§ 1.547. Inedible rendered animal fats.
(a) Inedible rendered animal fats from official or other establishments in the United States having the physical characteristics of a meat product fit for human food may be transported in commerce without denaturing under the following conditions:
(1) Such inedible rendered fat shall not be sought, sold, transported or offered for sale or offered for transportation in commerce or imported, except by rendering companies, dealers, brokers or others who obtain a numbered permit for such activities from the Chief, Meat Hygiene Division, Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120.
(2) Such inedible rendered animal fat may be so distributed only if consigned to a domestic manufacturer of technical articles other than for human food or to an export terminal for exportation or storage for exportation as an inedible article and provided, in the case of such fat consigned to a domestic manufacturer, the product is for use solely by the consignee for manufacturing purposes of nonhuman food articles and may not be further sold or shipped without first receiving approval of the Chief, Meat Hygiene Division, Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120. The fat intended for export and stored at a terminal point prior to export shall be subject to review by program employes to assure that it is exported as inedible.
(3) When transported in commerce, or imported, such inedible rendered fat shall be marked conspicuously with the words “technical animal fat not intended for human food” on the ends of the shipping containers in letters not less than two inches high, in the case of shipping containers such as drums, tierces, barrels and half barrels, and not less than four inches high in the case of tank cars and trucks. All shipping containers shall have both ends painted with a durable paint if necessary to provide a contrasting background for the required marking.
(4) Such inedible rendered fat shall be transported only in sealed shipping containers bearing unofficial seals applied by the shipper, which shall include the identification number of the permit holder, and the rendered fat shall be accompanied by a shipper’s certificate which shall also specify the identification number. The number shall appear on the bill of lading or other transportation documents for the shipment. The consignees in the United States shall retain the seals in their records.
(5) Any diversion or effort to divert inedible rendered fat or other violation of this section may result in the revocation of the permit for shipment of technical animal fat at the discretion of the Department.
(b) Inedible rendered animal fat derived from condemned or other inedible materials at official or other establishments in the United States may be transported in commerce if mixed with low grade offal or other materials which render the fat readily distinguishable from an article of human food and if the outside container bears the word “inedible.”
Cross References This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 1.205 (relating to inedible fats prepared at official establishments); and 7 Pa. Code § 1.206 (relating to inedible fats from outside official establishments).
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