Scottish Quality Wild Venison
SQWV Ltd (Scottish Quality Wild Venison Ltd) is an independent company which exists to maintain, develop and promote Quality Assurance Standards throughout the whole Venison industry.
Key Benefits
Reduced Audit Frequency
Increased Traceability
High Standards
STALKING AND CARCASE HANDLING STANDARDS FOR SCOTTISH QUALITY WILD VENISON ASSURANCE SCHEME
Participation in the scheme is voluntary and membership is open to all wild venison producers in Scotland who demonstrate by independent assessment that they operate to SQWV standards.
View SQWV StandardWhat is SQWV?
SQWV Ltd (Scottish Quality Wild Venison Ltd) aims to maintain, develop and promote Quality Assurance Standards throughout the whole Venison industry. The scheme relates to ‘wild’ venison which means managed populations of deer living in forests, hills and parkland under conditions of freedom i.e. living naturally.
The SQWV scheme only relates to ‘wild’ venison which means managed populations of deer living in forests, hills and parkland under conditions of freedom i.e. living naturally.
There are two sections to the scheme:
1) Stalking and Carcase Handling – covers all the stages between wild deer being shot through to the storage of skin on carcases that have been gralloched and are awaiting collection by the game dealer or processor. Inspected at intervals between 12 and 18 months.
2) Primary Processor – where larders are being used for the skinning of game and cutting of carcases into meat. Game Dealers or Game Processing Plants are also assured under the Primary Processing Scheme. Inspected at intervals between 6 and 18 months.
The SQWV standards, Processor and Stalking and Carcase Handling include:
– Deer management and control
– Stalking proficiency
– Larder management
– Carcase inspection
– Processing- transport, dressing, cutting, packaging and labelling
– Product specification
– Hygiene standards
– Traceability