Meat Manufacturers (Category A, B and C)
As per the Meat Food Products Order (MFPO), 1973, meat manufacturers are licensed under category A, B or C.
Category 'A': Manufacturer who makes meat food products exclusively from meat of animal(s) slaughtered and dressed in his/her factory;
Category 'B': Manufacturer who makes meat food products exclusively from meat of animal(s) slaughtered and dressed in a recognized slaughterhouse and whose factory is situated in close proximity to such a slaughterhouse;
Category 'C': Manufacturer who makes meat food products exclusively from poultry and/or pig meat at places where authorized slaughterhouses do not exist and the total quantity manufactured is less than 30 tonnes per annum.
(Source - http://www.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf/MFPO%201973-Amended%20_English_.pdf)
Category 'A': Manufacturer who makes meat food products exclusively from meat of animal(s) slaughtered and dressed in his/her factory;
Category 'B': Manufacturer who makes meat food products exclusively from meat of animal(s) slaughtered and dressed in a recognized slaughterhouse and whose factory is situated in close proximity to such a slaughterhouse;
Category 'C': Manufacturer who makes meat food products exclusively from poultry and/or pig meat at places where authorized slaughterhouses do not exist and the total quantity manufactured is less than 30 tonnes per annum.
(Source - http://www.fssai.gov.in/Portals/0/Pdf/MFPO%201973-Amended%20_English_.pdf)
