den Hartog J M
Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 1991 May 15;116(10):497-503.
The Meat Inspection Act has been in existence more than seventy years. Meat inspection based on this act did not change very much over a considerable period. The parties involved, government, industry and science, are all of the opinion that a thorough revision of the aims of the meat inspection is required. Certain aspects, which did not receive much attention in the past: consumers' expectations, the effectiveness of governmental meat inspection in the future in relation to the position of the industry, are reviewed. The Integrated Surveillance System of the Animal and Meat Production Chain can only be partially effective. When the interest of consumers in the product is increased, it will be possible to translate their desires into specifications of the final product. A system of inspection which at least fulfills the safety requirements of the government, can be worked out by the participants without direct responsibility of the government. The direct task of the government will be concentrated on assessing the effectiveness of the system by the safety criteria.
《肉类检验法》已经实施七十多年了。基于该法案的肉类检验在相当长的一段时间内变化不大。政府、行业和科学界等相关各方都认为有必要对肉类检验的目标进行全面修订。过去未得到太多关注的某些方面，如消费者期望、未来政府肉类检验相对于行业地位的有效性等，都得到了审视。动物和肉类生产链的综合监测系统只能部分有效。当消费者对产品的兴趣增加时，就有可能将他们的需求转化为最终产品的规格要求。参与者可以制定出至少符合政府安全要求的检验系统，而无需政府直接负责。政府的直接任务将集中在根据安全标准评估该系统的有效性上。
