Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 1842)
The purpose of Republic Act No. 1842 is to create the Meat Inspection Board in the City of Manila and amend Republic Act No. 409 by establishing regulations and supervision over abattoirs, meat inspection, and related activities.
The Meat Inspection Board is composed of the city veterinarian as chairman, the superintendent of the abattoir, and the chief veterinary meat inspector.
The chairman receives eight thousand four hundred pesos per annum, while each of the other members receives six thousand pesos per annum.
Duties include supervising all abattoirs, regulating the slaughtering of stock, licensing and inspection of slaughterhouses and meat processing establishments, regulating meat carriage and storage, destroying unfit meat, branding carcasses, and prescribing charges and fees related to meat inspection.
No. The Board prohibits slaughtering of stock in places other than abattoirs under its supervision.
The Board provides for the destruction and disposal of stock and carcasses of stock and meat which are diseased or otherwise unfit for human consumption.
The Board provides for the branding of carcasses or meat of stock slaughtered at abattoirs to ensure proper identification and regulation.
The Meat Inspection Board is responsible for prescribing the qualifications and duties of meat inspectors and other Board employees.
The Meat Inspection Board provides for systems of inspection of fish, marine products, milk, and milk products.
The balances of appropriations, personnel, equipment, supplies, and records of the Division of Veterinary Service, Division of Slaughterhouses and Stockyards, and Meat Delivery Service shall be transferred to the Meat Inspection Board.