[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: 9CFR310.22]



[Page 127-128]

 

                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

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

                               AGRICULTURE

 

PART 310_POST-MORTEM INSPECTION--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 310.22  Specified risk materials from cattle and their handling and disposition.



    (a) The following materials from cattle are specified risk 

materials:

    (1) The brain, skull, eyes, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, 

vertebral column (excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the transverse 

processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and the wings of the 

sacrum), and dorsal root ganglia of cattle 30 months of age and older;

    (2) The tonsils of all cattle; and

    (3) The distal ileum of all cattle. The small intestine may be used 

for human food if:

    (i) It is derived from cattle that were inspected and passed in an 

official establishment in the United States or in



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a certified foreign establishment in a country listed in 9 CFR 327.2(b) 

as eligible to export meat and meat products to the United States and it 

is otherwise eligible for importation under 9 CFR 327.1(b), and

    (ii) The distal ileum is removed by a procedure that removes at 

least 80 inches of the uncoiled and trimmed small intestine as measured 

from the ceco-colic junction and progressing proximally towards the 

jejunum or by a procedure that the establishment demonstrates is 

effective in ensuring complete removal of the distal ileum.

    (b) Specified risk materials are inedible and shall not be used for 

human food.

    (c) Specified risk materials shall be disposed of in accordance with 

Sec. Sec. 314.1 or 314.3 of this subchapter.

    (d) Procedures for the removal, segregation, and disposition of 

specified risk materials.

    (1) Establishments that slaughter cattle and establishments that 

process the carcasses or parts of cattle shall develop, implement, and 

maintain written procedures for the removal, segregation, and 

disposition of specified risk materials. The establishment shall 

incorporate such procedures into its HACCP plan or in its Sanitation SOP 

or other prerequisite program.

    (2) Establishments that slaughter cattle and establishments that 

process the carcasses or parts of cattle must take appropriate 

corrective action when either the establishment or FSIS determines that 

the establishment's procedures for the removal, segregation, and 

disposition of specified risk materials, or the implementation or 

maintenance of such procedures, have failed to ensure that such 

materials are adequately and effectively removed from the carcass of 

cattle, segregated from edible materials, and disposed of in accordance 

with paragraph (c) of this section.

    (3) Establishments that slaughter cattle and establishments that 

process the carcasses or parts of cattle shall routinely evaluate the 

effectiveness of their procedures for the removal, segregation, and 

disposition of specified risk materials in preventing the use of these 

materials for human food and shall revise the procedures as necessary 

whenever any changes occur that could affect the removal, segregation, 

and disposition of specified risk materials.

    (4) Recordkeeping requirements. (i) Establishments that slaughter 

cattle and establishments that process the carcasses or parts of cattle 

shall maintain daily records sufficient to document the implementation 

and monitoring of the procedures for the removal, segregation, and 

disposition of the materials listed in paragraph (a) of this section, 

and any corrective actions taken.

    (ii) Records required by this section may be maintained on computers 

provided that the establishment implements appropriate controls to 

ensure the integrity of the electronic data.

    (iii) Records required by this section shall be retained for at 

least one year and shall be accessible to FSIS. All such records shall 

be maintained at the official establishment 48 hours following 

completion, after which they may be maintained off-site provided such 

records can be made available to FSIS within 24 hours of request.

    (e) The materials listed in paragraph (a)(1) of this section will be 

deemed to be from cattle 30 months of age and older unless the 

establishment can demonstrate that the materials are from an animal that 

was younger than 30 months of age at the time of slaughter.



[69 FR 1873, Jan. 12, 2004, as amended at 70 FR 53050, Sept. 7, 2005]