MEAT Sector Analyse

Meat Sector Study
SLAUGHTER- S – Strengths W – Weaknesses
HOUSES Internal factors Internal factors
Management Cheap labour force available Municipalities are in most cases the
and work force
owner and therefore poor
management; exception:
municipalities rent the facility out to
the private sector
Labour force incl. management is
not trained in traceability, HACCP
…
Finances Individual slaughterhouses face
expenditures but no revenues
Focus / 3 slaughterhouses for chicken are Pigs are usually slaughtered at
specialisation working fine; Chicken farms
(Frigofood), AGRIZOO in Lushnja
region and DRIZA in Frier
slaughtering points
Facilities Outdated facilities, often not even
complying the Albanian law
Technology Outdated or not applied technology;
running costs for cold rooms too
expensive
Quality control Quality is not an issue as payment
does not depend on quality - just on
quantity
Standards Albanian standards according to
Food Law and orders of MAFCP
often not applied, EU standards on
hygiene, public authority, traceability
and HACCP also not applied
Raw material Animals are raised all over the No or limited raw material supply
supply country and so are the
slaughterhouses located
Waste (liquid,
No waste disposal system in place;
solid)
leftovers bought into illegal landfills
and runs into next river
Meat Sector Study, page 58