[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2007]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 9CFR354.132]



[Page 398-399]

 

                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 

                               AGRICULTURE

 

PART 354_VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF RABBITS AND EDIBLE PRODUCTS THEREOF

--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 354.132  Disposal of condemned carcasses and parts.



    All condemned carcasses, or parts of carcasses, shall be disposed of 

by one of the following methods, under the supervision of an inspector 

of the Inspection Service: (Facilities and materials for carrying out 

the requirements in this section shall be furnished by the official 

establishment.)

    (a) Steam treatment (which shall be accomplished by processing the 

condemned product in a pressure tank under at least 40 pounds of steam 

pressure) or thorough cooking in a kettle



[[Page 399]]



or vat for a sufficient time to effectively destroy the product for 

human food purposes and preclude dissemination of disease through 

consumption by animals. Tanks and equipment used for this purpose or for 

rendering or preparing inedible products shall be in rooms or 

compartments separate from those used for the preparation of edible 

products. There shall be no direct connection, by means of pipes or 

otherwise, between tanks containing inedible products and those 

containing edible products.

    (b) Incineration or complete destruction by burning.

    (c) Chemical denaturing, which shall be accomplished by the liberal 

application to all carcasses and parts thereof, of:

    (1) Crude carbolic acid,

    (2) Kerosene, fuel oil, or used crank case oil,

    (3) Any phenolic disinfectant conforming to commercial standards CS 

70-41 or CS 71-41 which shall be used in at least 2 percent emulsion or 

solution, or

    (4) Any other substance that the Administrator approves which will 

decharacterize the carcasses or parts to the extent necessary to 

accomplish the purposes of this section.



                      Reinspection and Ingredients