AGRICULTURE NEWS - The future growth of the game meat industry is being hindered by meat sales that do not meet legal specifications and health regulations.
The industry, worth millions of rand, is growing in popularity among consumers but is largely unregulated, with the bulk of the meat on the market being untraceable.
Speaking to Farmer’s Weekly, Charl de Villiers, chairperson of Game Abattoirs and Meat Establishments of South Africa, which represents registered game meat processors, said regulations required that venison be subjected to the same standards as any other commercially available meat in South Africa.
Read the full article here on the Caxton publication, Farmer's Weekly