How effective are the current enforcement structures on animal welfare and meat hygiene standards in abattoirs and slaughterhouses?
7. NFU Cymru recognise that the official meat controls and enforcement structures provide assurances to the general public that slaughterhouses and abattoirs produce meat for human consumption that is safe, whilst at the same time ensuring that animal health and welfare requirements at slaughter are adhered to. NFU Cymru firmly believes that the protection of public health and consumer confidence and the ability of our abattoirs and slaughterhouses to operate to the highest possible meat hygiene animal welfare standards are paramount. 8. NFU Cymru is however opposed to any increased cost charging to industry. NFU Cymru believes that industry, the FSA Wales and WAG must continue to seek for efficiencies to be made throughout the entire supply chain to drive out unnecessary regulatory bureaucracy and costs which will benefit industry, Government and the taxpayer rather than foist further cost onto the meat industry in Wales. 9. The FSA Board has recently approved a paper (Future Funding
