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Key – Those standards which have greater significance (all other standards are normal)

Recommendation – Those which do not affect certification

New – A completely new standard which the member must now adhere to

Revised – A standard that has changed and requires the member to take some different or additional action to before

Upgraded – The standard has been upgraded to a Key standard or from a Recommendation to a full standard

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Aim:

DOCUMENTS AND PROCEDURES

CC.DP.a

Standards

Catchers must have a copy of the Red Tractor Assurance for Farms – Catching and Transport Standards available

How you will be measured

Up-to-date hard or electronic copy of the standards

CC.DP.c

Standards

Systems must be in place for recording, investigating and resolution of any complaints received that are relevant to the requirements of the Catching and Transport Standards

How you will be measured

Complaints made by Local Authority, general public, customers (e.g. processing plant feedback) or other
System includes recording the:
- complaint
- investigation result
- action taken to prevent the issue happening again

Complaints record

CC.DP.d

Standards

A nominated member of the catching team is responsible for the catching operation and bird welfare during the catching process

How you will be measured

This person is on-farm during catching

CC.DP.e

Standards

A Standard Operating Procedure is in place for catching which takes into account biosecurity, health and safety, hygiene and bird welfare requirements and a hard copy must be accessible to staff

How you will be measured

The hard copy must be dated and reviewed bi-annually

CC.DP.f

Standards

There must be a catching schedule

How you will be measured

The schedule takes bird weight and biosecurity (e.g. final depops vs. partial depops) into consideration and allows sufficient breaks between loads

CC.DP.g

Standards

All catching companies must be registered with the Red Tractor Poultry Scheme