[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 9CFR311.35]



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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 

                               AGRICULTURE

 

PART 311_DISPOSAL OF DISEASED OR OTHERWISE ADULTERATED CARCASSES AND 

PARTS--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 311.35  Muscular inflammation, degeneration, or infiltration.



    (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 that removal is practical, the following 

rules shall govern the disposal of the carcasses, edible organs, and 

other parts of carcasses showing such muscular lesions. If the lesions 

are localized in such a manner and are of such a character that the 

affected tissues can be removed, the nonaffected parts of the carcass 

may be passed for human food after the removal and condemnation of the 

affected portion. If a part of the carcass shows numerous lesions, or if 

the character of the lesion is such that complete extirpation is 

difficult and uncertainly accomplished, or if the lesion renders the 

part in any way unfit for human food, the part shall be condemned.

    (c) If the lesions are slight or of such character as to be 

insignificant from a standpoint of wholesomeness, the carcass or parts 

may be passed for use in the manufacture of comminuted cooked product, 

after removal and condemnation of the visibly affected portions.