[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: 9CFR351.14]

[Page 371]
 
                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS
 
     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 351_CERTIFICATION OF TECHNICAL ANIMAL FATS FOR EXPORT--Table of 
Contents
 
Sec. 351.14  Processes to be supervised; extent of examinations.

    (a) All processes used in the preparation of certified technical 
animal fats at any certified plant shall be subject to supervision by an 
inspector. Certified plants shall not prepare any technical animal fat 
for certification under the regulations in this part, except in 
accordance with such regulations.
    (b) Supervision, ranging from full-time coverage of an entire 
process to one or more reviews per month, to determine a plant's 
compliance with the regulations in this part will be maintained. A 
circuit supervisor may increase the frequency of reviews whenever he 
deems necessary to assure the validity of certifications under the 
regulations in this part. Usual coverage of individual rendering plants 
will be as follows:
    (1) Coverage shall be at least once a month if the plant 
consistently handles only raw materials acceptable under Sec. 351.3 for 
the preparation of certified technical animal fat and the plant 
operator, in writing, certifies that he is maintaining this procedure.
    (2) Coverage shall be at least once a week if the plant consistently 
handles some raw materials that are acceptable, and some that are 
unacceptable, under Sec. 351.3, for the preparation of certified 
technical animal fat, uses separate equipment for processing, and uses 
separate rooms, compartments, and equipment for receiving and storing 
the respective types of raw materials and technical animal fats, and the 
plant operator, in writing, certifies that he is maintaining this 
complete physical separation procedure.
    (3) Coverage shall be fulltime during receiving of raw materials and 
their preparation into certified technical animal fat, if the plant 
handles some raw materials that are acceptable, and some that are 
unacceptable, under Sec. 351.3, for the preparation of certified 
technical animal fat, and uses the same rooms, compartments, and 
equipment, with only time separation between receiving, processing, and 
storing the respective types of raw materials and technical animal fats.