Operational standards

Category (Yes/No)

Frequencies (N = 22)

Percentages (%)

Pork handling area

Is the pork handling area clean?

No, Flooded

4

18.2

Yes, Slaughter slabs are clean

18

81.8

Presence of a drainage system?

Yes

22

100.0

Mud and dust free?

No

18

81.8

No, Floor was flooded

4

18.2

Presence of wash basins and disinfectants?

No

22

100.0

Workers with protective equipment?

Yes, Overalls, overcoats and gumboots

22

100.0

Waste management

Are the stomach and intestinal contents disposed of properly and dried? (Composting)

Yes, Dried and sold as manure

22

100.0

Are the inedible tissues, trimmings, waste and condemned meat disposed of properly? (incineration)

Yes

22

100.0