About the MHS
The MHS Board and MHS workforce protect public health and animal welfare in approved premises in Britain. Details about how to contact the MHS, or give feedback about its performance, and any current job vacancies are available. The MHS is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity among its workforce.
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Meat Hygiene Service Board
The functions of the MHS Board, a sub-committee of the FSA Board, are to give strategic direction to the MHS within the overall strategy agreed by the FSA Board; and to set appropriate targets for the MHS and monitor its performance and hold it to account on behalf of the FSA Board.
The MHS workforce
The MHS operational workforce consists of around 1,400 full-time employess and contracted staff in the 'front-line' meat inspection teams located in approved fresh meat premises throughout Britain. In addition, the MHS employs around 150 administrative and managerial staff at its headquarters in York.
What we do in approved premises
The Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) protects public health and animal health and welfare in Britain by providing verification, audit, and meat inspection services in approved fresh meat premises on demand, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Meat Hygiene Service Framework Document
This framework document sets out the accountability and governance arrangements between the FSA and the MHS and replaces the one published when the MHS was first established as an executive agency.
Jobs in the Meat Hygiene Service
This page contains details of any current job vacancies at the Meat Hygiene Service. If there are none showing, please come back soon. The MHS is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity among its workforce.
Contacting the MHS
How to get in touch with the Meat Hygiene Service. Guidance on how to give feedback about MHS performance is also available.