Simple Summary Food safety and quality are the main demands of consumers. Moreover,
clear, truthful, and direct information about food, based on science, is essential to build trust …

Animal welfare has become an important subject of public, economic and political concern,
leading to the need to validate indicators that are feasible to use at abattoirs. A systematic …

This scientific opinion focuses on the welfare of pigs on farm, and is based on literature and
expert opinion. All pig categories were assessed: gilts and dry sows, farrowing and lactating …

Abstract This Scientific Opinion considers the welfare of domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) related
to the production of meat (broilers) and includes the keeping of day‐old chicks, broiler …

Background The traditional meat inspection system is often found to be inefficient. Meat
inspection in European countries is in a phase of modernisation to reflect improvements in …

Incorporating indicators for pig health and welfare at meat inspection could reduce the need
for on-farm assessments. Skin and tail lesions are important welfare indicators in pigs with …

The overall objectives of meat inspection are to contribute to food safety, animal welfare, and
animal health. In the European Union (EU), there is a request for a modernised meat …

The main goal of the present paper is to overview, using the example of pigs/pork, the
developments in official meat inspection in the European Union that occurred from 2000 …

Abstract This Scientific Opinion considers the welfare of domestic fowl (Gallus gallus) related
to the production of meat (broilers) and includes the keeping of day‐old chicks, broiler …

Simple Summary The welfare of pigs is a major concern among some consumers and pig
producers. This concern has driven welfare specialists into the validation of methods and …