The Pig Carcase Grading Scheme: guidance
Abattoirs that slaughter over 500 clean pigs per week must be registered and follow the rules on grading carcases.
If you operate a slaughterhouse that slaughters 500 or more clean pigs - that is, animals that have not been used for breeding - per week, you must:
- register with the Pig Carcase Grading (PCG) scheme
- follow the rules on grading carcases.
To operate an abattoir in the UK you must
The number of animals per week is calculated on a rolling annual average basis.
Under the PCG scheme, you must classify carcases according to rules which are followed throughout the European Union (EU) and cover:
- carcase dressing, grading. weighing and labelling/marking
- communicating the classification results to the supplier
- record keeping
- inspections, enforcement and penalties
- licensing.
Relevant regulations
The Carcase Classification and Price Reporting (England) Regulations 2018
The Carcase Classification and Price Reporting (Wales) Regulations 2018 .
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1182 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184
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