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Hello, my name is Pablo
and I am a scientist at EFSA
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working in the field
of Biological Hazards.
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Today I am going to talk
about EFSA’s work in
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helping to modernise
meat inspection methods.
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The main purpose of
meat inspection is to
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make sure the meat we eat is safe.
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The most significant
public health hazards are
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foodborne pathogens -
such as Campylobacter,
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Salmonella or E.coli – and
chemical contaminants and residues
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such as veterinary drug residues.
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Meat inspection also plays a
vital role in monitoring
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some animal diseases and
ensuring that
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animal welfare standards
are being observed.
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So what is EFSA’s role in
meat inspection?
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Since 2004, EFSA has been
providing independent
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scientific advice on the
health hazards
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that can arise
in meat production
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and how best to detect
or control them.
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Our findings are used
by risk
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managers in the EU and
in Member States to
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improve meat inspection
methods and ultimately
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protect consumer health
by making food safer.
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Traditional inspection
methods use physical
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checks – such as palpation,
visual inspections
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and incisions - to
examine meat for lesions
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or flaws such as bruising
or broken bones.
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However, such manual
practices often date back
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decades and now
may not be adequate
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to protect public health.
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In 2010, EU authorities asked
EFSA to help update
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these inspection methods
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by developing a more rigorous
science-based system.
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EFSA has been tasked with
introducing a risk-based approach
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to meat inspection for
each stage of meat production
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– for example on farms, during the
slaughtering or further processing of meat.
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This is a complex task and
- to complete it -
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EFSA is using its experts
from a number of different fields
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– including animal health
and welfare, zoonoses
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– which are diseases
that can be transmitted
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from animals to humans -
and data collection.
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The approach is based on
identifying public health
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hazards in meat that are
currently important –
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such as foodborne diseases
or contaminants -
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and ranking them in order of
the threat they pose.
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EFSA is looking into
what factors influence
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the presence of these
hazards in the meat chain,
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and how to best
measure them.
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EFSA has been asked to
recommend improvements to
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existing inspection methods as well as
suggesting alternative techniques.
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The impact of these proposals on
monitoring of animal health
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