This document specifies the information to be recorded in the wild venison supply chain in order to establish the traceability of products originating from wild venison culled in England, Wales and Ireland, and processed in Britain.
 
It specifies the requirements for the management of existing wild deer populations with regards to:
wild deer management requirements including legal culling
how the carcass and venison is to be produced, processed, handled and transported in particular with regards to food safety
how to identify products traded in the supply chain
details the information to be generated and held by each of the food businesses that physically trade them through the processing and distribution chains.
 
It is specific to the distribution for human consumption of venison and venison products from the producer, through to the processors and retail.
 
The types of businesses and business areas identified in this standard are the following:
Trained person(s) (producer(s)) with regards to the management of wild deer
Deer Larders and Chillers
Approved Game Handling Establishments (AGHE’s)
Transporters
Traders
Other processors
 
A supply chain can be made up of one, or all of the above. It includes requirements for the following processes: shooting, tagging, gralloching, transport, chilling, processing carcass/butchering, labelling and traceability (packaging/paperwork). It details the requirements for certain items such as ammunition, tags, vehicles, processing equipment and larders.