Slaughter CCPs
Receiving Live Animals
- Control Point: Ensure all incoming animals meet health and welfare standards prior to slaughter.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Supplier management module tracks the health certifications and inspections of incoming livestock, ensuring compliance with veterinary health standards.
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of health documentation and inspection results through InterlinkIQ’s material verification system.
- Critical Limit: Animals must pass health checks and be free from diseases, with data managed through InterlinkIQ’s quality control module.
Holding and Restraint
- Control Point: Maintain optimal conditions for holding and restraining animals to prevent stress and injury.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Environmental monitoring module tracks temperature, humidity, and animal behavior to ensure humane conditions.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring with automated alerts for deviations in environmental conditions through InterlinkIQ’s environmental control system.
- Critical Limit: Holding conditions must meet specified welfare standards, managed through InterlinkIQ’s monitoring system.
Stunning Process
- Control Point: Ensure effective stunning to minimize animal suffering prior to slaughter.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Process monitoring module tracks stunning equipment performance, including calibration and operation logs.
- Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of stunning efficacy and operational parameters logged through InterlinkIQ’s stunning control system.
- Critical Limit: Stunning must meet established guidelines for effectiveness, verified through InterlinkIQ’s tracking system.
Bleeding
- Control Point: Ensure proper bleeding to minimize contamination and ensure product quality.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Bleeding process module tracks timing and technique adherence to standards.
- Monitoring: Continuous logging of bleeding process conditions via InterlinkIQ’s system, ensuring compliance with safety protocols.
- Critical Limit: Bleeding must be completed within specified timeframes and techniques, managed through InterlinkIQ’s monitoring system.
Hide and Carcass Processing
- Control Point: Maintain hygiene during hide and carcass processing to prevent contamination.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Hygiene control module monitors equipment sanitation and personnel hygiene practices.
- Monitoring: Real-time monitoring of sanitation procedures and logs through InterlinkIQ’s hygiene control system.
- Critical Limit: All processing must adhere to sanitation standards, verified through InterlinkIQ’s system.
Chilling and Cooling
- Control Point: Ensure carcasses are chilled promptly to prevent microbial growth.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Chilling monitoring module tracks temperature and chilling time for carcasses post-slaughter.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring of chilling conditions with automated alerts for deviations via InterlinkIQ’s temperature control system.
- Critical Limit: Carcasses must be chilled to specified temperatures within established time limits, managed through InterlinkIQ.
Meat Inspection
- Control Point: Ensure thorough inspection of carcasses for quality and safety before processing.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Inspection module tracks inspection outcomes and identifies any issues requiring corrective action.
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of inspection results and real-time alerts for deviations through InterlinkIQ’s product testing system.
- Critical Limit: All carcasses must pass quality and safety inspections, managed through InterlinkIQ’s inspection tracking system.
Evisceration
- Control Point: Maintain hygiene during evisceration to prevent contamination of meat products.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Evisceration hygiene module tracks procedures and personnel compliance with hygiene standards.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring of evisceration practices logged through InterlinkIQ’s hygiene control system.
- Critical Limit: Evisceration procedures must adhere to established hygiene protocols, verified through InterlinkIQ.
Packaging and Labeling
- Control Point: Ensure proper packaging and labeling to maintain product safety and compliance with regulations.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Packaging control module monitors packaging integrity, labeling accuracy, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Monitoring: Automated monitoring of packaging processes with real-time alerts for defects or compliance issues, logged through InterlinkIQ’s packaging control system.
- Critical Limit: Packaging must meet safety and labeling standards, managed through InterlinkIQ’s system.
Traceability and Recall Procedures
- Control Point: Ensure full traceability of all live animals and processed meat products.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Traceability module tracks batch numbers, supplier details, and processing data in real time.
- Monitoring: Continuous traceability logged via InterlinkIQ’s system, ensuring quick recall management when necessary.
- Critical Limit: 100% traceability is required, with all data captured in InterlinkIQ’s recall and traceability system.