[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] [Page 154-155] 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 [[Page 155]] 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]