Tel: 028 9263 3017
Fax: 028 9263 3003
email: info@nifcc.co.uk
Address:
Operations Centre
Lissue House
31 Ballinderry Road
LISBURN
Northern Ireland
BT28 2SL

ACP Inspection

Inspection Interval

NIFCC carry out annual inspections to ensure that approved members continue to meet the ACP Product Standard. Annual inspections will involve a full inspection against the requirements of the ACP Product Standard.

Inspection Scope

An inspection will normally take between 2-3 hours depending on the number of houses to be inspected.

The inspection covers those aspects of the production chain which relate to that farm. The ACP Standard is divided into the following areas:

  • Breeder Replacement
  • Breeder Layers
  • Hatchery
  • Chickens
  • Free Range
  • Catching, Transport & Slaughter

Inspection Format

For further information on the inspection please refer to the appropriate ACP Standard - Breeder Replacement, Breeder Layers, Hatchery, Broilers, Free Range.


The inspector will check on farm, the following areas of the ACP Product Standard (were applicable), as shown below.

  1. Traceability and Integrity
  2. Staff and Contractors
  3. Animal Health and Welfare
  4. Animal Medicines and Biosecurity
  5. Housing, Shelter abd Handling Facilities
  6. Feed and Water
  7. Vermin Control
  8. Casualty and Fallen Stock
  9. Breeder Layer / Eggs
  10. Environmental Protection and Contamination Control
  11. Depopulation
  12. Poultry Transport
  13. Slaughter and Lairage
  14. Documents and Procedures