[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: 9CFR315.2]

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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 315_RENDERING OR OTHER DISPOSAL OF CARCASSES AND PARTS PASSED FOR 
COOKING--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 315.2  Carcasses and parts passed for cooking; utilization for 
food purposes after cooking.

    Carcasses and parts passed for cooking may be used for the 
preparation of meat food products, provided all such carcasses or parts 
are heated to a temperature not lower than 170 [deg]F. for a

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period of not less than 30 minutes either before being used in or during 
the preparation of the finished product.

[37 FR 2661, Feb. 4, 1972]