Kosher slaughter paradigms: Evaluation of slaughterhouse inspection procedures.
Slaughter by Jewish religious rite is the killing of an animal by cutting the trachea and oesophagus and major blood vessels using a very sharp blade. This operation is subject to strict rules laid down by religious authorities that characterize its sacredness. The aim of the study was to evaluate the specific criteria inherent in the Jewish religious rite, by analysing reject rates during the different phases. In this study, 52.4% of the carcasses failed to quality as Kosher, with 22.9% being rejected due to pulmonary lesions and only 3% for miscuts. The study also revealed legal vacuums in the field of labelling rules.
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Str. Prov. Casamassima, km 3, 70010, BA, Italy. Electronic address: giancarlo.bozzo@uniba.it.
Giancarlo
G
Bozzo
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Str. Prov. Casamassima, km 3, 70010, BA, Italy.
Angela
A
Di Pinto
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Str. Prov. Casamassima, km 3, 70010, BA, Italy.
Elisabetta
E
Bonerba
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Str. Prov. Casamassima, km 3, 70010, BA, Italy.
Edmondo
E
Ceci
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Str. Prov. Casamassima, km 3, 70010, BA, Italy.
Anna
A
Mottola
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Piazza Umberto I, 70121, BA, Italy.
Rocco
R
Roma
Freelance Veterinary, Str. Prov. Paolo del Colle, 70027, BA, Italy.
Paolo
P
Capozza
Freelance Veterinary, Str. Prov. Paolo del Colle, 70027, BA, Italy.
Giorgio
G
Samoilis
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Str. Prov. Casamassima, km 3, 70010, BA, Italy.
Giuseppina
G
Tantillo
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari - Aldo Moro, Str. Prov. Casamassima, km 3, 70010, BA, Italy.
Gaetano Vitale
GV
Celano
D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005513:Food Inspection / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005515:Food Labeling / Q000639:trends; D063427:Food Quality; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007599:Judaism; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis* / Q000145:classification; D008462:Meat-Packing Industry / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D008954:Models, Biological; D020380:Needs Assessment
Jewish religious rite; Kosher; Slaughter