The meat and poultry industry has been urged to adopt standard operating procedures (SOP) regarding hygiene, sanitation, slaughtering and processing of meat and poultry products. It was suggested that the SOPs would help the industry in terms of quality, health and value addition for both domestic and overseas markets. The meat and poultry sector lacks standard procedures across the country and is largely an unorganised sector.
The department is also coming up with a production manual for goat meat. Sanjay Bhoosreddy, joint secretary, department of animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries, ministry of agriculture, said it would soon be released for the industry to follow, adding that goat meat production in India has gone up 800 times. He also stated that several organisations are currently working in isolation and they need to come together to help the sector grow.
“The industry approaches me with individual cases with mere suggestions. There should be more involvement in terms of analysis, details in proposals and clarity, so that I can discuss them with other decision-making bodies,” Bhoosreddy said. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – which organised the recently-concluded meat and poultry summit – stated that it would form an expert group to facilitate the sector.
At the concluding session of the meet, Ravi Mathur, chairperson, CII Expert Group on Food Safety, said the group would provide a platform for the industry to deliberate on such issues as food safety, animal health, feed and fodder availability, lack of skills, research, technology transfer and export opportunities, and suggest recommendations, which would be sent to the concerned ministry.
The department is also coming up with a production manual for goat meat. Sanjay Bhoosreddy, joint secretary, department of animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries, ministry of agriculture, said it would soon be released for the industry to follow, adding that goat meat production in India has gone up 800 times. He also stated that several organisations are currently working in isolation and they need to come together to help the sector grow.
“The industry approaches me with individual cases with mere suggestions. There should be more involvement in terms of analysis, details in proposals and clarity, so that I can discuss them with other decision-making bodies,” Bhoosreddy said. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – which organised the recently-concluded meat and poultry summit – stated that it would form an expert group to facilitate the sector.
At the concluding session of the meet, Ravi Mathur, chairperson, CII Expert Group on Food Safety, said the group would provide a platform for the industry to deliberate on such issues as food safety, animal health, feed and fodder availability, lack of skills, research, technology transfer and export opportunities, and suggest recommendations, which would be sent to the concerned ministry.
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