Provincially licensed meat plants approved to process non-emergency slaughter (NES)

This dataset contains a list of licenced meat plants and certified examiners approved to process carcasses of cattle and swine that are slaughtered on-farm.

A provision of Ontario Regulation 31/05 (Meat) allows cattle and swine producers to have their own animals slaughtered on their farm and processed in a provincially licensed meat plant. Products from a NES carcass can only be consumed by the producer and their immediate family on the premises where the animal was slaughtered. Products cannot be sold, shared, donated or distributed.

A certified examiner may provide stunning, slaughter and dressing services, and must perform ante mortem and post mortem examinations and ensure humane animal handling and sanitary dressing.