Matís is currently working on various projects aimed at increasing value creation in the production of agricultural products. Among other things, Matís has collaborated with farmers on micro-slaughter, but on 25 September. 10 lambs were slaughtered on the farm Birkihlíð, in collaboration with Matís. The results are being processed and will be published when they are available. Time measurements carried out during the slaughter indicate that the possibilities for farmers to create added value through micro-slaughter are significant.
Safe foods are essential
A fundamental element of European food law (178/2002) is the responsibility of the food producer not to market an unsafe product (Article 17). Risk assessment is then used to assess food safety and control requirements, and there are various exemptions within European food law from the principles of control, if there are valid reasons for this in terms of risk assessment.
Scientific assessment of microbiological risk is the basis of a good risk assessment for fresh meat products. Results from measurements of the microbiological condition of the meat that was slaughtered show that Birkihlíð shows that farmers can certainly do a good slaughter, but all carcasses were measured well under the criteria that apply to slaughterhouses.
Matís' proposal for a micro-slaughter arrangement.
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You can also visit the website The food landscape here, where you can, for example, view information about the 10 lamb carcasses that were slaughtered in Birkhlíð by entering the farmers' market on the site.