Assessment of the sanitary status of enterprises processing food of animal origin, based on the results of the Polish Veterinary Inspection supervision

Abstract

Background: With regard to its' proprieties, the food of animal origin is subject to special supervision of the Polish veterinary inspection. The acquisition of such products requires strict observation of legal norms. This paper focuses on the sanitary state of slaughterhouses and butcheries, with regard to the public health supervision held by the veterinary inspection institutions. Material and methods: The numerical data subjected to the present research reveal its activity in the years 2005-2016, and divided into two sub-terms, each covering the period of six years (report no. RRW-5). Statistical analysis was performed to compare the statistical trends (number of given administrative decisions, both warning, and forbidding) between the number of supervised and controlled public health establishments. Results and conclusions: The veterinary and public health inspection applies administrative tools that were adequate to analyze the public health dangers affecting the consumers. As a result of this, the inspection extorted the improvement of sanitary state or it eliminated the incorrect abattoirs from the market. In the light of conducted analysis, the national institutions of sanitation responsible for the assessment of processing foodstuffs of animal origin can be rated positively, with regards to its proper supervision. Results and observations of the sanitary condition of processing food of animal origin were described in the scope of worldwide tendencies in veterinary and public health supervision of food safety. It is advisable to compare the results obtained in this paper with the assessment of the final product offered for consumption to the end consumer.