Meat Safety Act, 2000 (Act No. 40 of 2000)

Ostrich Regulations, 2007

Purchase

Defeathering must be done immediately after bleeding ensuring that -

a)	feathers may not be dropped onto the floor but must be put into containers, especially for this purpose, or into a chute leading to a feather holding room;

b)	personnel wear dust masks;

c)	a ventilation system or extractor fan providing a positive airflow from clean to dirty, must be operational during defeathering and must prove effective in preventing feather dust from moving into the dressing area and

d)	the hatch between the defeathering area and the dressing area must be kept closed except when carcasses are moved through to the dressing area.