California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 4 - Meat Inspection › Subchapter 1 › Article 11 - Entry into Official Establishments; Reinspection and Preparation of Products › Section 910.7 - Prescribed Treatment of Pork and Pork Products to Destroy Trichinae

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Pork and pork products shall be treated to destroy trichinae in accordance with
					 9 CFR section
					 318.10(a) and (b)
					 (2006).
(b) Treatment or pork and
					 pork products to destroy trichinae shall consist of heating, refrigerating, or
					 curing, as follows:
(1) Pork and pork products
					 may be treated to destroy trichinae by heating in accordance with
					 9 CFR section
					 318.10(c)(1)
					 (2006).
(2) Pork and pork products
					 may be treated to destroy trichinae by refrigerating in accordance with
					 9 CFR sections
					 318.10(c)(2)(i), (ii), (iii) and
					 (iv) (2006).
(A) During the period of refrigeration the
					 product shall be kept separate from other products and in rooms or compartments
					 equipped and made secure with locks or seals.
(B) The product shall be in boxes sealed with
					 fibrous tape across the length and width of the boxes and the mark of
					 inspection applied at the junction of the tape. The boxes shall also be stamped
					 with the lot number, if any, and the date of entry into the retention
					 freezer.
(C) The rooms or
					 compartments containing product undergoing freezing shall be equipped with
					 accurate "high-low" or recording thermometers placed at or above the highest
					 level at which the product undergoing treatment is stored and away from
					 refrigerating coils.
(D) After
					 completion of the prescribed freezing of pork to be used in the preparation of
					 product covered by subsection (b) of this section, the pork shall be kept under
					 close supervision of an inspector until it is so used. If separate facilities
					 for preparing meat food products containing treated pork are not used, the
					 equipment and facilities used for making products containing treated pork shall
					 be thoroughly cleaned and free of any particles of untreated pork prior to such
					 use.
(E) Official establishments
					 that treat pork for trichina by refrigeration shall provide the Department with
					 written procedures for such treatment and shall keep accurate records of such
					 treatment on MPES Form 79-087 (Rev. 11/11), Plants Freezing Pork to Destroy
					 Trichina. After completion of the prescribed treatment period, and at the time
					 of release, an inspector shall review Form 79-087 to assure that time and
					 temperature requirements for the lot are met and the pork is eligible for
					 release for plant use
(F) Official
					 establishments that use pork treated for trichina by refrigeration shall
					 maintain a record, on MPES Form 79-088 (Rev. 11/11), Plant Certified Pork Use
					 Record, of the use made of certified products.
(G) Boxes of certified pork shall remain
					 sealed until opened for use and must bear the statement "Pork Product
					 __________ Degrees F __________ Days Refrigeration"
(H) An inspector shall check the temperature
					 inside the freezer at least weekly during the retention period and at the
					 termination of the retention period. Results shall be listed on the MPES Form
					 79-030 (Rev. 09/11) Plant Inspection Report and on MPES Form 79-087 (Rev.
					 11/11) Plants Freezing Pork to Destroy Trichina.
(3) Pork and pork products may be treated to
					 destroy trichinae by curing in accordance with
					 9 CFR section
					 318.10(c)(3)
					 (2006).
(4) The Department shall
					 consider additional processing methods in accordance with
					 9 CFR section
					 318.10(c)(4)
					 (2006).