§ 1.141. General requirements.
(a) The carcasses or parts of carcasses of all animals slaughtered at an official establishment and found at the time of slaughter or at any subsequent inspection to be affected with any of the diseases or conditions named in this Subchapter shall be disposed of according to the section pertaining to the disease or condition and in compliance with the following provisions:
(1) No product shall be passed for human food unless it is found to be otherwise not adulterated. Products passed for cooking or refrigeration under this Subchapter shall be handled at the official establishment where they are initially prepared unless they are moved to another official establishment for handling or in the case of products passed for refrigeration are moved for such refrigeration to a freezing facility approved by the Department in specific cases.
(2) When moved as provided in paragraph (1) the products shall be shipped in containers sealed in accordance with § 1.333(g) (relating to treatment by refrigerating) or in a sealed means of conveyance as provided in § 1.544 (relating to products requiring special supervision). Because it is impracticable to formulate rules covering every case and to designate at just what stage a disease process or a condition results in adulteration of a product, the decision as to the disposal of all carcasses, organs, or other parts not specifically covered in this subchapter shall be left to the officer in charge. The veterinarian in charge shall exercise his judgment regarding the disposition of all carcasses or parts of carcasses in a manner which will insure that only wholesome, unadulterated product is passed for human food.
(b) In cases of doubt as to a condition, a disease or the cause of a condition, or to confirm a diagnosis, representative specimens of the affected tissues, properly prepared and packaged, shall be sent for examination to the Bureau Diagnostic Laboratory, Summerdale, Pennsylvania.
Cross References This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 1.83 (relating to identification of ‘‘Pa. Suspects’’—general); and 7 Pa. Code § 1.241 (relating to general labeling requirement; exemptions).
No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit.
This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Code full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.
