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Prepare large game carcasses for entry into the human food chain

URN: LANGa18
Business Sectors (Suites): Game and Wildlife Management,Treework
Developed by: Lantra
Approved on: 2022

Overview

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This standard is about preparing large game carcasses for entry into the human food chain.

It applies to deer, wild boar, and in some circumstances, feral sheep and goats.

It relates to the activities that you undertake to prepare large game carcasses (referred to by the Food Standards Agency as “primary wild game products”) for supply to an approved game-handling establishment (AGHE) in order that they can legally enter the human food chain.

You will be able to:
• hygienically transport large game carcasses
• store large game carcasses so that their condition is maintained
• inspect large game carcasses, according to legal  requirements
• prepare large game carcasses to be sold for human consumption.

For you to fully understand the content of the standard, and the activities it describes, it is important that you are able to understand the terms used within the standard. See the Glossary for some definitions that should help you with this.

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

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  1. carry out the activity safely, in line with health and safety requirements
  2. bleed and gralloch large game carcasses, hygienically and efficiently
  3. ensure the preparation and storage areas are in a hygienic condition, suitable for receiving large game carcasses
  4. transport and store large game carcasses in a hygienic manner to maintain quality, in accordance with the relevant legal requirements
  5. carry out the work hygienically, in line with food safety regulations
  6. identify the status of large game carcasses
  7. inspect carcasses, organs and lymph sites for normality, according to legal requirements
  8. prepare large game carcasses for entering the human food chain, as a primary product, according to legal requirements
  9. take appropriate action when a carcass abnormality is identified, according to legal requirements
  10. clean and store tools and equipment after use
  11. maintain accurate records, according to the relevant legal requirements
  12. prepare individual carcass declarations, according to legal requirements
  13. dispose of by-products from large game preparation in a safe manner, according to legal requirements

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

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  1. the health and safety requirements associated with the preparation of large game carcasses
  2. the proper techniques to be used to handle and transport large game carcasses, and the damage that incorrect handling practices can cause
  3. your responsibilities under the current food hygiene regulations, including the principles of traceability and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), as they apply to the supply of large game carcasses for human consumption
  4. the codes of practice controlling the transport, storage and preparation of large game carcasses, including the requirements for chilling
  5. how to inspect large game carcasses to establish if their condition is acceptable to enter the human food chain, including the smell and appearance of carcasses, organs and lymph sites
  6. the notifiable diseases and the action that should be taken if these are found
  7. the requirements for testing wild boar for trichinella
  8. the quality requirements for game meat entering the human food chain, including acceptable levels of flesh damage
  9. the proper techniques used to bleed, gralloch and eviscerate large game carcasses
  10. how to identify the reproductive status of a female large game carcass
  11. the action to take if carcass abnormalities are identified
  12. the legal requirements controlling the disposal of by-products
  13. the legal requirements controlling record keeping, labelling and traceability for primary products entering the food chain
  14. the individual declaration from the trained person to accompany each carcass to the approved game-handling establishment (AGHE)

Scope/range

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Maintain accurate records of:
• carcass details
• culling details

Scope Performance

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

Skills

Glossary

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Status:

  • sex
  • weight
  • reproductive state
  • age class
  • condition


Hygienic – clean and free from disease/germs

Gralloch - remove all or partial green and/or red offal from large game carcasses

Dress large game by removing:

  • head
  • feet
  • viscera 
  • reproductive organs


Large game:

  • deer (all types)
  • wild boar 
  • feral sheep (in certain circumstances)
  • feral goats (in certain circumstances)


Primary wild game products – in-fur game that has undergone no more than the necessary preparation that is part of normal hunting practice, usually evisceration.

Trained person – someone who has undergone the appropriate training accepted by  the Food Standards Agency (FSA)

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Version Number

3

Indicative Review Date

2027

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Lantra

Original URN

LANGa18

Relevant Occupations

Forestry, Estate Worker, Stalker

SOC Code

5119

Keywords

game meat; large game; deer; wild boar