This letter seeks your views on proposals to amend existing domestic TSE legislation to, amongst other things, set the criteria which abattoirs will have to meet if they wish to slaughter Over Thirty Months (OTM) cattle for human consumption following any replacement of the current OTM rule with a robust testing regime. These requirements include a written agreement between the individual abattoir operator and the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS), in the form of a legally binding Required Methods of Operation (RMOP).
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