A look into current meat safety practices and risk based assurance systems in view of emerging novel technologies

The aim of this article is to give the student an overview of current and future trends regarding meat production and associated health risk detection and monitoring systems in developed countries.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
The article sensitises the reader for the need to develop a novel, modern meat inspection system that will be risk and evidence based. It informs the reader of the spectrum of health risk diseases associated with the meat production and retail industry and stresses the need to develop a meat safety or carcass safety assurance system that will respond to the demands of the anticipated expanding global meat production and consumer industry.

Editor's comments:
This is a seldom found and well-written article. It is an important article that informs the reader with the latest information in the field. The questions do not do justice to the richness of the contents, but will at least force the reader to read through the article and in the process being updated with the latest knowledge the reader to pay attention to factual detail in statements made in the research article.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. An updated overview of meat production, meat consumer trends and health risks associated with the various types of meat industries.

2. Which meat associated health risks and diseases to prioritise in future?
3. What and where in the meat production chain, the focus should be to successfully reduce health risks for meat consumers in future.

Instructions for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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