Tender: Assessment of Interventions in UK Red Meat and Poultry Slaughterhouses and Cutting Plants after Unsatisfactory Process Hygiene Criteria Results

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FSA is seeking a supplier to carry out a study assessing the effectiveness of interventions used by red meat and poultry slaughterhouses and cutting/processing plants in England, Wales and Northern Ireland following unsatisfactory process hygiene criteria (PHC) results. The study will inform strategic risk assessments comparing the relative consumer risk from Size 5 establishments that process equal to or less than 2 metric tonnes of meat per week (currently exempt from sampling) with establishments that are sampled, and will support the FSA in improving regulatory compliance; published results may also help food business operators decide on interventions. The project includes Phase 1 interviews with slaughterhouse and cutting plant stakeholders to identify interventions, Phase 2 a critical literature review of the effectiveness of those interventions, and a final technical report presenting anonymised survey findings and a critical review of efficacy for each identified intervention.