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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
General
Sec.
354.1 Definitions.
354.2 Designation of official certificates, memoranda, marks, other
identifications, and devices for purposes of the Agricultural
Marketing Act.
Administration
354.3 Administration.
Basis of Service
354.10 Inspection service.
354.12 Eligibility.
354.13 Supervision.
354.14 Authority to waive provisions of Sec. 354.12.
Performance of Services
354.20 Licensed or authorized inspectors.
354.21 Suspension of license; revocation.
354.22 Surrender of license.
354.23 Identification.
354.24 Financial interest of inspectors.
354.25 Political activity.
354.26 Schedule of operation of official plants.
Application for Inspection Service
354.30 Who may obtain inspection service.
354.31 How application for service may be made; conditions of resident
service.
354.32 Filing of application.
354.33 Authority of applicant.
354.34 Application for inspection service in official plants; approval.
354.35 Rejection of application.
354.36 Withdrawal of application.
354.38 Suspension of plant approval.
Violations
354.45 Denial of service.
354.46 Misrepresentation; deceptive or fraudulent acts or practices.
354.47 Use of facsimile forms.
354.48 Willful violation of the regulations.
354.49 Interfering with an inspector or employee of Service.
354.51 Miscellaneous.
Other Applicable Regulations
354.53 Other applicable regulations.
Identifying and Marking Products
354.60 Approval of official identification.
354.62 Inspection mark with respect to product.
354.63 Marking inspected products.
354.64 Form of official identification.
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354.65 Form of inspection mark.
Supervision of Marking and Packaging
354.70 Evidence of label approval.
354.71 Affixing of official identification.
354.72 Packaging.
354.73 Retention labels.
354.74 Prerequisites to inspection.
354.75 Accessibility of products.
354.76 Time of inspection in an official plant.
Reports
354.90 Report of inspection work.
354.91 Information to be furnished to inspectors.
354.92 Reports of violations.
Fees and Charges
354.100 Payment of fees and charges.
354.101 On a fee basis.
354.105 Fees for additional copies of inspection certificates.
354.106 Travel expenses and other charges.
354.107 Continuous inspection performed on a resident basis.
354.109 Fees or charges for inspection service performed under
cooperative agreement.
354.110 Disposition of fees for inspection made under cooperative
agreement.
Inspection Procedures; Ante-Mortem Inspections
354.120 Manner of handling products in an official plant.
354.121 Ante-mortem inspection.
354.122 Condemnation on ante-mortem inspection.
354.123 Segregation of suspects on ante-mortem inspection.
354.124 Quarantine of diseased rabbits.
Post-Mortem Inspection
354.125 Evisceration.
354.126 Carcasses held for further examination.
354.127 Condemnation and treatment of carcasses.
354.128 Certification of carcasses.
Disposition of Diseased Rabbit Carcasses and Parts
354.129 General.
354.130 Diseases or conditions evident which require condemnation.
354.131 Decomposition.
354.132 Disposal of condemned carcasses and parts.
Reinspection and Ingredients
354.133 Reinspection of edible products; ingredients.
Appeals
354.134 Appeal inspections; how made.
Inspection Certificates
354.140 Forms of inspection certificates.
354.141 Issuance and disposition of rabbits inspection certificates.
354.142 Food product inspection certificates; issuance and disposition.
354.143 Export certificates; issuance and disposition.
354.144 Advance information.
Basis of Acceptability of Other Official Inspection Systems
354.160 General.
354.161 Requirements as to manner of inspection.
354.162 Determining compliance with Sec. 354.161.
Sanitary Requirements
general
354.210 Minimum standards for sanitation, facilities, and operating
procedures in official plants.
Buildings and Plant Facilities
354.220 Buildings.
354.221 Rooms and compartments.
354.222 Floors, walls, ceilings, etc.
354.223 Drainage and plumbing.
354.224 Water supply.
354.225 Lavatory accommodations.
354.226 Lighting and ventilation.
Equipment and Utensils
354.230 Equipment and utensils.
354.231 Accessibility.
354.232 Restrictions on use.
Maintenance of Sanitary Conditions and Precautions Against Contamination
of Products
354.240 General.
354.241 Cleaning of rooms and compartments.
354.242 Cleaning of equipment and utensils.
354.243 Operations and procedures.
354.244 Temperatures and cooling and freezing procedures.
354.245 Vermin.
254.246 Exclusion of diseased persons.
354.247 Table showing types of materials.
354.248 Scope and applicability of rules of practice.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1622, 1624; 7 CFR 2.17 (g) and (i), 2.55.
Source: 41 FR 23702, June 11, 1976, unless otherwise noted.
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CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF
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Sec. 354.1 Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall
have the following meaning:
(a) Act means the applicable provisions of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 1087; 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) or any
other act of Congress conferring like authority.
(b) Acceptable means suitable for the purpose intended and
acceptable to the Service.
(c) Administrator means the Administrator of the Food Safety and
Inspection Service of the Department or any other officer or employee of
the Department to whom there has heretofore been delegated, or to whom
there may hereafter be delegated the authority to act in his stead.
(d) Applicant means any interested party who requests any inspection
service.
(e) Area supervisor means any employee of the Department in charge
of rabbit inspection service in a designated geographical area.
(f) Carcass means any rabbit carcass.
(g) Circuit supervisor or technical supervisor means the officer in
charge of the rabbit inspection service in a circuit consisting of a
group of stations within an area.
(h) Class means any subdivision of a product based on essential
physical characteristics that differentiate between major groups of the
same kind.
(i) Condition means any condition, including, but not being limited
to, the state of preservation, cleanliness, or soundness, of any product
or the processing, handling, or packaging which may affect such product.
(j) Condition and wholesomeness means the condition of any product,
its healthfulness and fitness for human food.
(k) Department means the United States Department of Agriculture.
(l) Edible product means any product derived from ready-to-cook
domestic rabbits.
(m) Giblets means the liver from which the bile sac has been removed
and the heart from which the pericardial sac has been removed.
(n) Holiday or legal holiday shall mean the legal public holidays
specified by the Congress in paragraph (a) of section 6103, Title 5, of
the United States Code.
(o) Identify means to apply official identification to products or
to containers thereof.
(p) Inspected and certified or certified means, with respect to any
product, that it has undergone an inspection and was found, at the time
of such inspection, to be sound, wholesome, and fit for human food.
(q) Inspection, inspection service, or inspection of products for
condition and wholesomeness means any inspection by an inspector to
determine, in accordance with the regulations in this part, (1) the
condition and wholesomeness of rabbits, or (2) the condition and
wholesomeness of any edible product at any state of the preparation or
packaging thereof in the official plant where inspected and certified,
or (3) the condition and wholesomeness of any previously inspected and
certified product if such product has not lost its identity as an
inspected and certified product.
(r) Inspection certificate means a statement, either written or
printed, issued by an inspector, pursuant to the regulations in this
part, relative to the condition and wholesomeness of products.
(s) Inspector means any person who is licensed by the Secretary to
investigate and certify, in accordance with the regulations in this
part, the condition and wholesomeness of products. An inspector is an
employee of the Department or of a State; he may be a graduate
veterinarian or a layman.
(t) Interested party means any person financially interested in a
transaction involving any inspection.
(u) National supervisor means (1) the officer in charge of the
rabbit inspection service of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, and
(2) other officers or employees of the Department designated by the
officer in charge of the rabbit inspection service of the Food Safety
and Inspection Service.
(v) Official plant means one or more buildings or parts thereof,
comprising a single plant in which the facilities and methods of
operation therein have been
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approved by the Administrator as suitable and adequate for operation
under inspection service and in which inspection is carried on in
accordance with the regulations in this part.
(w) Person means any individual, partnership, association, business
trust, corporation, or any organized group of persons, whether
incorporated or not.
(x) Potable water means water that has been approved by the State
health authority as safe for drinking and suitable for food processing.
(y) Product means ready-to-cook cooked rabbits, or edible products
derived therefrom.
(z) Rabbit means any domesticated rabbit, whether live or dead.
(aa) Rabbit inspection service means the personnel who are engaged
in the administration, application, and direction of rabbit inspection
programs and services pursuant to the regulations in this part.
(bb) Ready-to-cook domestic rabbit means any rabbit which has been
slaughtered for human food, from which the head, blood, skin, feet, and
inedible viscera have been removed, that is ready to cook without need
of further processing. Ready-to-cook rabbit also means any cut-up or
disjointed portion of rabbit or any edible part thereof, as described in
this paragraph.
(cc) Regulations means the provisions of this entire part as may be
in effect at the time inspection is performed.
(dd) Secretary means the Secretary of the Department, or any other
officer or employee of the Department to whom there has heretofore been
delegated, or to whom there may hereafter be delegated, the authority to
act in his stead.
(ee) Service means the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the
Department.
(ff) Station supervisor means any authorized individual who is
designated to supervise rabbit inspection service in a large official
plant or in a group of several small plants.
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Sec. 354.2 Designation of official certificates, memoranda, marks, other identifications, and devices for purposes of the Agricultural Marketing Act.
Subsection 203(h) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as
amended by Pub. L. 272, 84th Congress, provides criminal penalties for
various specified offenses relating to official certificates, memoranda,
marks or other identifications, and devices for making such marks or
identifications, issued or authorized under section 203 of said Act, and
certain misrepresentations concerning the inspection of agricultural
products under said section. For the purposes of said subsection and the
provisions in this part, the terms listed in this section shall have the
respective meanings specified:
(a) Official certificate means any form of certification, either
written or printed, used under this part to certify with respect to the
inspection or class or condition of products.
(b) Official memorandum means any initial record of findings made by
an authorized person in the process of inspecting or sampling, pursuant
to this part, any processing or plant operation report made by an
authorized person in connection with inspecting or sampling under this
part, and any report made by an authorized person of services performed
pursuant to this part.
(c) Official mark means the inspection mark, and any other mark, or
any variations in such marks, approved by the Administrator and
authorized to be affixed to any product, or affixed to or printed on the
packaging material of any product, stating that the product was
inspected, or indicating the condition of the product, or for the
purpose of maintaining the identity of products inspected under this
part, including, but not limited to, that set forth in Sec. 354.65.
(d) Official identification means any symbol, stamp, label, or seal
indicating that the product has been officially inspected and/or
indicating the class or condition of the product approved by the
Administrator and authorized to be affixed to any product, or affixed to
or printed on the packaging material of any product.
(e) Official device means a stamping appliance, branding device,
stencil, printed label, or any other mechanically or manually operated
tool that is approved by the Administrator for the purpose of applying
any official mark or other identification to any product or the
packaging material thereof.
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Sec. 354.3 Administration.
The Administrator shall perform, for and under the supervision of
the Secretary, such duties as are prescribed in the regulations in this
part and as the Secretary may require in the administration of the
regulations in this part. The Administrator is authorized to waive for
limited periods any particular provisions of the regulations to permit
experimentation so that new procedures, equipment, and processing
techniques may be tested to facilitate definite improvements and, at the
same time, to assure full compliance with the spirit and intent of the
regulations. The Food Safety and Inspection Service and its officers and
employees shall not be liable in damages through acts of commission or
omission in the administration of this part.
Basis of Service
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Sec. 354.10 Inspection service.
Any inspection service in accordance with the regulations in this
part shall be for condition and wholesomeness.
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Sec. 354.12 Eligibility.
(a) Only rabbits which are processed in official plants in
accordance with the regulations in this part may be inspected.
(b) All rabbits that are eviscerated in an official plant where
inspection service is maintained shall be inspected for condition and
wholesomeness and no dressed rabbits or uninspected products shall be
brought into such official plant.
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Sec. 354.13 Supervision.
All inspection service shall be subject to supervision at all times
by the station supervisor, circuit supervisor, area supervisor, and
national supervisor. Such service shall be rendered where the facilities
and conditions are satisfactory for the conduct of the service and the
requisite inspectors are available.
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Sec. 354.14 Authority to waive provisions of Sec. 354.12.
The Administrator is authorized to waive the provisions of
Sec. 354.12 which pertain to the entry of uninspected edible products
into official plants in specific instances where rabbits are to be
brought into compliance with a law under the provisions of a court
order. Such rabbits shall be handled in an official plant in accordance
with such procedures as the Administrator may prescribe to insure proper
segregation and identity of the rabbits or rabbit products until they
are shipped from the official plant.
Performance of Services
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Sec. 354.20 Licensed or authorized inspectors.
(a) Any person who is a Federal or State employee or the employee of
a local jurisdiction possessing proper qualifications as determined by
an examination for competency, and who is to perform inspection service
under this part may be licensed or otherwise authorized by the Secretary
as an inspector.
(b) All licenses issued by the Secretary shall be countersigned by
the officer in charge of the rabbit inspection service of the Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service or any other designated officer of such
Service.
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Sec. 354.21 Suspension of license; revocation.
Pending final action by the Secretary, any person authorized to
countersign a license to perform inspection service may, whenever he
deems such action necessary to assure that any inspection service is
properly performed, suspend any license to perform inspection service
issued pursuant to this part, by giving notice of such suspension to the
respective licensee, accompanied by a statement of the reasons therefor.
Within 7 days after the receipt of the aforesaid notice and statement of
reasons, the licensee may file an appeal in writing, with the Secretary,
supported by any argument or evidence that he may wish to offer as to
why his license should not be further suspended or revoked. After the
expiration of the aforesaid 7-day period and consideration of such
argument and evidence, the Secretary will take such action as he deems
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with respect to such suspension or revocation. When no appeal is filed
within the prescribed 7 days, the license to perform inspection service
is revoked.
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Sec. 354.22 Surrender of license.
Each license which is suspended, or revoked, or has expired shall
promptly be surrendered by the licensee to his immediate superior. Upon
termination of the services of a licensed inspector, the licensee shall
promptly surrender his license to his immediate superior.
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Sec. 354.23 Identification.
Each inspector shall have in his possession at all times, and
present upon request while on duty, the means of identification
furnished by the Department to such person.
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Sec. 354.24 Financial interest of inspectors.
No inspector shall render service on any product in which he is
financially interested.
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Sec. 354.25 Political activity.
All inspectors are forbidden, during the period of their respective
appointments or licenses, to take an active part in political management
or in political campaigns. Political activity in city, county, State, or
national elections, whether primary or regular, or in behalf of any
party or candidate, or any measure to be voted upon, is prohibited. This
applies to all appointees, including, but not being limited to,
temporary and cooperative employees and employees on leave of absence
with or without pay. Willful violation of Secs. 354.20 to 354.25 will
constitute grounds for dismissal in the case of appointees and
revocation of licenses in the case of licensees.
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Sec. 354.26 Schedule of operation of official plants.
Inspection operating schedules for services performed pursuant to
Sec. 354.107 shall be requested in writing and be approved by the
Administrator. Normal operating schedules for a full week consist of a
continuous 8-hour period per day (excluding not to exceed 1 hour for
lunch), 5 consecutive days per week, within the period of Monday through
Saturday, for each shift required. Less than 8-hour schedules may be
requested and will be approved if an inspector is available. Sundays may
not be approved in any tour of duty. Clock hours of daily operations
need not be specified in the request, although as a condition of
continued approval, the hours of operation shall be reasonably uniform
from day to day. Inspectors are to be notified by management 1 day in
advance of any change in the hours inspection service is requested.
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Sec. 354.30 Who may obtain inspection service.
An application for inspection service may be made by any interested
person, including, but not being limited to, the United States, any
State, county, municipality, or common carrier, and any authorized agent
of the foregoing.
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Sec. 354.31 How application for service may be made; conditions of resident service.
(a) On a fee basis. An application for any inspection service on a
fee basis may be made in any office of inspection or with any inspector
at or nearest the place where the service is desired. Such application
may be made orally (in person or by telephone), in writing, or by
telegraph. If the application for inspection service is made orally, the
office of inspection or the inspector with whom the application is made,
or the Administrator, may require that the application be confirmed in
writing.
(b) On a resident inspection basis. An application for resident
inspection service must be made in writing on forms approved by the
Administrator and filed with the Administrator. Such forms may be
obtained at the national, area, or State inspection office. In making
application, the applicant agrees to comply with the terms and
conditions of the regulations (including, but not being limited to, such
instructions governing inspection of products as may be issued from time
to time by the Administrator). No member of or delegate to Congress or
Resident Commissioner shall be admitted to any benefit that may arise
from such service unless derived through
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Sec. 354.32 Filing of application.
An application for inspection service shall be regarded as filed
only when made pursuant to the regulations in this part.
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Sec. 354.33 Authority of applicant.
Proof of the authority of any person applying for inspection service
may be required at the discretion of the Administrator.
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Sec. 354.34 Application for inspection service in official plants; approval.
Any person desiring to process and pack products in a plant under
inspection service must receive approval of such plant and facilities as
an official plant prior to the rendition of such service. An application
for inspection service to be rendered in an official plant shall be
approved according to the following procedure:
(a) Initial survey. When application has been filed for inspection
service as aforesaid, the area supervisor, or his assistant, shall
examine the plant, premises, and facilities and shall specify any
additional facilities required for the service. Appeals with respect to
any such specification may be made to the national supervisor.
(b) Drawings and specifications to be furnished in advance of
construction or alterations.
(1) Four copies of drawings or blueprints showing the features
specified herein shall be submitted to the Administrator. The drawings
or blueprints shall be legible, made with sharp, clear lines, and
properly drawn to scale, and shall consist of floor plans and a plot
plan.
(2) The plot plan shall show such features as the limits of the
plant's premises, locations in outline of buildings on the premises, one
point of the compass, and roadways and railroads serving the plant.
(3) The floor plan shall show all space to be included in the
official plant. If rooms or compartments shown on the drawings or
blueprints are not to be included as part of the official plant, this
shall be clearly indicated thereon.
(4) The sheets of paper on which drawings or blueprints are made
shall not exceed a size 34 x 44. The drawings
other than of the plot plan shall be made to a scale of \1/8\
per foot, except that additional plans for some areas showing detail may
be drawn to a scale of \1/4\ per foot. The plot plan may be
drawn to a scale of not less than \1/32\ per foot. The
drawings shall indicate the scale used and shall also indicate the floor
shown (e.g., basement, first, or second).
(c) Features required to be shown on floor plan. The following
features shall be shown on the floor plan:
(1) The principal pieces of equipment drawn to scale in the proper
locations.
(2) The name of the firm and the address of the plant by street and
street number, or by other means properly identifying the location of
the plant.
(3) One point of the compass.
(4) The doors and openings for passageways, designating those which
are self-closing or permanently closed.
(5) All floor drain openings and gutter drains.
(6) Lavatories in toilet and processing rooms (lavatories which are
other than hand-operated shall be so designated on the drawings or
blueprints).
(7) All steam and hot and cold water outlets for cleanup purposes.
(8) Ice-making and storage facilities.
(9) The point at which live rabbits are hung on the conveyor line,
the point at which the ready-to-cook rabbits are removed, and any
intermediate transfer points.
(10) The routes of the edible and inedible products.
(11) The location of fresh air inlets, exhaust fans, and hoods.
(d) Specifications. Specifications covering the following items
shall accompany the drawings:
(1) Height of ceilings.
(2) Type of ceilings--open or closed.
(3) Finish of ceilings; for example--cement plaster, metal, marine
plywood, cement, asbestos board, etc.
(4) Finish of walls; for example--cement plaster, glazed tile, glaze
brick, glass blocks, etc.
(5) Screens--indicate whether all outside openings are screened or
provided
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with other suitable devices against entrance of flies or other insects.
(6) Finish of floors--concrete, brick, mastic material, etc.
(7) Drainage--indicate the amount of slope of floors to the drains
in processing rooms, coolers, toilets, and refuse rooms, and give
description of trapping and venting of drainage lines and of floor drain
openings. Indicate size of drainage lines and whether house drainage
lines and toilet soil lines are separate to a point outside of
buildings.
(8) Heating--indicate type.
(9) Water supply--indicate whether public or private water supply,
or both, and specify in terms of gallons of water available per minute
for the processing needs of the plant. Also indicate whether or not a
nonpotable water supply is used for any purpose in the plant and, if so,
specify such uses.
(10) Hot water facilities--specify facilities such as boilers,
storage tanks, mixing valves, etc., and indicate the size and number of
boilers and storage tanks.
(11) Specify number of men and number of women who will use each
toilet room.
(12) Sewage disposal--indicate whether city sewer, cesspool,
sedimentation tank, etc.
(13) Approximate rate of production--indicate hourly rate of
slaughter and evisceration for rabbits.
(e) Rooms and compartments which must be included in the official
plant. The official plant shall include employees' toilet and dressing
rooms, office space for the inspectors, storerooms for supplies, refuse
rooms, and rooms, compartments, or passageways where rabbits or any
ingredients to be used in the preparation of products under inspection
will be handled or kept. It also may include other rooms or compartments
located in the buildings comprising the official plant.
(f) Changes in drawings or blueprints. When changes are proposed in
areas for which drawings or blueprints have been previously approved,
one of the following types of revised drawings or blueprints shall be
submitted for review and consideration.
(1) A completely revised sheet or sheets showing proposed
alterations or additions, or
(2) Approved pasters of the proposed changes which may be affixed to
the affected areas on the previously approved drawings or blueprints in
a manner not obscuring essential data. Paster drawings and blueprints
shall be prepared to the same scale and presented on a background
similar to that of the originally approved drawing or blueprint.
(g) Final survey and plant approval. Prior to the inauguration of
the inspection service, a final survey of the plant and premises shall
be made by the area supervisor or his assistant to determine if the
plant is constructed and facilities are installed in accordance with the
approved drawings and the regulations in this part. The plant may be
approved by the Administrator only when these requirements have been
met, except that conditional approval for a specified limited time may
be granted only under emergency conditions of restricted availability of
facilities and construction materials, provided practices suitable to
the Administrator are employed to effect adequate sanitary conditions in
the plant.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number
0583-0036)
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Sec. 354.35 Rejection of application.
Any application for inspection service may be rejected by the
Administrator:
(a) Whenever the applicant fails to meet the requirements of the
regulations prescribing the conditions under which the service is made
available;
(b) Whenever the product is owned by or located on the premises of a
person currently denied the benefits of the Act;
(c) Where any individual holding office or a responsible position
with or having a substantial financial interest or share in the
applicant is currently denied the benefits of the Act or was responsible
in whole or in part for the current denial of the benefits of the Act to
any person;
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(d) Where the Administrator determines that the application is an
attempt on the part of a person currently denied the benefits of the Act
to obtain inspection service;
(e) Whenever the applicant, after an initial survey has been made in
accordance with Sec. 354.34(a), fails to bring the plant, facilities,
and operating procedures into compliance with the regulations within a
reasonable period of time; or
(f) Notwithstanding any prior approval whenever, before inauguration
of service, the applicant fails to fulfill commitments concerning the
inauguration of the service. Each such applicant shall be promptly
notified by registered mail of the reasons for the rejection. A written
petition for reconsideration of such rejection may be filed by the
applicant with the Administrator if postmarked or delivered within 10
days after the receipt of notice of the rejection. Such petition shall
state specifically the errors alleged to have been made by the
Administrator in rejecting the application. Within 20 days following the
receipt of such a petition for reconsideration, the Administrator shall
approve the application or notify the applicant by registered mail of
the reasons for the rejection thereof.
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Sec. 354.36 Withdrawal of application.
Any application for inspection service may be withdrawn by the
applicant at any time before the service is performed upon payment, by
the applicant, of all expenses incurred by the Service in connection
with such application.
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Sec. 354.38 Suspension of plant approval.
(a) Any plant approval given pursuant to the regulations in this
part may be suspended by the Administrator for:
(1) Failure to maintain plant and equipment in a satisfactory state
of repair;
(2) The use of operating procedures which are not in accordance with
the regulations in this part; or
(3) Alterations of buildings, facilities, or equipment which cannot
be approved in accordance with the regulations in this part.
(b) During such period of suspension, inspection service shall not
be rendered. However, the other provisions of the regulations pertaining
to providing service on a resident basis will remain in effect unless
such service is terminated in accordance with the provisions of this
part. If the plant facilities or methods of operation are not brought
into compliance within a reasonable period of time, to be specified by
the Administrator, the service shall be terminated. Upon termination of
inspection service in an official plant pursuant to the regulations in
this part, the plant approval shall also become terminated, and all
labels, seals, tags or packaging material bearing official
identification shall, under the supervision of a person designated by
the Service, either be destroyed, or the official identification
completely obliterated, or sealed in a manner acceptable to the Service.
Violations
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Sec. 354.45 Denial of service.
(a) The acts or practices set forth in Secs. 354.46 through 354.51
or the causing thereof may be deemed sufficient cause, for the
debarment, by the Secretary, of any person, including any agents,
officers, subsidiaries, or affiliates of such person, from any or all
benefits of the Act for a specified period after notice and opportunity
for hearing has been afforded.
(b) Whenever the Administrator has reason to believe that any person
or his employee, agent, or representative has flagrantly or repeatedly
committed any of the acts or practices specified in Secs. 354.46 to
354.51, he may, without hearing, direct that the benefits of the Act be
denied such person, including any agents, officers, subsidiaries, or
affiliates of such person, pending investigation and hearing, and shall
give notice thereof to any such person in the manner prescribed in
Sec. 1.147(b) of the rules of practice (7 CFR 1.147(b)). The
Administrator's decision to deny the benefits of the Act to any such
person, including any agents, officers, subsidiaries, or affiliates of
such person, shall be effective upon service of such notice. A written
petition for reconsideration of such interim denial may be filed with
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the Administrator by any person so denied the benefits of the Act within
10 days after notice of the interim denial. Such petition shall state
specifically the errors alleged to have been made by the Administrator
in denying the benefits of the Act pending investigation and hearing.
Within 20 days following the receipt of such petition for
reconsideration, the Administrator shall reinstate the benefits of the
Act or notify the petitioner of the reasons for continued interim
denial.
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Sec. 354.46 Misrepresentation; deceptive or fraudulent acts or practices.
Any willful misrepresentation or any deceptive or fraudulent act or
practice made or committed by any person in connection with:
(a) The making or filing of any application for any inspection
service;
(b) The making of the product accessible for inspection;
(c) The making, issuing, or using, or attempting to issue or use any
inspection certificate, symbol, stamp, label, seal or identification,
authorized pursuant to the regulations in this part;
(d) The use of the terms "U.S. Inspected" or "Government
Inspected", or any term of similar import in the labeling or
advertising of any product.
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Sec. 354.47 Use of facsimile forms.
Using or attempting to use a form which simulates, in whole or in
part, any certificate, symbol, stamp, label, seal or identification
authorized to be issued or used under the regulations in this part.
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Sec. 354.48 Willful violation of the regulations.
Any willful violation of the regulations in this part or the Act.
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Sec. 354.49 Interfering with an inspector or employee of Service.
Any interference with or obstruction or any attempted interference
or obstruction of or assault upon any inspector or employee of the
Service in the performance of his duties. The giving or offering
directly or indirectly of any money, loan, gift, or anything of value to
an employee of the Service or the making or offering of any contribution
to or in any way supplementing the salary, compensation, or expenses of
an employee of the Service, or the offering or entering into a private
contract or agreement with an employee of the Service for any services
to be rendered while employed by the Service.
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Sec. 354.51 Miscellaneous.
The existence of any of the conditions set forth in Sec. 354.35
constituting a basis for the rejection of an application for inspection
service.
Other Applicable Regulations
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Sec. 354.53 Other applicable regulations.
Compliance with the regulations in this part shall not excuse
failure to comply with any other Federal or any State or municipal
applicable laws or regulations.
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Sec. 354.60 Approval of official identification.
(a) Any label or packaging material which bears any official
identification shall be used only in such manner as the Administrator
may prescribe. No label or packaging material bearing official
identification may be used unless finished copies or samples of such
labels and packaging material have been approved by the Administrator.
No label bearing official identification shall be printed for use until
the printer's final proof has been approved by the Administrator, and no
label, other than labels for shipping containers or containers for
institutional packs, bearing any official identification shall be used
until finished copies or samples of such labels have been approved by
the Administrator. Final approval may be given to printer's final proof
or photostatic copies of labels for shipping containers or containers
for institutional packs, and no such labels shall be used until such
proofs or copies have been approved by the Administrator. A label which
bears official identification shall not bear any statement that is false
or misleading, and if labels in the name of the same packer or
distributor, or bearing the same brand
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name, are used on the same or similar products which are prepared from
products which are not inspected, the diameter of the inspection mark
used on labels for inspected products shall be equal to at least one-
tenth of the length of the label, plus at least one-tenth of the width
of the label. If the labeling is printed or otherwise applied directly
to the container, the principal display panel of such container shall,
for this purpose, be considered as the label.
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Sec. 354.62 Inspection mark with respect to product.
The Administrator is authorized to prescribe and approve the form of
the inspection mark that may be used.
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Sec. 354.63 Marking inspected products.
(a) Wording and form of inspection mark. Except as otherwise
authorized, the inspection mark permitted to be used with respect to
inspected and certified edible products shall include wording as
follows: "Inspected for Wholesomeness by U.S. Department of
Agriculture." This wording shall be contained within a circle in the
form and arrangement shown in Sec. 354.65. The appropriate plant number
of the official plant shall be included in the circle unless it appears
elsewhere on the packaging material. The Administrator may approve the
use of abbreviations of such inspection mark, and such approved
abbreviations shall have the same force and effect as the inspection
mark. The inspection mark or approved abbreviation thereof, as the case
may be, may be applied to the inspected and certified edible product or
to the packaging material of such product. When the inspection mark, or
the approved abbreviation thereof, is used on packaging material, it
shall be printed on such material or on a label to be affixed to the
packaging material and the name of the packer or distributor of such
product shall be printed on the packaging material or label, as the case
may be, except that on shipping containers and containers for
institutional packs, the inspection marks may be stenciled on the
container and, when the inspection mark is so stenciled, the name and
address of the packer or distributor may be applied by the use of a
stencil or a rubber stamp. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the name and
address of the packer or distributor, if appropriately shown elsewhere
on the packaging material, may be omitted from insert labels which bear
an official identification if the applicable plant number is shown.
(b) Wording on labels. Each trade label to be approved for use
pursuant to Secs. 354.60 to 354.64 with respect to any inspected and
certified edible product shall bear the true name of the edible product,
the name and address of the packer or distributor thereof, and in
prominent letters and figures of uniform size, the inspection mark, as
aforesaid, and the label shall also bear, in such manner as may be
prescribed or approved by the Administrator, the plant number, if any,
of the official plant in which such product was inspected and certified.
The class of the rabbits shall be shown on the label. The appropriate
designation "young", "mature", or "old" may be used as a prefix to
the word "rabbit" in lieu of the class name.
(c) Labels in foreign languages. Any trade label to be affixed to a
container of any edible products for foreign commerce may be printed in
a foreign language. However, the inspection mark shall appear on the
label in English, but, in addition, may be literally translated into
such foreign language. Each such trade label which is to be printed in a
foreign language must be approved pursuant to Secs. 354.60 to 354.64.
(d) Unauthorized use or disposition of approved labels. (1) Labels
approved for use pursuant to Secs. 354.60 to 354.64 shall be used only
for the purpose for which approved and shall not otherwise be disposed
of from the plant for which approved except with written approval of the
Administrator. Any unauthorized use or disposition of approved labels or
labels bearing official identification may result in cancellation of the
approval and denial of the use of labels bearing official identification
or denial of the benefits of the Act pursuant to the provisions of
Sec. 354.60.
(2) The use of simulations or imitations of any official
identification by any person is prohibited.
(e) Rescindment of approved labels. Once a year, or more often if
requested,
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each applicant shall submit to the Administrator a list in triplicate of
approved labels that have become obsolete, accompanied with a statement
that such approvals are no longer desired. The approvals shall be
identified by the date of approval and the name of product or other
designation showing the class of material.
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Sec. 354.64 Form of official identification.
The form prescribed in Sec. 354.65 is subject to the requirements of
Secs. 354.60 to 354.64, Identifying and Marking Products.
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Sec. 354.65 Form of inspection mark.
The inspection mark approved for use on inspected and certified
edible products shall be contained within a circle and include the
following wording: "Inspected for Wholesomeness by U.S. Department of
Agriculture." The form and arrangement of such wording shall be as
indicated in the example below. The plant number of the official plant
shall be set forth if it does not appear on the packaging material.
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Sec. 354.70 Evidence of label approval.
No inspector shall authorize the use of official identification for
any inspected product unless he has on file evidence that such official
identification or packaging material bearing such official
identification has been approved in accordance with the provisions of
Secs. 354.60 to 354.64.
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Sec. 354.71 Affixing of official identification.
(a) No official identification or any abbreviation, copy, or
representation thereof may be affixed to or placed on or caused to be
affixed to or placed on any product or container thereof except by an
inspector or under the supervision of an inspector. All such products
shall have been inspected and certified. The inspector shall have
supervision over the use and handling of all material bearing any
official identification.
(b) Each container of inspected and certified products to be shipped
from one official plant to another official plant for further processing
shall be marked for identification and shall show the following
information:
(1) The name of the inspected and certified products in the
container;
(2) The name and address of the packer or distributor of such
products;
(3) The net weight of the container;
(4) The inspection mark permitted to be used pursuant to the
regulations in this part unless the containers are sealed or otherwise
identified in such manner as may be approved by the Administrator; and
(5) The plant number of the official plant where the products were
packed.
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Sec. 354.72 Packaging.
No container which bears or may bear any official identification or
any abbreviation or copy or representation thereof may be filled in
whole or in part except with edible products which were inspected and
certified and are, at the time of such filing, sound, wholesome, and fit
for human food. All such filling of containers shall be under the
supervision of an inspector.
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Sec. 354.73 Retention labels.
An inspector may use such labels, devices, and methods as may be
approved by the Administrator for the identification of:
(a) Products which are held for further examination, and
(b) All equipment and utensils which are to be held for proper
cleaning.
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Sec. 354.74 Prerequisites to inspection.
Inspection of products shall be rendered pursuant to the regulations
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as may be prescribed or approved by the Administrator.
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Sec. 354.75 Accessibility of products.
Each product for which inspection service is requested shall be so
arranged so as to permit adequate determination of its class, quantity,
and condition as the circumstances may warrant.
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Sec. 354.76 Time of inspection in an official plant.
The inspector who is to perform the inspection in an official plant
shall be informed, in advance, by the applicant of the hours when such
inspection is desired. Inspectors shall have access at all times to
every part of any official plant to which they are assigned.
Reports
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Sec. 354.90 Report of inspection work.
Reports of the work of inspection carried on within official plants
shall be forwarded to the Administrator by the inspector in such manner
as may be specified by the Administrator.
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Sec. 354.91 Information to be furnished to inspectors.
When inspection service is performed within an official plant, the
applicant for such inspection shall furnish to the inspector rendering
such service such information as may be required for the purposes of
Secs. 354.90 to 354.92.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number
0583-0036)
[41 FR 23702, June 11, 1976, as amended at 47 FR 746, Jan. 7, 1982]
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Sec. 354.92 Reports of violation.
Each inspector shall report, in the manner prescribed by the
Administrator, all violations of and noncompliance with the Act and the
regulations in this part of which he has knowledge.
Fees and Charges
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Sec. 354.100 Payment of fees and charges.
(a) Fees and charges for any inspection shall be paid by the
applicant for the service in accordance with the applicable provisions
of Secs. 354.100 to 354.110, both inclusive. If so required by the
inspector, such fees and charges shall be paid in advance.
(b) Fees and charges for any inspection service shall, unless
otherwise required pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section, be paid by
check, draft, or money order payable to the Food Safety and Inspection
Service and remitted promptly to the Service.
(c) Fees and charges for any inspection pursuant to a cooperative
agreement with any State or person shall be paid in accordance with the
terms of such cooperative agreement.
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Sec. 354.101 On a fee basis.
(a) Unless otherwise provided in this part, the fees to be charged
and collected for any service performed, in accordance with this part,
on a fee basis shall be based on the applicable rates specified in this
section.
(b) The charges for inspection service will be based on the time
required to perform such services. The hourly rates shall be as
specified in Secs. 391.2 and 391.3 respectively for base time and for
overtime or holiday work.
(c) Charges for certain laboratory analysis or laboratory
examination of rabbits under this part related to inspection service
shall be at the rate specified in Sec. 391.4 for that part which is not
covered under the base time, overtime, and/or holiday costs.
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Sec. 354.105 Fees for additional copies of inspection certificates.
Additional copies, other than those provided for in Secs. 354.141,
354.142, and 354.143, of any inspection certificates may be supplied to
any interested party upon payment of a fee of $2.00 for each set of five
or fewer copies.
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Sec. 354.106 Travel expenses and other charges.
Charges are to be made to cover the cost of travel and other
expenses incurred by the Service in connection with rendering inspection
service. Such charges shall include the costs of transportation, per
diem, and any other expenses.
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Sec. 354.107 Continuous inspection performed on a resident basis.
The charges for inspection of rabbits and products thereof shall be
those provided for in Sec. 354.101(b) and specified by hourly rates in
Secs. 391.2 and 391.3 when the inspection service is performed on a
continuous year-round resident basis and the services of an inspector or
inspectors are required 4 or more hours per day. When the services of an
inspector are required on an intermittent basis, the charges shall be
those provided for in Sec. 354.101(b) and specified by hourly rates in
Secs. 391.2 and 391.3 plus the travel expense and other charges provided
for in Sec. 354.106.
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Sec. 354.109 Fees or charges for inspection service performed under cooperative agreement.
Fees or charges to be made to an applicant for any inspection
service which differ from those listed in Secs. 354.100 through 354.107
shall be provided for by a cooperative agreement.
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Sec. 354.110 Disposition of fees for inspection made under cooperative agreement.
Fees for inspection under a cooperative agreement with any State or
person shall be disposed of in accordance with the terms of such
agreement. Such portion of the fees collected under a cooperative
agreement as may be due the United States shall be remitted to the
Service.
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Sec. 354.120 Manner of handling products in an official plant.
Unless otherwise specified in the regulations in this part or by the
Administrator, products which are to be further processed under
inspection in an official plant shall be prepared and handled in such
official plant under the supervision of an inspector.
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Sec. 354.121 Ante-mortem inspection.
An ante-mortem inspection of rabbits shall, where and to the extent
considered necessary by the Administrator and under such instructions as
he may issue from time to time, be made of rabbits on the day of
slaughter in any official plant processing rabbits under inspection
pursuant to the regulations in this part.
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Sec. 354.122 Condemnation on ante-mortem inspection.
Rabbits found in a dying condition on premises of an official plant
shall be immediately destroyed and, together with any rabbits found dead
on such premises, shall be disposed of in accordance with Sec. 354.132.
Rabbits plainly showing, on ante-mortem inspection, any disease or
condition, that under Secs. 354.129 to 354.131, inclusive, would cause
condemnation of their carcasses on post-mortem inspection, shall be
condemned. Rabbits which, on ante-mortem inspection, are condemned shall
not be dressed, nor shall they be conveyed into any department of the
plant where rabbit products are prepared or held. Rabbits which have
been condemned on ante-mortem inspection and have been killed shall,
under the supervision of an inspector of the Inspection Service, receive
treatment as provided in Sec. 354.132.
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Sec. 354.123 Segregation of suspects on ante-mortem inspection.
All rabbits which, on ante-mortem inspection, do not plainly show,
but are suspected of being affected with any disease or condition that
under Secs. 354.129 to 354.131, inclusive, may cause condemnation in
whole or in part on post-mortem inspection, shall be segregated from the
other rabbits and held for separate slaughter, evisceration, and post-
mortem inspection. The inspector shall be notified when such segregated
lots are presented for post-mortem inspection and inspection of such
rabbits shall be conducted separately. Such procedure for the
correlation of ante-mortem and post-mortem findings by the inspector, as
may be prescribed or approved by the Administrator, shall be carried
out.
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Sec. 354.124 Quarantine of diseased rabbits.
If live rabbits, which are affected by any contagious disease which
is transmissible to man, are brought into an official establishment,
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of such rabbits shall be deferred and they shall be dealt with in one of
the following ways:
(a) If it is determined by a veterinary inspector that further
handling of the rabbits will not create a health hazard, the lot shall
be subject to ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection pursuant to the
regulations in this part.
(b) If it is determined by a veterinary inspector that further
handling of the rabbits will not create a health hazard, such rabbits
may be released for treatment under the control of an appropriate State
or Federal agency. If the circumstances are such that release for
treatment is impracticable, a careful rabbit-by-rabbit ante-mortem
inspection shall be made, and all rabbits found to be, or which are
suspected of being, affected with the contagious disease transmissible
to man shall be condemned.
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Sec. 354.125 Evisceration.
No viscera or any part thereof shall be removed from any rabbits
which are to be processed under inspection in any official plant, except
at the time of evisceration and inspection. Each carcass to be
eviscerated shall be opened so as to expose the organs and the body
cavity for proper examination by the inspector and shall be prepared
immediately after inspection as ready-to-cook rabbit.
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Sec. 354.126 Carcasses held for further examination.
Each carcass, including all parts thereof, in which there is any
lesion of disease or other condition, which might render such carcass or
any part thereof unfit for human food, and with respect to which a final
decision cannot be made on first examination by the inspector, shall be
held for further examination. The identity of each such carcass,
including all parts thereof, shall be maintained until a final
examination has been completed.
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Sec. 354.127 Condemnation and treatment of carcasses.
Each carcass, or any part thereof, which is found to be unsound,
unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food shall be condemned by the
inspector and shall receive such treatment, under the supervision of the
inspector, as will prevent its use for human food and preclude
dissemination of disease through consumption by animals.
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Sec. 354.128 Certification of carcasses.
Each carcass and all parts and organs thereof which are found by the
inspector to be sound, wholesome, and fit for human food shall be
certified as provided in this part.
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Sec. 354.129 General.
The carcasses or parts of carcasses of all rabbits inspected at an
official establishment and found at the time of post-mortem inspection,
or at any subsequent inspection, to be affected with any of the diseases
or conditions named in other sections in this part, shall be disposed of
in accordance with the section pertaining to the disease or condition.
Owing to the fact that it is impracticable to formulate rules for each
specific disease or condition and to designate at just what stage a
disease process results in an unwholesome product, the decision as to
the disposal of all carcasses, parts, or organs not specifically covered
by the regulations, or by instructions of the Administrator issued
pursuant thereto, shall be left to the inspector in charge, and if the
inspector in charge is in doubt concerning the disposition to be made,
specimens from such carcasses shall be forwarded to the laboratory for
diagnosis.
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Sec. 354.130 Diseases or conditions evident which require condemnation.
(a) Carcasses of rabbits affected with or showing lesions of any of
the following named diseases or conditions shall be condemned:
Tularemia, anthrax, hemorrhagic septicemia, pyemia, septicemia,
leukemia, acute enteritis, peritonitis, sarcomatosis, metritis,
necrobacillosis (Smorl's Disease), tuberculosis, emaciation,
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and advanced stages of snuffles. Rabbits from pathological laboratories
shall be condemned.
(b) Any organ or part of a rabbit carcass affected with a tumor
shall be condemned and when there is evidence that the general condition
of the rabbit has been affected by the size, position, or nature of the
tumor, the whole carcass shall be condemned. In cases of malignant
neoplasms involving any internal organ to a marked extent, or affecting
the muscles, skeleton, or body lymph glands, even primarily, the whole
carcass shall be condemned.
(c) Carcasses of rabbits showing any disease such as generalized
melanosis, pseudoleukemia, and the like, which systemically affect the
rabbit, shall be condemned.
(d) Any organ or part of a carcass which is badly bruised or which
is affected by an abscess, or a suppurating sore, shall be condemned.
Parts or carcasses which are contaminated by pus shall be condemned.
(e) Carcasses of rabbits contaminated by volatile oils, paints,
poisons, gases, or other substances which affect the wholesomeness of
the carcass shall be condemned.
(f) All carcasses of rabbits so infected that consumption of the
meat or meat food products thereof may give rise to meat poisoning shall
be condemned. This includes all carcasses showing signs of any of the
following diseases: Acute inflammation of the lungs, pleura,
pericardium, peritoneum or meninges; septicemia or pyemia, whether
traumatic, or without evident cause; gangrenous or severe hemorrhagic
enteritis or gastritis; polyarthritis and acute nephritis. Immediately
after the slaughter of any rabbit so infected, the infected premises and
implements used shall be thoroughly sanitized. The part or parts of any
carcass coming into contact with the carcass or any part of the carcass
of any rabbit covered by this section other than those affected with
acute inflammation of the lungs, pleura, pericardium, peritoneum or
meninges, shall be condemned.
(g) Carcasses showing any degree of icterus with a parenchymatous
degeneration of organs, the result of infection or intoxication, and
those which, as a result of a pathological condition, show an intense
yellow or greenish-yellow discoloration without evidence of infection or
intoxication shall be condemned.
(h) Carcasses of rabbits affected with mange or scab in advanced
stages, or showing emaciation or extension of the inflammation to the
flesh, shall be condemned. When the diseased condition is slight, the
carcass may be passed for food after removal and condemnation of the
affected parts.
(i) In the disposal of carcasses and parts of carcasses showing
evidence of infestation with parasites not transmissible to man, the
following general rules shall govern: If the lesions are localized in
such manner and are of such character that the parasites and the lesions
caused by them may be radically removed, the non-affected portion of the
carcass, or part of the carcass, may be certified for food after the
removal and condemnation of the affected portions. Where a part of a
carcass shows numerous lesions caused by parasites, or the character of
the infestation is such that complete extirpation of the parasites and
lesions is difficult and uncertainly accomplished, or if the parasitic
infestation or invasion renders the organ or part in any way unfit for
food, the affected organ or part shall be condemned. Where parasites are
found to be distributed in a carcass in such a manner or to be of such a
character that their removal and the removal of the lesions caused by
them are impracticable, no part of the carcass shall be certified for
food and the entire carcass shall be condemned. Carcasses infested with
a hydatid cyst or cysts (Echinococcus granulosis), transmissible to dogs
and from dogs to man, shall in all cases be condemned regardless of the
degree of infestation.
(j) Carcasses of rabbits showing such degree of emaciation or anemic
condition as would render the meat unwholesome, and carcasses which show
a slimy degeneration of the fat or a serious infiltration of the muscles
shall be condemned.
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Sec. 354.131 Decomposition.
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(a) Carcasses which have reached a state of putrefaction or stinking
fermentation shall be condemned.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Carcasses affected by types of post-mortem change which are
superficial in nature may be certified for food after removal and
condemnation of affected parts.
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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 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.
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Sec. 354.133 Reinspection of edible products; ingredients.
(a) Any inspected and certified edible product may be brought into
an official plant only if the container of such product is marked for
identification in the manner prescribed in Sec. 354.71(b) and the
product is reinspected by an inspector at the time it is brought into
such plant. Upon reinspection, if any such product or portion thereof is
found to be unsound, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food,
such product, or portion thereof, shall be condemned and shall receive
treatment as provided in Sec. 354.127.
(b) Any product which is prepared under inspection in an official
plant shall be inspected in such plant as often as the inspector deems
it necessary in order to ascertain whether such product is sound,
wholesome, and fit for human food at the time such product leaves such
plant. Upon any such inspection, if any such product or portion thereof
is found to be unsound, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food,
such product or portion thereof shall be condemned and shall receive
treatment as provided in Sec. 354.127.
(c) All substances and ingredients used in the manufacture or
preparation of any edible product shall be clean, sound, wholesome, and
fit for human food. Liquid and frozen egg products used in the
preparation of any edible product shall have been prepared under
continuous inspection of the Department.
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Sec. 354.134 Appeal inspections; how made.
Any person receiving inspection service may, if dissatisfied with
any decision of an inspector relating to any inspection, file an appeal
from such decision: Provided, That such appeal is filed within 48 hours
from the time the decision was made. Any such appeal from a decision of
an inspector shall be made to his immediate superior having jurisdiction
over the subject matter of the appeal. Review of such appeal findings,
when requested, shall be made by the
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immediate superior of the employee of the Department making the appeal
inspection. The cost of any such appeal shall be borne by the applicant
if the Administrator determines that the appeal is frivolous. The
charges for such frivolous appeal shall be based on the hourly rates as
specified in Sec. 354.101(b).
Inspection Certificates
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Sec. 354.140 Forms of inspection certificates.
Each inspection certificate issued pursuant to the regulations in
this part shall be approved by the Administrator as to form, and:
(a) Each rabbit inspection certificate shall show the class or
classes of rabbits, the quantity of product contained in the respective
lot, and all pertinent information concerning the condition and
wholesomeness thereof;
(b) Each food product inspection certificate shall show the names of
the edible products covered by such certificate, the quantity of each
such product, such shipping marks as are necessary to identify such
products, and all pertinent information concerning the condition and
wholesomeness thereof;
(c) Each export certificate shall show the respective names of the
exporter and the consignee, the destination, the shipping marks, the
numbers of the export stamps attached to the edible products to be
exported and covered by the certificate, and the names of such products
and the total net weight thereof.
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Sec. 354.141 Issuance and disposition of rabbits inspection certificates.
(a) Upon the request of an interested party, any inspector is
authorized to issue a rabbit inspection certificate with respect to any
lot of rabbits inspected by him. Each certificate shall be signed by the
inspector who made the inspection covered by the certificate, and if
more than one inspector participated in the inspection of the lot of
rabbits, each such inspector shall sign the certificate with respect to
such lot.
(b) The original and a copy of each inspection certificate, issued
pursuant to Secs. 354.140 to 354.144, and not to exceed two additional
copies thereof if requested by the applicant prior to issuance, shall,
immediately upon issuance, be delivered or mailed to the applicant or
person designated by him. One copy shall be filed in the office of the
area supervisor serving the area in which the inspection was performed,
and the remaining copies shall be disposed of in such manner as the
Administrator may approve. Additional copies of any such certificate may
be furnished to any interested party as provided in Sec. 354.105.
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Sec. 354.142 Food product inspection certificates; issuance and disposition.
(a) Upon the request of an interested party, any inspector is
authorized to issue a food product inspection certificate with respect
to any inspected and certified edible product after suitable examination
of the product has been made by the inspector.
(b) The original of each food product inspection certificate, and
not to exceed two copies thereof, if requested, shall, immediately upon
issuance, be delivered or mailed to the applicant or person designated
by him. Another copy shall be filed in the office of the regional
supervisor serving the area in which such certificate was issued, and
one copy shall be forwarded to the Administrator. The last named two
copies shall be retained until otherwise ordered by the Administrator.
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Sec. 354.143 Export certificates; issuance and disposition.
(a) Upon the request of an exporter, any inspector is authorized to
issue an export certificate with respect to the shipment to any foreign
country of any inspected and certified edible product after suitable
examination of the product has been made by the inspector.
(b) Each export certificate shall be issued in quintuplicate; the
original shall be delivered to the exporter who requested such
certificate, and the duplicate copy shall be delivered to the agent of
the railroad or other carrier transporting such products from the United
States. The triplicate copy of such export certificate shall be
forwarded to the Administrator; the quadruplicate copy shall be filed in
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the area in which such export certificate was issued, and the memorandum
copy shall be retained by the inspector for filing. The last named three
copies shall be retained until otherwise ordered by the Administrator.
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Sec. 354.144 Advance information.
Upon the request of an applicant, all or part of the contents of any
inspection certificate issued to such applicant may be telephoned or
telegraphed to him, or to any person designated by him, at his expense.
Basis of Acceptability of Other Official Inspection Systems
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Sec. 354.160 General.
Any rabbit inspection system may be deemed to be acceptable to the
Administrator which:
(a) Is conducted under the authority of laws, ordinances, or similar
enactments of the State, county, city, or other political subdivision in
which is located the official plant at which the ready-to-cook rabbits
are prepared and
(b) Imposes at least the requirements set forth in Sec. 354.161:
Provided, That no such inspection shall be deemed acceptable to the
Administrator with respect to any official plant in which ready-to-cook
rabbits are prepared if he finds at any time that such requirements are
not adequately enforced.
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Sec. 354.161 Requirements as to manner of inspection.
(a) The inspection shall be conducted by an inspector who is a
qualified veterinarian or under the supervision of a qualified
veterinarian. All such inspectors shall be employed by the State,
county, city, or other political subdivision in which the official plant
is located.
(b) The inspection shall include post-mortem examination of each
rabbit carcass during the evisceration operation.
(c) All carcasses which show evidence of disease or any other
condition which may render them unwholesome or unfit for food shall be
condemned and shall be destroyed for food purposes under the supervision
of an inspector. Each carcass and part thereof which has been inspected
and passed or containers of carcasses or parts thereof shall bear the
identifying inspection symbol of the official inspection system and the
marking devices or labels shall be in the custody of the inspector at
all times.
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Sec. 354.162 Determining compliance with Sec. 354.161.
A qualified veterinary supervisor of the rabbit inspection service
shall investigate the manner of operation of the inspection system to
determine the adequacy of the post-mortem examination and the compliance
with the requirements contained in Secs. 354.160 to 354.162 prior to
approving the official plant for the inspection of ready-to-cook
rabbits. This supervisor, as well as any official graders who may be
stationed in the official plant, shall periodically observe the
inspection operations in the official plant to determine that the
requirements of Secs. 354.160 to 354.162 are being met.
Sanitary Requirements
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Sec. 354.210 Minimum standards for sanitation, facilities, and operating procedures in official plants.
The provisions of Secs. 354.210 to 354.247 shall apply with respect
to inspection service in all official plants. The table set forth in
Sec. 354.247 indicates some of the types of material which may be used
in the construction of equipment, utensils, and facilities for use in
the plant.
Buildings and Plant Facilities
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Sec. 354.220 Buildings.
The buildings shall be of sound construction and kept in good
repair, and shall be of such construction as to prevent the entrance or
harboring of vermin.
(a) Outside openings. (1) The doors, windows, skylights, and other
outside openings of the plant, except receiving rooms and live rabbit
holding rooms, shall be protected by properly fitted screens or other
suitable devices against the entrance of flies and other insects.
(2) Outside doors, except in receiving rooms and live rabbit holding
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shall be self-closing and so hung that not over \1/4\-inch clearance
remains when closed. Screen doors shall open toward the outside of the
building.
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Sec. 354.221 Rooms and compartments.
Rooms and compartments used for edible products shall be separate
and distinct from inedible products departments and from rooms where
rabbits are slaughtered and skinned. Separate rooms shall be provided
when required for conducting processing operations in a sanitary manner,
and all rooms shall be of sufficient size to permit the installation of
the necessary equipment for processing operations and the conduct of
such operations in a sanitary manner.
(a) Rooms for separate operation. The official plant should have
separate rooms for each of the following operations depending upon the
various types of operations conducted, but, in no case, shall the
receiving or holding of live rabbits or killing operations be permitted
in rooms in which eviscerating operations are performed:
(1) The receiving and feeding of live rabbits.
(2) Killing and skinning operations.
(3) Eviscerating, chilling, and packing operations for ready-to-cook
rabbits.
(4) Inedible products departments.
(5) Refuse room.
(b) Rooms for holding carcasses for further inspection. Rooms and
compartments in which carcasses or parts thereof are held for further
inspection shall be in such number and such location as the needs of the
inspection in the plant may require. They shall be equipped with locks
and keys and the keys shall not leave the custody of the inspector in
charge of the plant. All such rooms and compartments shall be marked
conspicuously with the word "retained" in letters not less than 2
inches high.
(c) Coolers and freezers. Coolers and freezers of adequate size and
capacity shall be provided to reduce the internal temperature of ready-
to-cook rabbits prepared and otherwise handled in the plant to 36
deg.F. within 24 hours unless other cooling facilities are available.
(d) Refuse rooms. Refuse rooms shall be entirely separate from other
rooms in the plant, and shall have tight fitting doors and be properly
ventilated.
(e) Storage and supply rooms. The storage and supply rooms shall be
in good repair, kept dry, and maintained in a sanitary condition.
(f) Boiler room. The boiler room shall be a separate room, if
necessary, to prevent its being a source of dirt and objectionable odors
entering any room where ready-to-cook rabbits are prepared, processed,
handled, and stored.
(g) Inspector's office. Furnished office space, including, but not
being limited to, light, heat, and janitor service shall be provided
rent free in the official plant for the exclusive use for official
purposes of the inspector and the Administration. The room or rooms set
apart for this purpose must meet with the approval of the regional
supervisor and be conveniently located, properly ventilated, and
provided with lockers or cabinets suitable for the protection and
storage of supplies and with facilities suitable for inspectors to
change clothing.
(h) Toilet rooms. Toilet rooms opening directly into rooms where
rabbit products are exposed shall have self-closing doors and shall be
ventilated to the outside of the building.
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Sec. 354.222 Floors, walls, ceilings, etc.
(a) Floors. All floors in rooms where exposed products are prepared
or handled shall be constructed of or finished with materials impervious
to moisture, so they can be readily and thoroughly cleaned. The floors
in killing, ice cooling, ice packing, eviscerating, cooking, boning, and
cannery rooms shall be graded for complete runoff with no standing
water.
(b) Walls, posts, partitions, doors. All walls, posts, partitions,
and doors in rooms where exposed products are prepared or handled shall
be smooth and constructed of materials impervious to moisture to a
height of 6 feet above the floor to enable thorough cleaning. All
surfaces above this height must be smooth and finished with moisture-
resistant material.
(c) Ceilings. Ceilings must be moisture-resistant in rooms where
exposed products are prepared or handled, and finished and sealed to
prevent collection of dirt or dust that might sift
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exposed product.
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Sec. 354.223 Drainage and plumbing.
There shall be an efficient drainage and plumbing system for the
plant and premises.
(a) Drains and gutters. All drains and gutters shall be properly
installed with approved traps and vents. The drainage and plumbing
system must permit the quick runoff of all water from plant buildings,
and surface water around the plant and on the premises, and all such
water shall be disposed of in such a manner as to prevent a nuisance or
health hazard.
(b) Sewage and plant wastes. (1) The sewerage system shall have
adequate slope and capacity to remove readily all waste from the various
processing operations and to minimize, and if possible to prevent,
stoppage and surcharging of the system.
(2) Grease traps which are connected with the sewerage system shall
be suitably located but not near any edible products department or in
any area where products are unloaded from or loaded into vehicles. To
facilitate cleaning, such traps shall have inclined bottoms and be
provided with suitable covers.
(3) Toilet soil lines shall be separate from house drainage lines to
a point outside the buildings unless they are positively trapped to
prevent backing up. Drainage from toilet bowls and urinals shall not be
discharged into a grease catch basin.
(4) All floor drains shall be equipped with traps, constructed so as
to minimize clogging, and the plumbing shall be so installed as to
prevent sewerage from backing up and from flooding the floor.
(5) Floor drainage lines should be of metal and at least 4 inches in
diameter and open into main drains of at least 6 inches in diameter and
shall be properly vented to outside air.
(6) Where refrigerators are equipped with drains, such drains should
be properly trapped and should discharge through an air gap into the
sewer system. All new installations, and all replacements, or
refrigerators equipped with drains shall meet these requirements.
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Sec. 354.224 Water supply.
The water supply shall be ample, clean, and potable with adequate
facilities for its distribution in the plant and its protection against
contamination and pollution.
(a) Hot water at a temperature not less than 180 deg.F. shall be
available for sanitation purposes.
(b) Hose connections with steam and water mixing valves or hot water
hose connections shall be provided at convenient locations throughout
the plant for cleaning purposes.
(c) The refuse rooms shall be provided with adequate facilities for
washing refuse cans and other equipment in the rooms; the rooms, cans,
and equipment shall be cleaned after each day's use.
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Sec. 354.225 Lavatory accommodations.
Modern lavatory accommodations and properly located facilities for
cleaning utensils and hands shall be provided.
(a) Adequate lavatory and toilet accommodations, including, but not
being limited to, running hot water and cold water, soap, and towels,
shall be provided. Such accommodations shall be in or near toilet and
locker rooms and also at such other places in the plant as may be
essential to the cleanliness of all personnel handling products.
(b) Sufficient metal containers shall be provided for used towels
and other wastes.
(c) An adequate number of hand washing facilities serving areas
where dressed rabbits and edible products are prepared shall be operated
by other than hand-operated controls, or shall be of a continuous flow
type which provides an adequate flow of water for washing hands.
(d) Durable signs shall be posted conspicuously in each toilet room
and locker room directing employees to wash their hands before returning
to work.
(e) Toilet facilities shall be provided according to the following
formula:
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Toilet
Persons of same sex bowls
required
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1 to 15, inclusive........................................... 1
16 to 35, inclusive.......................................... 2
36 to 55, inclusive.......................................... \1\ 3
56 to 80, inclusive.......................................... \1\ 4
For each additional 30 persons in excess of 80............... \1\ 1
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\1\ Urinals may be substituted for toilet bowls but only to the extent
of \1/3\ of the total number of bowls stated.
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Sec. 354.226 Lighting and ventilation.
There shall be ample light, either natural or artificial or both, of
good quality and well distributed, and sufficient ventilation for all
rooms and compartments to insure sanitary conditions.
(a) All rooms in which rabbits are killed, eviscerated, or otherwise
processed shall have at least 30 foot candles of light intensity on all
working surfaces except that at the inspection stations such light
intensity shall be of 50 foot candles. In all other rooms, there shall
be provided at least 5 foot candles of light intensity when measured at
distance of 30 inches from the floor.
(b) All rooms shall be adequately ventilated to eliminate
objectionable odors and minimize moisture condensation.
Equipment and Utensils
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Sec. 354.230 Equipment and utensils.
Equipment and utensils used for the preparation, processing, or
other handling of any product in the plant shall be suitable for the
purpose intended and shall be of such material and construction as will
facilitate their thorough cleaning and insure cleanliness in the
preparation and handling of products.
(a) Live rabbit holding pens shall be so constructed as to allow
satisfactory ante-mortem examination and to permit proper cleaning.
(b) Metal refuse containers shall be provided, and such containers
shall be kept covered.
(c) Insofar as it is practical, equipment and utensils shall be made
of metal or other impervious material. Trucks and receptacles used for
handling inedible products shall be of similar construction and shall be
conspicuously and distinctly marked and shall not be used for handling
any edible products.
(d) Chilling vats or tanks used for chilling ready-to-cook rabbits
shall be made of metal or other hard-surfaced impervious material.
(e) Where grading bins are used for ready-to-cook rabbits, they
shall be of sufficient number and capacity to handle the grading
adequately without the use of makeshift bins and all ready-to-cook
rabbits shall be kept off the floor. Grading bins may be made of metal
or enameled wood and shall be constructed and maintained in such a
manner as to allow easy and thorough cleaning. All replacements of such
bins shall, however, be of metal.
(f) Except as otherwise provided herein, all equipment and utensils
used in the killing, skinning, eviscerating, chilling, and packing rooms
shall be of metal or other impervious material and constructed so as to
permit proper and complete cleaning.
(g) Conveyors: (1) Conveyors used in the preparation of ready-to-
cook rabbits shall be of metal or other acceptable material and of such
construction as to permit thorough and ready cleaning and easy
identification of viscera with its carcass.
(2) Overhead conveyors shall be so constructed and maintained that
they do not allow grease, oil, or dirt to accumulate on the drop chain
or shackle, which shall be of noncorrosive metal.
(3) Nonmetallic belt-type conveyors used in moving edible products
shall be of water-proof composition.
(h) Inspection, eviscerating, and cutting tables shall be made of
metal and have coved corners and be so constructed and placed to permit
thorough cleaning.
(i) In plants where no conveyors are used, each carcass shall be
eviscerated in an individual metal tray of seamless construction.
(j) Water spray washing equipment shall be used for washing
carcasses inside and out.
(k) Watertight metal receptacles shall be used for entrails and
other waste resulting from preparation of ready-to-cook rabbits.
(l) Watertight trucks and receptacles for holding or handling
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shall be so constructed as to be readily and thoroughly cleaned; such
trucks and receptacles shall be marked in a conspicuous manner with the
word "condemned" in letters not less than 2 inches high and, when
required by the inspector in charge, shall be equipped with facilities
for locking and sealing.
(m) Freezing rooms should be adequately equipped to freeze ready-to-
cook rabbits solid in less than 48 hours. Ready-to-cook rabbits should
be frozen at temperatures of -10 deg.F. to -40 deg.F. and should be
stored at 0 deg.F. or below, with the temperature maintained as
constant as possible. Freezing room should be equipped with floor racks
or pallets and fans to insure air circulation.
(n) Cooling racks should be made of metal and be readily accessible
for thorough washing and cleaning. All replacements of cooling racks
shall be made of metal.
(o) Trucks and receptacles in which carcasses or parts thereof are
held for further inspection shall be in such number and such location as
the needs of the inspection in the plant may require. They shall be
equipped for locking by means of lock and key and the key shall not
leave the custody of the inspector in charge of the plant. Such trucks
and receptacles shall be marked conspicuously with the word "retained"
in letters not less than 2 inches high.
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Sec. 354.231 Accessibility.
All equipment shall be so placed as to be readily accessible for all
processing and cleaning operations.
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Sec. 354.232 Restrictions on use.
Equipment and utensils used in the official plant shall not be used
outside the official plant except under such conditions as may be
prescribed or approved by the national supervisor, and equipment used in
the preparation of any article (including, but not being limited to,
animal food) from inedible material shall not be used outside of the
inedible products department except under such conditions as may be
prescribed or approved by the national supervisor.
Maintenance of Sanitary Conditions and Precautions Against Contamination
of Products
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CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
PART 354--VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF RABBITS AND EDIBLE PRODUCTS THEREOF--Table of Contents
Sec. 354.240 General.
The premises shall be kept free from refuse, waste materials, and
all other sources of objectionable odors and conditions.
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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. 354.241 Cleaning of rooms and compartments.
Rooms, compartments, or other parts of the official plant shall be
kept clean and in sanitary condition.
(a) All blood, offal, rabbits or parts of rabbits too severely
damaged to be salvaged and all discarded containers and other materials
shall be completely disposed of daily.
(b) All windows, doors, and light fixtures in the official plant
shall be kept clean.
(c) All docks and rooms shall be kept clean and free from debris and
unused equipment and utensils.
(d) Live rabbit receiving docks and receiving rooms shall be of such
construction as readily to permit their thorough cleaning, and such
docks and rooms should be kept clean at all times.
(e) Floors in live rabbit holding rooms shall be cleaned with such
regularity as may be necessary to maintain them in a sanitary condition.
(f) The killing and skinning room shall be kept clean and free from
offensive odors at all times.
(g) The walls, floors, and all equipment and utensils used in the
killing and skinning room shall be thoroughly washed and cleaned after
each day's operation.
(h) The floor in the killing and skinning rooms shall be cleaned
frequently during killing and skinning operations and be kept reasonably
free from accumulated blood, offal, water, and dirt.
(i) All equipment in the toilet room and locker room, as well as the
room itself, shall be kept clean, sanitary, and in good repair.
(j) Cooler and freezer rooms shall be free from objectionable odors
of any kind and shall be maintained in a sanitary condition (including,
but not being limited to, the prevention of
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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. 354.242 Cleaning of equipment and utensils.
Equipment and utensils used for preparing or otherwise handling any
product shall be kept clean and in a sanitary condition and in good
repair.
(a) Pens shall be cleaned regularly and the manure removed from the
plant daily.
(b) All equipment and utensils used in the killing and skinning
rooms shall be thoroughly washed and cleaned after each day's operation.
The eviscerating, chilling, and packing room and equipment and utensils
used therein shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
(c) Graders' and packers' gloves and grading bins shall be washed
daily and used only for grading or packing, as the case may be.
(d) All crates or pens used for transporting live rabbits to the
plant shall be cleaned regularly.
(e) Chilling vats or tanks, if practicable, shall be emptied after
each use. They shall be thoroughly cleaned once daily and, after each
cleaning operation, they shall be sanitized with such compounds or by
such methods as may be approved or prescribed by the Administrator.
(f) When synchronized overhead conveyors and tray conveyors are
used, the trays shall be completely washed and sanitized after being
automatically emptied of inedible viscera.
(g) When a conveyor tray operation is used, each carcass shall be
eviscerated in an individual metal tray of seamless construction, and
such trays shall be completely washed and sanitized after each use.
(h) Tables, shelves, bins, trays, pans, knives, and all other tools
and equipment used in the preparation of ready-to-cook rabbits shall be
kept clean and sanitary at all times. Cleaned equipment and utensils
shall be drained on racks and shall not be nested.
(i) Drums, cans, tanks, vats, and other receptacles used to hold or
transport ready-to-cook rabbits shall be kept in a clean and sanitary
condition.
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TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF
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PART 354--VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF RABBITS AND EDIBLE PRODUCTS THEREOF--Table of Contents
Sec. 354.243 Operations and procedures.
Operations and procedures involving the preparation, storing, or
handling of any product shall be strictly in accord with clean and
sanitary methods.
(a) There shall be no handling or storing of materials which create
an objectionable condition in rooms, compartments, or other places in
the plant where any product is prepared, stored, or otherwise handled.
(b) Blood from the killing operation shall be confined to a
relatively small area and kept from being splashed about the room.
(c) In the final washing, the carcass shall be passed through a
system of sprays providing an abundant supply of fresh clean water.
(d) The floors in the eviscerating room shall be kept clean and
reasonably dry during eviscerating operations and free of all refuse.
(e) Conveyors shall be operated at such speeds as will permit a
sanitary eviscerating operation and will permit adequate inspection for
condition and wholesomeness.
(f) Mechanized packaging equipment shall be maintained in good
sanitary condition.
(g) All offal resulting from the eviscerating operation shall be
removed as often as necessary to prevent the development of a nuisance.
(h) Paper and other material used for lining containers in which
products are packaged shall be of such kinds as do not tear readily
during use, but remain intact when moistened by the product. Wooden
containers to be used for packaging ready-to-cook rabbits shall be fully
lined except when the individual carcasses to be packaged therein are
fully wrapped.
(i) Protective coverings shall be used for the product in the plant
and as it is distributed from the plant, as will afford adequate
protection for the product against contamination by any foreign
substance (including, but not being limited to, dust, dirt, and
insects), considering the means intended to be employed in transporting
the product from the plant.
(j) Refuse may be moved directly to loading docks only for prompt
removal.
(k) Cleanliness and hygiene of personnel: (1) All employees coming
in
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contact with exposed edible products or edible products handling
equipment shall wear clean garments and should wear caps or hair nets,
and shall keep their hands clean at all times while thus engaged.
(2) Hands of employees handling edible products or edible products
handling equipment shall be free of infected cuts, boils, and open sores
at all times while thus engaged.
(3) Every person, after each use of toilet or change of garments,
shall wash his hands thoroughly before returning to duties that require
the handling of edible products or containers therefor or edible
products handling equipment.
(4) Neither smoking nor chewing of tobacco shall be permitted in any
room where exposed edible products are prepared, processed, or otherwise
handled.
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TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF
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PART 354--VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF RABBITS AND EDIBLE PRODUCTS THEREOF--Table of Contents
Sec. 354.244 Temperatures and cooling and freezing procedures.
Temperatures and procedures which are necessary for cooling and
freezing of rabbits in accordance with sound commercial practice shall
be maintained in the coolers and freezers, and chilling temperatures and
procedures shall also be in accordance with sound commercial practice.
(a) Cooling. Immediately after evisceration and washing of the
carcass, it shall be placed in a cooling tank containing running cold
tap water to remove the animal heat from the carcass. Carcasses shall
not be allowed to remain in the cooling tank for longer than 1 hour.
(b) Air chilling. Immediately after the initial water chilling, the
carcasses shall be placed in cooling racks and thereupon placed in a
refrigerated cooler with moderate air movements and a temperature which
will reduce the internal temperature of the carcasses to from 36 deg.F.
to 40 deg.F., both inclusive, within 24 hours.
(c) Freezing. (1) When ready-to-cook rabbits are packaged in bulk or
shipping containers, the carcasses should be individually wrapped or
packaged in water-vapor resistant cartons or the containers should be
lined with heavy water-vapor resistant paper so as to assure adequate
overlapping of the lining to completely surround the carcasses and to
permit unsealed closure or sealing in such a manner that water-vapor
loss from the product is considerably retarded or prevented. The rabbit
carcasses should receive an initial rapid freezing under such packaging,
temperature, air circulation, and stacking conditions which will result
in freezing the carcasses solid in less than 48 hours.
(2) Frozen ready-to-cook rabbits shall be held under conditions
which will maintain the product in a solidly frozen state with
temperature maintained as constant as possible.
(d) Refrigeration. Immediately after packaging, all ready-to-cook
rabbits, other than those which are shipped from the plant in a
refrigerated carrier, should be moved into the freezer, except that a
period not exceeding 72 hours will be permitted for transportation and
temporary holding before placing in the freezer provided such rabbits
are held at not above 36 deg.F.
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TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF
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PART 354--VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF RABBITS AND EDIBLE PRODUCTS THEREOF--Table of Contents
Sec. 354.245 Vermin.
Every practicable precaution shall be taken to exclude flies, rats,
mice, and other vermin from the official plant. Dogs, cats, and other
pets shall be excluded from rooms where edible products are processed,
handled, or stored.
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TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF
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PART 354--VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF RABBITS AND EDIBLE PRODUCTS THEREOF--Table of Contents
Sec. 354.246 Exclusion of diseased persons.
No person affected with any communicable disease (including, but not
being limited to, tuberculosis) in a transmissible stage shall be
permitted in any room or compartment where exposed or unpacked edible
products are prepared, processed, or otherwise handled.
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TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF
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PART 354--VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF RABBITS AND EDIBLE PRODUCTS THEREOF--Table of Contents
Sec. 354.247 Table showing types of materials.
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Stainless
Equipment, utensils, and facilities Iron steel and Aluminum Galvanized
monel metal iron
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Holding pens.................................................... A A A A
Overhead conveyors.............................................. A A A A
Conveyor track.................................................. A A ........ A
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Shackles........................................................ ........ A ........ A
Shackle chain................................................... A A ........ A
Eviscerating pans............................................... ........ A A A
Inspection table................................................ ........ A A A
Inside and outside washer....................................... ........ A A A
Cooling tanks and racks......................................... ........ A A A
Utensils for handling edible products........................... ........ A A A
Framework (of equipment)........................................ A ............ ........ ............
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Key: A--Acceptable.
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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. 354.248 Scope and applicability of rules of practice.
The rules of practice of the Department of Agriculture in subpart H
of part I, subtitle A, title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, are
the rules of practice applicable to adjudicatory, administrative
proceedings under the regulations in this part (9 CFR part 354).
[43 FR 11148, Mar. 17, 1978]
