Sales of products directly from the farm are growing. This is accompanied by an increase in tourists, a change in consumption patterns and the willingness of farmers to respond to increased consumer demands for local food. For this reason, it is proposed that rules be adapted so that farmers will be able to slaughter, process and sell products directly from consumers to their own livestock.
Enabling farmers to slaughter, process and sell directly to consumers will contribute to increased innovation in the country's rural areas and maintain important skills for Icelanders' food security. Therefore, Matís proposes to give up again and place opportunities for value creation in the hands of farmers.
Domestic slaughter is permitted on legal farms, as products from such slaughter are only intended for use on the farm itself. Any distribution or sale is prohibited. It is well known that these rules are circumvented. Taking into account arrangements in Germany and in other countries, rules should be adapted, e.g. home slaughter, where the distribution and sale of products takes place is possible. Such a slaughterhouse could be called abattoir.
We all want to eat safe and wholesome food without worry
and risk assessment is a prerequisite for this. In addition, it ensures risk assessment
manufacturers the flexibility needed to pursue sustainable innovation.
In micro-slaughterhouses, sheep farmers can use their potential for increased value creation and a viable operating environment, for the benefit of themselves and the nation as a whole. It is important to remember, however, that all such changes can not take place without implementation risk assessment, provided that food safety must always be maintained.
Matís' proposal in its entirety regarding rules on micro-slaughterhouses (pdf file).