Integral Quality Own-Control Program and Traceability of the Meat Industry (PACIC)

The Business Federation of Meat and Meat Industries (FECIC) was created in 1978 and is currently the organization state-level company that represents and defends the interests of companies in the meat sector located in Spain. At present, FECIC groups some 200 companies that are dedicated so much to slaughter of animals of the bovine, porcine, caprine and equine species, such as the cutting of its meats and the transformation of these into derivatives processed meat.

FECIC's Integral Program for Quality Own-Control and Traceability of the Meat Industry (PACIC) ensures that companies correctly comply with established labelling standards and that it counts with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

This voluntary own-control plan, aimed at meat product manufacturing plants, slaughterhouses and cutting rooms, assesses the labelling and traceability of the meat as well as the quality and labelling of meat derivatives, by means of an additional and independent control to those who already carry out the companies internally and verifies, throughout the meat chain (slaughter, cutting and production of products), compliance with current legislation on quality, traceability and labelling.