title: De-boned beef - an example of a commodity for which specific standards could be developed to ensure an appropriate level of protection for international trade.
abstract: De-boned beef from which lymph nodes and risk material associated with bovine spongiform encephalopathy have been removed, is a product which can be produced for safe international trade irrespective of whether the locality of production is recognized as free from so-called transboundary diseases or not. Further processing of such beef provides an additional safety factor. However, this approach requires specific control measures being in place, supported by appropriate auditing and certification procedures. This document presents the arguments supporting this concept and details how safety in respect of both animal diseases and human food safety can be achieved using an integrated hazard analysis and critical control points approach.
authors.affiliation: TAD Scientific CC, Brooklyn Square, Pretoria 0075, Gauteng, South Africa.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Leyland
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Donaldson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D003132:Commerce / Q000592:standards*; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D016643:Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / Q000635:transmission; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000592:standards / Q000821:virology*; D008461:Meat Products / Q000821:virology