys with white spot to pathogenic species of Leptospira (53.8 %) was more than that of the kidneys with other lesions (25.0 %) (P = 0.014). The odd ratio indicates that the kidneys with white spot lesions are likely to be infected with pathogenic species of Leptospira, five times greater than other lesions. This study showed that renal lesions especially white-spotted kidney, which were considerably associated with Leptospira in slaughtered cattle in Shiraz, were very high. This is important in terms of public health and in particular, increases the risk of transmission of disease to human specially in the high-risk careers including farmers, veterinarians, and abattoir workers.

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A preliminary investigation into the automatic detection of diseased sheep organs using hyperspectral imaging sensors

Coombs¹,

Allman²,

Morton³

et al. 2023

Smart Agricultural Technology

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Assessment of organoleptic postmortem inspection techniques for bovine offal

Abstract: The results reinforce concerns from a number of authors about organoleptic postmortem inspection. Risk assessment methodologies offer the opportunity to modify inspection techniques in a manner that is most relevant to current public health concerns.

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat (swine)

Scientific Opinion on the public health hazards to be covered by inspection of meat (swine)

Prevalence of renal lesions in slaughtered cattle in Shiraz, Iran, and detection of Leptospira in them by nested PCR-RFLP

A preliminary investigation into the automatic detection of diseased sheep organs using hyperspectral imaging sensors

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