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Audit of Effective Removal of Dorsal Root Ganglia (DRG) from Carcasses

Objective

This research project aims to determine the extent of DRG contamination of meat and whether any new butchery practices need to be developed.

More information

The amount of DRG present in edible meat is considered to be low. However, this study aims to confirm the location of DRG within the carcass with the current butchery practices used.
<p>The current industry butchery procedures will be audited in order to ascertain, as far as practically possible, how effectively DRG are removed from meat before it is sold to the final consumer.
<p>Find more about this project and other FSA food safety-related projects at the <a href="http://www.food.gov.uk/science/research/&quot; target="_blank">Food Standards Agency Research webpage</a>.

Institution
Meat Livestock Commission (MLC)
Start date
2003
End date
2003
Funding Source
Food Standards Agency
Project number
M03029