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Denaturing Abattoir Waste Tissue – What is it and how can it be accomplished ?

Denaturing Abattoir Waste Tissue –  What is it and how can it be accomplished ?

Denaturing Abattoir Waste Tissue The South African Meat Safety Act of 2000 outlines very specific methods that are to be used when disposing of condemned abattoir waste. The four methods are: Denaturing prior to burial deeper than 600mm below ground Sterilizing Incineration Any other disposal method approved by the Provincial Executive Officer of the Department of Veterinary Public Health. In this series of articles we will be taking a closer look at each of the disposal methods individually. This article investigates denaturing and the practical implications of this method. Denaturing is...

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Local Newspaper Highlights Animal Waste Disposal Problem

Local Newspaper Highlights Animal Waste Disposal Problem

  Our local Mpumalanga newspaper – The Lowvelder – today published a front page article about decomposing cow heads that were found on the bank of the Crocodile River. This article shocked many readers due to the graphic nature of the photographs, but I want to commend the Lowvelder for taking a very serious environmental issue and highlighting it in a very realistic manner. Sure, non of us really want to see pictures of rotting animal heads before breakfast, but on the other hand, it is high time that people are made aware of a environmental problem that is threatening public...

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