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Slaughterhouse and meat packing plant

Intervention Area

Food Safety

Nature of Training Opportunity

Visit to slaughterhouse and meat packing plant (Sheep)

Training Outcome

Ante and post mortem inspection of sheep
Hands on experience in the boning hall and the packing hall
Shadowing the Vet. and the MHS operatives and understanding of their respective roles
Understanding of quality control mechanisms, including experience of testing regime
HACCP and Risk Assessment as they apply to all stages of the process

Name of Training provider

Oriel Jones & Son Limited

Contact

Tony Sawyer
Telephone: 01 570 480 284
Email: tsawyer@oriel-jones.co.uk

Learning Period required

1 week minimum (students can arrange longer visits by agreement)

Precluded dates

None

Specific requirements

PPE will be provided

Group Visit? *

No

Additional comments

Students must ensure that any arrangements made are honoured – visits may span long periods or commence early in the morning. Further visits to parent company – Dungannon Meats in Northern Ireland may be arranged by request.

Linked visits

None

* If a group visit is indicated, booking will not be by individual students through the contact officer, but will be by the student with UWIC, on dates agreed with the local authority concerned.

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