Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-10 - MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION › Subject 40-10-2 - POULTRY INSPECTION - POULTRY PROCESSING › Rule 40-10-2-.16 - Entry Into Official Establishments: Reinspection and Preparation of Products

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Products and other articles entering
				official establishments.
(a) Except as
				otherwise provided in paragraphs (g) and (h) of this section, no product shall
				be brought into an official establishment unless it has been prepared only in
				an official establishment and previously inspected and passed by a Program
				employee, and is identified by an official establishment and previously
				inspected and passed by a Program employee, and is identified by an official
				inspection legend as so inspected and passed. Product entering any official
				establishment shall not be used or prepared thereat until it has been
				reinspected.
(b) No slaughtered
				poultry or poultry product shall be brought into an official establishment
				unless it has been previously inspected and passed and is identified as such in
				accordance with the requirements of the Poultry Products Inspection Act
				(21 U.S.C.
				451
et seq.
) and the
				regulations thereunder, and has not been prepared other than in an
				establishment inspected under said Act or has been inspected and passed and is
				identified as such in accordance with the requirements of a state
				law;
(c) Every article for use as
				an ingredient in the preparation of meat food products, when entering any
				official establishment and at all times while it is in such establishment,
				shall bear a label showing the name of the article, the amount or percentage
				therein of any substances restricted by this chapter or the Code of Federal
				Regulations 9 CFR, Chapter 3, Part 381, and a list of ingredients in the
				article if composed of two or more ingredients. In addition, the label must
				show the name and address of the manufacturer or distributor.
(d) Containers of preparations which enter
				any official establishment for use in cooling or retort water shall at all
				times while they are in such establishment bear labels, showing the chemical
				names of the chemicals in such preparations. In the case of any preparation
				containing chemicals which are specifically limited as to amount permitted to
				be used, the labels on the containers shall also show the percentage of each
				such chemical in the preparation;
(e) No prohibited dye, chemical,
				preservative, or other substance shall be brought into or kept in an official
				establishment for use as an ingredient of human food or animal feed;
(f) All isolated soy protein when entering
				and while in any official establishment, must be labeled in accordance with,
				and otherwise meet the requirements of Georgia Meat Inspection Rule
				40-10-1-.20 (6)(b)
				11;
(g) The official establishment shall furnish
				such information, as the inspector may deem necessary to determine the origin
				of any product or other article entering the official establishment. Such
				information may include, but is not limited to, the name and address, of the
				seller or supplier, transportation company, agent, or broker involved in the
				sale or delivery of the product or article in question;
(h) Any product or any poultry or poultry
				product or other article that is brought into an official establishment
				contrary to any provision of this section may be required by the Commissioner
				to be removed immediately from such establishment by the operator thereof, and
				failure to comply with such requirement shall be deemed a violation of this
				regulation. If any slaughtered poultry or poultry products or other articles
				are received at an official establishment and are suspected of being
				adulterated or misbranded under the Poultry Products Inspection act or the
				Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the appropriate governmental authorities
				will be notified. Products received in an official establishment during the
				inspector's absence shall be held separate and apart in the establishment,
				pending inspection by the inspector.