[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 9, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 9CFR310.22]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 310_POST-MORTEM INSPECTION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 310.22  Specified risk materials from cattle and their handling 
and disposition.

    (a) The following materials from cattle are specified risk 
materials:
    (1) The brain, skull, eyes, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, 
vertebral column (excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the transverse 
processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and the wings of the 
sacrum), and dorsal root ganglia of cattle 30 months of age and older;
    (2) The tonsils of all cattle; and
    (3) The distal ileum of all cattle. To ensure effective removal of 
the distal ileum, the establishment shall remove the entire small 
intestine, and shall dispose of it in accordance with Sec. Sec. 314.1 
or 314.3 of this subchapter.

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    (b) Specified risk materials are inedible and shall not be used for 
human food.
    (c) Specified risk materials shall be disposed of in accordance with 
Sec. Sec. 314.1 or 314.3 of this subchapter.
    (d) Procedures for the removal, segregation, and disposition of 
specified risk materials.
    (1) Establishments that slaughter cattle and establishments that 
process the carcasses or parts of cattle shall develop, implement, and 
maintain written procedures for the removal, segregation, and 
disposition of specified risk materials. The establishment shall 
incorporate such procedures into its HACCP plan or in its Sanitation SOP 
or other prerequisite program.
    (2) Establishments that slaughter cattle and establishments that 
process the carcasses or parts of cattle must take appropriate 
corrective action when either the establishment or FSIS determines that 
the establishment's procedures for the removal, segregation, and 
disposition of specified risk materials, or the implementation or 
maintenance of such procedures, have failed to ensure that such 
materials are adequately and effectively removed from the carcass of 
cattle, segregated from edible materials, and disposed of in accordance 
with paragraph (c) of this section.
    (3) Establishments that slaughter cattle and establishments that 
process the carcasses or parts of cattle shall routinely evaluate the 
effectiveness of their procedures for the removal, segregation, and 
disposition of specified risk materials in preventing the use of these 
materials for human food and shall revise the procedures as necessary 
whenever any changes occur that could affect the removal, segregation, 
and disposition of specified risk materials.
    (4) Recordkeeping requirements. (i) Establishments that slaughter 
cattle and establishments that process the carcasses or parts of cattle 
shall maintain daily records sufficient to document the implementation 
and monitoring of the procedures for the removal, segregation, and 
disposition of the materials listed in paragraph (a) of this section, 
and any corrective actions taken.
    (ii) Records required by this section may be maintained on computers 
provided that the establishment implements appropriate controls to 
ensure the integrity of the electronic data.
    (iii) Records required by this section shall be retained for at 
least one year and shall be accessible to FSIS. All such records shall 
be maintained at the official establishment 48 hours following 
completion, after which they may be maintained off-site provided such 
records can be made available to FSIS within 24 hours of request.
    (e) The materials listed in paragraph (a)(1) of this section will be 
deemed to be from cattle 30 months of age and older unless the 
establishment can demonstrate that the materials are from an animal that 
was younger than 30 months of age at the time of slaughter.

[69 FR 1873, Jan. 12, 2004]