7 Pa. Code Ch. 1 — Meat Hygiene

DEFINITIONS; APPLICATION; SCOPE § 1.1. Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: Act—The Pennsylvania Meat and Poultry Hygiene Act of 1968 (31 P. S. § § 483.1—483.24). Adulte…

§ 1.100. Conditional slaughter. In lieu of compliance with the procedures prescribed in § 1.99 (relating to feeding certification), cattle or sheep may be slaughtered at any official establishment upon the condition that all the carcasses and edible organs and other parts thereof…

§ 1.101. Livestock suspected of having biological residues. Livestock suspected of having been treated with or exposed to any substance that may impart a biological residue which would make the edible tissues unfit for human food shall be identified as ‘‘Pa. Condemned.’’ These li…

§ 1.102. Disposal of adulterated meat. All carcasses and edible organs and other parts thereof, in which are found any biological residues which render such articles adulterated, shall be marked as ‘‘Pa. Condemned’’ and disposed of in accordance with Subchapter F (relating to dis…

§ 1.103. Livestock used for research. (a) No livestock used in any research investigation involving an experimental biological product, drug, or chemical shall be eligible for slaughter at an official establishment unless the following requirements are met: (1) The operator of th…

§ 1.104. Official marks and devices. (a) All livestock required by this subchapter to be identified as ‘‘Pa. Suspects’’ shall be tagged by or under the supervision of a program employe with a serially numbered metal ear tag bearing the term ‘‘Pa. Suspect,’’ except as otherwise pr…

EXEMPTIONS § 1.11. General. The requirements of the act and this chapter for inspection of the preparation of products shall not apply to the following: (1) The slaughtering by an individual of livestock of his own raising, and the preparation by him and transportation in commerc…

§ 1.111. Extent and time of inspection. A careful postmortem examination inspection shall be made of the carcasses and parts thereof of all livestock slaughtered at official establishments. The inspection and examination shall be made at the time of slaughter unless, because of u…

§ 1.112. Requirement for identification of carcass. The head, tail, tongue, thymus gland and all viscera of each slaughtered animal, and all blood and other parts of the animal to be used in the preparation of meat food products or medical products shall be handled in such a mann…

§ 1.113. Procedure for identification. As part of the requirement specified in § 1.112 (relating to requirement for identification of carcass) the following steps shall be taken: (1) — (i) The official State-Federal back tag of the carcass shall be removed from the hide or the an…

§ 1.114. Retention of carcass or part. (a) Each carcass, including all detached organs and other parts, in which any lesion or other condition is found that might render the meat or any part unfit for food purposes, or which is otherwise adulterated and would therefore require a …

§ 1.115. Identification of retained carcasses. The devices and methods as may be approved by the Department may be used for the temporary identification of retained carcasses, organs and other parts. In all cases, the identification shall be further established by affixing ‘‘Pa. …

§ 1.116. Disposition of condemned carcasses. (a) Each carcass or part which is found on final inspection to be unsound, unhealthful, unwholesome or otherwise adulterated shall be conspicuously marked on the surface tissues thereof by a program employe at the time of inspection, a…

§ 1.117. Carcasses passed for cooking. Carcasses and parts passed for cooking shall be marked conspicuously on the surface tissues thereof by a program employe at the time of inspection as ‘‘Pa. Passed for Cooking.’’ All the carcasses and parts shall be cooked in accordance with …

§ 1.118. Spermatic cords; pizzles; preputial diverticuli. (a) Spermatic cords and pizzles shall be removed from all carcasses. (b) Preputial diverticuli shall be removed from hog carcasses.

§ 1.119. Passing and marking of carcasses. (a) Carcasses and parts found to be sound, healthful, wholesome and otherwise not adulterated shall be passed and marked as provided in Subchapter H (relating to marking and labeling). (b) In all cases where carcasses showing localized l…

§ 1.12. Requirements for exempted products. (a) Custom prepared products exempted under § 1.11 (relating to general) shall not be adulterated and shall be prepared and handled in accordance with the appropriate provisions of this chapter. (b) Custom operators shall keep records, …

§ 1.120. Carcasses affected with anthrax. (a) Carcasses found before evisceration to be affected with anthrax shall not be eviscerated but shall be retained, condemned and immediately tanked or otherwise disposed of as provided in Subchapter F (relating to disposal of condemned a…

§ 1.121. Cleaning of equipment contaminated with anthrax. (a) The scalding vat water through which hog carcasses affected with anthrax have passed shall be immediately drained into the sewer. (b) That portion of the slaughtering department, including the bleeding area, scalding v…

§ 1.122. Sanitation of personnel contaminated with anthrax. (a) The first and indispensable precautionary step for persons who have handled anthrax material is thorough cleansing of the hands and arms with liquid soap and running hot water. It is important that this step be taken…

§ 1.123. Carcasses with skin or hide on. (a) When a carcass is to be dressed with the skin or hide left on, the skin or hide shall be thoroughly washed and cleaned before any incision is made for the purpose of removing any part thereof or evisceration, except that where calves a…

§ 1.124. Cleaning of hog carcasses before incising. All hair, scurf, dirt, hoofs and claws shall be removed from hog carcasses, and the carcasses shall be thoroughly washed and cleaned before any incision is made for inspection or evisceration.

§ 1.125. Sternum; abdominal and thoracic viscera. The sternum of each carcass shall be split and the abdominal and thoracic viscera shall be removed at the time of slaughter in order to allow proper inspection.

§ 1.126. Inflating carcasses and transferring fat prohibited. Carcasses or parts of carcasses may not be inflated with air. Transferring the caul or other fat from a fat to a lean carcass is prohibited.

§ 1.127. Handling bruised parts. When only a portion of a carcass is to be condemned because of slight bruises, either the bruised portion shall be removed immediately and disposed of in accordance with Subchapter F (relating to disposal of condemned and other inedible products),…

§ 1.128. Hyperimmune swine. (a) Carcasses of hyperimmune swine which have been given the final bleeding at a serum plant under the supervision of an inspector may be transferred to an official establishment for dressing and postmortem inspection. (b) The transfer of such carcasse…

§ 1.129. Inspection and disposition of lungs; hog lungs. (a) All cattle, calf, sheep and equine lungs intended for food purposes shall be inspected to determine whether foreign matter is present in the air passages. The main bronchi and branches shall be slit by employes of the e…

§ 1.13. Operations of retail stores and restaurants. Operations of types traditionally and usually conducted at retail stores and restaurants and which are exempt from inspection are the following: (1) Cutting up, slicing and trimming carcasses, halves, quarters or wholesale cuts…

§ 1.130. Inspection of mammary glands. (a) Lactating mammary glands and diseased mammary glands of cattle, sheep, swine and goats shall be removed without opening the milk ducts or sinuses. If pus or other objectionable material is permitted to come in contact with the carcass, t…

§ 1.131. Contamination of carcass or parts. (a) Carcasses, organs and other parts shall be handled in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination with fecal material, urine, bile, hair, dirt, or foreign matter; however, if contamination occurs, it shall be promptly removed in a ma…

§ 1.132. Inspection of kidneys. An employe of the establishment shall open the kidney capsule and expose the kidneys of all livestock at the time of slaughter for the purpose of examination by a program employe.

§ 1.14. Normal retail quantity. Any quantity or product purchased by a consumer from a particular retail supplier shall be deemed to be a normal retail quantity if the quantity so purchased does not in the aggregate exceed one-half carcass. The following amounts of product shall …

§ 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 b…

§ 1.142. Tuberculosis. Carcasses of livestock affected with tuberculosis shall be disposed of as follows: (1) Carcasses condemned. The entire carcass of swine, cattle, sheep, and goats shall be condemned if any of the following conditions occur: (i) When the lesions of tuberculos…

§ 1.143. Hog cholera. (a) The carcasses of all hogs affected with hog cholera shall be condemned. (b) Inconclusive but suspicious symptoms of hog cholera observed during the antemortem inspection of a ‘‘Pa. Suspect’’ shall be duly considered in connection with postmortem findings…

§ 1.144. Swine injected with hog cholera virus. (a) Carcasses of swine, other than hyperimmune swine, if presented for inspection after 28 days following injection with hog cholera virus shall be given postmortem inspection without reference to the injected virus. (b) Carcasses o…

§ 1.145. Swine erysipelas. Carcasses affected with swine erysipelas which is acute or generalized or which show systemic change shall be condemned. Cross References This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 1.92 (relating to swine erysipelas).

§ 1.146. Diamond-skin disease. Carcasses of hogs affected with diamond-skin disease when localized and not associated with systemic change may be passed for human food after removal and condemnation of the affected parts of such carcasses are otherwise healthy.

§ 1.147. Arthritis. (a) Carcasses affected with arthritis which is localized and not associated with systemic change may be passed for human food after removal and condemnation of all affected parts. Affected joints with corresponding lymph nodes shall be removed and condemned. I…

§ 1.148. Anasarca or generalized edema. (a) Carcasses of cattle found on postmortem inspection to be affected with anasarca in advanced stages and characterized by an extensive or well-marked generalized edema shall be condemned. (b) Carcasses of cattle, including their detached …

§ 1.149. Actinomycosis and actinobacillosis. (a) Carcasses of livestock with generalized lesions of actinomycosis or actinobacillosis (lesions which are distributed in a manner made possible only by entry of the bacilli into the systemic circulation) shall be condemned. (b) Carca…

§ 1.15. Identity of retail store. (a) A retail store is any place of business which complies with the following requirements: (1) Sales of product are made to consumers only. (2) At least 75%, in terms of dollar value, of the total sales of product represents sales to household c…

§ 1.150. Other diseases and conditions. (a) Carcasses of livestock affected with or showing lesions of any of the following diseases or conditions shall be condemned: (1) Anthrax. (2) Blackleg. (3) Unhealed vaccine lesions (vaccinia). (4) Strangles. (5) Purpura hemorrhagica. (6) …

§ 1.151. Neoplasms. (a) An individual organ or other part of a carcass affected with a neoplasm shall be condemned. If there is evidence of metastasis or that the general condition of the animal has been adversely affected by the size, position or nature of the neoplasm, the enti…

§ 1.152. Epithelioma of the eye. (a) Carcasses of animals affected with epithelioma of the eye or the orbital region shall be condemned in their entirety if one of the following conditions exists: (1) The affection has involved the osseous structures of the head with extensive in…

§ 1.153. Pigmentary deposits. (a) Except as provided in § 1.159 (relating to icterus) carcasses of livestock showing generalized pigmentary deposits shall be condemned. (b) The affected parts of carcasses showing localized pigmentary deposits of such character as to be unwholesom…

§ 1.154. Abrasions, bruises, abscesses, pus. (a) All slight, well-limited abrasions on the tongue and inner surface of the lips and mouth, when without lymph node involvement, shall be carefully excised, leaving only sound, normal tissue, which may be passed for human foods. (b) …

§ 1.155. Brucellosis. Carcasses affected with localized lesions of brucellosis may be passed for human food after the affected parts are removed and condemned.

§ 1.156. Conditions which may cause food poisoning. (a) All carcasses of animals so infected that consumption of the products thereof may give rise to food poisoning shall be condemned. This includes all carcasses showing signs of the following: (1) Acute inflammation of the lung…

§ 1.157. Necrobacillosis, pyemia and septicemia. From the standpoint of meat inspection, necrobacillosis may be regarded as a local infection at the beginning, and carcasses in which the lesions are localized may be passed for human food if in a good state of nutrition, after tho…