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Meat, poultry and seafood
Leakage, temperature, clean/dirty zones and food traceability; the cargo and packaging require separate checks.
Start with the questions below, then confirm the exact goods, handling and receiving-site specification. Follow the jurisdiction and scope stated in each answer.
Questions for this sector
- Can animal by-products travel loose on a wrapped pallet?
- What records should accompany palletised animal by-products?
- How do I retain food traceability when building mixed pallets?
- What should a food factory do about loose nails or splinters on a pallet?
- Can I freeze a whole pallet of chilled food and sell it later?
- Do food businesses have to use plastic pallets?
- I need to ship food from Britain to Europe. What should I check?
Find your activity
- Meat cutting plants
- Poultry processors
- Game meat processors
- Sausage manufacturers
- Cooked meat manufacturers
- Fish processors
- Shellfish packers
- Smoked fish producers
- Frozen seafood wholesalers
- Meat and fish cold stores
Meat cutting plants
Use these shared sector answers to frame your job. Confirm which controls apply to your particular goods and site.
Poultry processors
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Game meat processors
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Sausage manufacturers
Use these shared sector answers to frame your job. Confirm which controls apply to your particular goods and site.
Cooked meat manufacturers
Use these shared sector answers to frame your job. Confirm which controls apply to your particular goods and site.
Fish processors
Use these shared sector answers to frame your job. Confirm which controls apply to your particular goods and site.
Shellfish packers
Use these shared sector answers to frame your job. Confirm which controls apply to your particular goods and site.
Smoked fish producers
Use these shared sector answers to frame your job. Confirm which controls apply to your particular goods and site.
Frozen seafood wholesalers
Use these shared sector answers to frame your job. Confirm which controls apply to your particular goods and site.
Meat and fish cold stores
Use these shared sector answers to frame your job. Confirm which controls apply to your particular goods and site.
Before ordering
Give your supplier the footprint, goods weight, load distribution, support and lifting method, environmental conditions and the receiver’s written requirements. Used wooden pallets can be considered where those requirements and the actual pallet condition allow.