7 Pa. Code Ch. 1 — Meat Hygiene

§ 1.158. Caseous lymphadenitis. (a) A thin carcass showing well-marked lesions in the viscera and the skeletal lymph nodes, or a thin carcass showing extensive lesions in any part shall be condemned. (b) A thin carcass showing well-marked lesions in the viscera with only slight l…

§ 1.159. Icterus. (a) Carcasses showing any degree of icterus shall be condemned. (b) Yellow fat conditions caused by nutritional factors or characteristic of certain breeds of livestock and yellow fat sometimes seen in sheep shall not be confused with icterus. The carcasses shou…

§ 1.16. Identity of restaurant. A restaurant is any establishment which complies with the following requirements: (1) Product is prepared only for sale or service in meals or as entrees, directly to individual consumers at such establishment. (2) Only Federally or State Inspected…

§ 1.160. Sexual odor of swine. (a) Carcasses of swine which give off a pronounced sexual odor shall be condemned. (b) The meat from carcasses of swine which give off a sexual odor less than pronounced may be passed only for use in cooked comminuted meat food product, or in commin…

§ 1.161. Mange or scab. Carcasses of livestock affected with mange or scab in advanced stages, showing cachexia or extensive inflammation of the flesh, shall be condemned. When the disease is slight, the carcass may be passed after removal of the affected portion.

§ 1.162. Hogs affected with other conditions. Carcasses of hogs affected with uticaria (nettle rash), tinea tonsurans, demodex folliculorum, or erythema may be passed for human food after detaching and condemning the affected skin, if the carcass is otherwise not adulterated.

§ 1.163. Tapeworm cysts in cattle. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), carcasses of cattle affected with lesions of cysticercus bovis shall be disposed of as follows: (1) Carcasses of cattle displaying lesions of cysticercus bovis shall be condemned if the infestation is ex…

§ 1.164. Tapeworm cysts in hogs. Carcasses of hogs affected with tapeworm cysts (cysticercus cellulosae) may be passed for cooking, unless the infestation is excessive in which case the carcass shall be condemned.

§ 1.165. Tapeworm cysts in sheep. Carcasses of sheep affected with tapeworm cysts (cysticercus ovis, so-called sheep measles not transmissible to man) may be passed for human food after the removal and condemnation of the affected portions, if, upon the final inspection of sheep …

§ 1.166. Parasites not transmissible to man; gid bladder-worms; hydatid cysts; flukes; fringed tapeworms. (a) In the disposal of carcasses, edible organs and other parts of carcasses showing evidence of infestation with parasites not transmissible to man, the following requiremen…

§ 1.167. Emaciation. (a) Carcasses of livestock too emaciated to produce wholesome meat, and carcasses which show a serious infiltration of muscle tissues or a serous or mucoid degeneration of the fatty tissue shall be condemned. (b) A gelatinous change of the fat of the heart an…

§ 1.168. Injured animals slaughtered at unusual hours. When it is necessary for humane reasons to slaughter an injured animal at night or on Sunday or a holiday when the inspector cannot be obtained, the carcass and all parts shall be kept for inspection, with the head and all vi…

§ 1.169. Carcasses of young animals. Carcasses of young calves, pigs, kids and lambs are unwholesome and shall be condemned if: (1) the meat has the appearance of being watersoaked, is loose, flabby, tears easily, and can be perforated with the fingers; (2) its color is grayish-r…

§ 1.17. Similar retail-type establishments; consumers. (a) The following establishments shall also be exempted from the inspection under this chapter: (1) Any combination retail store and restaurant. (2) Any delicatessen which meets the requirements of a retail store as a restaur…

§ 1.170. Unborn and stillborn animals. All unborn and stillborn animals shall be condemned and no hide or skin thereof shall be removed from the carcass within a room in which edible products are handled.

§ 1.171. Livestock suffocated or hogs scalded alive. All livestock which have been suffocated in any way and hogs which have entered the scalding vat alive shall be condemned.

§ 1.172. Affected livers. (a) Livers affected with carotenosis shall be condemned. (b) Cattle livers and calf livers showing the conditions sometimes designated as ‘‘telangiectatic,’’ ‘‘sawdust’’ or ‘‘spotted’’ shall be disposed of as follows: (1) When any or all of the condition…

§ 1.173. Vesicular diseases. (a) Any carcass affected with vesicular disease shall be condemned if the condition is acute and if the extent of the condition is such that it affects the entire carcass or there is evidence of absorption or secondary change. (b) Any carcass affected…

§ 1.174. Listeriosis. Carcasses of livestock identified as ‘‘Pa. Suspects’’ because of a history of listeriosis shall be passed for human food after condemnation of the head if the carcass is otherwise normal.

§ 1.175. Anemia. Carcasses of livestock too anemic to produce wholesome meat shall be condemned.

§ 1.176. Muscular lesions. (a) If muscular lesions are found to be distributed in such a manner or to be of such character that removal is impractical the carcass shall be condemned. (b) If muscular lesions are found to be distributed in such a manner or to be of such character t…

§ 1.177. Coccidioidal granuloma. (a) Carcasses which are affected with generalized coccidiodal granuloma or which show systemic changes because of such diseases shall be condemned. (b) Carcasses affected with localized lesions of this disease may be passed for human food after th…

§ 1.178. Odors, foreign and urine. (a) Carcasses which give off a pronounced odor of medicinal, chemical or other foreign substance shall be condemned. (b) Carcasses which give off a pronounced urine odor shall be condemned. (c) Carcasses, organs, or parts affected by odor to a l…

§ 1.179. Products exposed to radiation. Meat and meat byproducts from livestock which have been administered radioactive material shall be condemned unless the use of the radiation was in conformity with a regulation or exemption in effect pursuant to the Federal Act (21 U.S.C.A.…

§ 1.18. Adulteration and misbranding of exempted products. (a) The adulteration and misbranding provisions of the act and of this chapter except the requirement for an official inspection legend shall apply to articles which are exempted from inspection. This includes the require…

§ 1.180. Biological residues. Carcasses, organs or other parts of carcasses of livestock shall be condemned if it is determined that they are adulterated because of the presence of any biological residues.

§ 1.191. General. The marks, devices, and certificates prescribed or referenced in this subchapter shall be official marks, devices, and certificates for purpose of the act, and shall be used in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.

§ 1.192. Official inspection legend. (a) The official inspection legend shall conform to the following: (1) The official inspection legend, required by Subchapter H (relating to marking and labeling) to be applied to inspected and passed carcasses and parts of carcasses of cattle…

§ 1.193. Marks for antemortem inspections. The official marks and devices used in connection with antemortem inspection shall be those prescribed in § 1.104 (relating to official marks and devices).

§ 1.194. Seals for transportation of products. The official mark for use in sealing railroad cars or other means of conveyance shall be in the form shown in § 1.195(a)(1) (relating to marks for postmortem inspections; inspection of unacceptable equipment and facilities) and any s…

§ 1.195. Marks for postmortem inspections; inspection of unacceptable equipment and facilities. (a) The official marks required for use in postmortem inspection and identification of adulterated products and insanitary equipment and facilities are the following: (1) The following…

§ 1.2. Application of inspection requirements. (a) Except as otherwise provided, inspection under this chapter shall be required at every establishment in which any livestock are slaughtered for transportation or sale as articles of commerce, or in which any products of, or deriv…

§ 1.201. Establishments having tanking facilities. (a) Carcasses, parts of carcasses and other products condemned at official establishments having facilities for tanking shall, except as provided in subsection (c) or elsewhere in this subchapter, be disposed of by tanking as fol…

§ 1.202. Separation of facilities for inedible and edible products. (a) All tanks and equipment used for rendering, otherwise preparing, or storing inedible products shall be in rooms or compartments separate from those used for preparing or storing edible products. (b) There sha…

§ 1.203. Establishments not having tanking facilities. (a) Carcasses, parts of carcasses, and other products condemned at an official establishment which has no facilities for tanking shall, except as provided in subsection (b) or elsewhere in this subchapter, be destroyed in the…

§ 1.204. Suppression of odors in preparing inedible products. Tanks, fertilizer driers and other equipment used in the preparation of inedible product shall be properly equipped with condensers and other appliances which will acceptably suppress odors incident to such preparation…

§ 1.205. Inedible rendered fats prepared at official establishments. (a) Except as provided in § 1.547 (relating to inedible rendered animal fats), rendered animal fat derived from condemned or other inedible materials at official establishments shall be denatured to effectually …

§ 1.206. Inedible fats from outside official establishments. (a) Except as provided in § 1.547 (relating to inedible rendered animal fats), inedible fats from outside the premises of any official establishment shall not be received into an official establishment except into the t…

§ 1.207. Carcasses condemned on antemortem. Carcasses of livestock which have been condemned on antemortem inspection shall not be taken through rooms or compartments in which an edible product is prepared, handled or stored.

§ 1.208. Dead animal carcasses. (a) With the exception of dead livestock which have died en route and are received with livestock for slaughter at an official establishment, no dead animal or part of the carcass of any livestock that died otherwise than by slaughter may be brough…

§ 1.209. Specimens for education, research or other purposes. (a) Specimens of condemned or other inedible materials, including embryos and specimens of animal parasites, may be released for educational, research, or other nonfood purposes under permit issued by the veterinary su…

INSPECTION PROCEDURES § 1.21. Official numbers. (a) An official number shall be assigned to each establishment granted inspection. The number shall be used to identify all inspected and passed products prepared in the establishment. More than one number shall not be assigned to a…

§ 1.210. Shipping of condemned livers; conditions for disposal. (a) Livers condemned on account of fluke investation, hydatids, fringed tapeworms or other parasites may be shipped from an official establishment only for purposes other than human food and only if they are freely s…

§ 1.211. Handling of other condemned products. (a) Condemned carcasses of animals affected with one or more of the following conditions may be shipped from an official establishment only for purposes other than human food and only if permission therfor is obtained from the veteri…

§ 1.217. Rendering products passed for cooking; lard, pork fat and tallow. (a) Carcasses and parts passed for cooking may be rendered into lard or rendered pork fat in accordance with § 1.482 or § 1.483(b) (relating to lard and leaf lard; and rendered animal fat or mixture thereo…

§ 1.22. Separation of official establishments. (a) Each official establishment shall be separate and distinct from any unofficial establishment, except a poultry products processing establishment operated under the act or under State inspection. (b) The slaughter or other prepara…

MARKING PRODUCTS AND CONTAINERS § 1.221. Authorization required. (a) No device containing any official mark shall be made or caused to be made for use on any product until it has been approved by the Department as provided in this subchapter. (b) No brand manufacturer, printer or…

§ 1.222. Supervision by program employe in use of official marks. (a) No person shall affix or place, or cause to be affixed or placed, the official inspection legend or any other official mark, or any abbreviation or simulation of any official mark, to or on any product, or cont…

§ 1.223. Supply and storage of marking devices. (a) The Department shall furnish the initial supply of ink brands and any other device for marking products with official marks as the Department may determine is necessary for marking products at such establishment. The official in…

§ 1.224. Branding ink. (a) The operator of each official establishment shall furnish all ink for marking products with the official marks at the establishment. The ink shall be made with harmless ingredients that are approved for the purpose by the Department. Samples of inks sha…