Final Report of an Audit Carried Out in Italy Covering Italy's Meat Inspection System, March 30 through May 4, 2005

摘要

The audit took place in Italy, from March 30 through May 4, 2005. An opening meeting was held on March 30, 2005 in Rome with the Central Competent Authority (CCA). At this meeting, the auditors confirmed the objective and scope of the audit. the auditors' itineraries, and requested additional information needed to complete the audit of Italy's meat inspection system. The auditors were accompanied during the entire audit by representatives from the CCA, the Ministry of Health (MOH). and/or representatives from the regional and local inspection offices. This was a routine annual audit. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the performance of the CCA with respect to controls over the slaughter and processing establishments certified by the CCA as eligible to esport meat products to the United States. In pursuit of the objective, the following sites were visited: the headquarters of the CCA, six regional inspection offices, six local inspection ofiices, one government residue laboratory, eight government microbiology laboratories performing analytical testing on United States-eligible product, three slaughter establishments. and ten processing establishments.