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California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 14 - Humane Slaughter of Poultry › Section 1246.13 - Training

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Each licensed PMI shall be responsible for attending formal annual maintenance
					 training provided by the Department, including, but not limited to, humane
					 handling and slaughter of poultry.
(b) Failure of each PMI to attend annual
					 maintenance training, as specified in subsection (a) of this section, shall be
					 grounds for nonrenewal, suspension, or revocation of the PMI's
					 license.
(c) It is the
					 responsibility of the establishment management and the licensed PMI to make
					 arrangements in the work schedule to attend the annual maintenance
					 training.
(d) Owners and managers
					 shall be responsible for attending at least one scheduled departmental PMI
					 training seminar or orientation on humane handling and slaughter of poultry
					 procedures, as specified in subsection (a) of this section.
1.
						Renumbering of former section
						1245.14 to new section
						1246.13, including amendment of
						subsections (b) and (d) and NOTE, filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009
						(Register 2009, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407
						  and
						  19501.5,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  19501
						  and
						  19501.5,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 14 - Humane Slaughter of Poultry › Section 1246.15 - Ritualistic Slaughter

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(a)
					 Where a method of slaughter is prescribed by Kosher or other rules of the
					 Jewish faith, Islamic and other faiths and causes the poultry to lose
					 consciousness through anemia of the brain resulting from the simultaneous
					 severance of both carotid arteries with a sharp instrument, it shall be
					 considered a humane method of slaughter.
(b) Confucian exemption may be requested by
					 the clerical official or the responsible leader of the Chinese Benevolent
					 Association.
(c) Exemptions for
					 other methods of ritualistic slaughter of poultry may be obtained upon approval
					 by the Chief, Meat and Poultry Inspection Branch while effectuating the purpose
					 of these regulations.
(d) The
					 official establishment requesting an exemption shall provide a letter from the
					 clerical official having jurisdiction over the enforcement of religious dietary
					 laws that lists the specific requirements of the Food and Agricultural Code and
					 these regulations from which the exemption is requested and that lists the
					 provision(s) of the religious dietary laws in support of the requested
					 exemptions.
(e) Exemptions may be
					 granted to the extent necessary to avoid conflict with specific religious
					 requirements. Any person processing poultry or poultry products under such
					 exemption shall be subject to all other applicable provisions of the Food and
					 Agricultural Code and these regulations.
(f) The Department may terminate an exemption
					 at any time for failure on the part of the official establishment to comply
					 with the conditions of the exemption, including but not limited to inhumane
					 handling and slaughter of poultry, unsanitary dressing procedures, unsanitary
					 carcass handling, and failure to maintain the establishment in a clean and
					 sanitary condition.
1.
						Renumbering of former section
						1245.16 to new section
						1246.15, including amendment of
						section and NOTE, filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No.
						12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407
						  and
						  19501.5,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  19501
						  and
						  19501.5,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 15 - Post Mortem Inspection › Section 1247.1 - Abdominal and Thoracic Viscera and Giblets to be Removed

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(a)
					 Each carcass to be eviscerated shall be opened so as to expose the organs and
					 the body cavity for proper examination by the inspector and shall be prepared
					 immediately after inspection as ready-to-cook poultry.
(b) In all instances the opening cut must be
					 made in such a way as will permit thorough inspection of the abdominal and
					 thoracic cavities, and will permit the removal of viscera in a sanitary
					 manner.
(c) The use of acceptable
					 skin straps suitable for trussing the legs after carcasses have been
					 eviscerated are permitted. A transverse cut through the abdominal wall,
					 commonly known as the "bar cut" is not permitted, except on turkeys, capons,
					 and old hens, providing that such operations are performed in such a manner
					 that contamination of the inner surface of the skin strap does not
					 occur.
(d) The giblets shall be
					 separated from the inedible viscera immediately after removal from the body
					 cavity, and shall be immediately cleaned, trimmed, and washed under a
					 continuous flow or spray of water.
(e) Confucian exemption may be requested by
					 the clerical official or the responsible leader of the Chinese Benevolent
					 Association.
1.
						Renumbering of former section
						1247 to new section
						1247.1, including new NOTE, filed
						3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  24561,
						  24562,
						  24681
						  and
						  24991,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  24651,
						  24652,
						  24653,
						  24654,
						  24655,
						  24656,
						  24657,
						  24658,
						  24659,
						  24660
						  and
						  24661,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 15 - Post Mortem Inspection › Section 1248 - Technique of Inspection

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The technique of the post-mortem inspection must conform
						to the following basic procedure:
(a)
					 Right Hand Operation.
(1) Grasp one leg, run
					 hand down leg to determine bone disease.
(2) Open body cavity to view internal
					 surfaces.
(3) Turn body to view
					 outside of bird (including head) for disease, abnormalities and dressing
					 imperfections.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 15 - Post Mortem Inspection › Section 1249 - Disposal of Diseased Carcasses and Parts

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The carcasses or parts of carcasses of all poultry
						inspected at an official establishment and found at the time of post-mortem
						inspection, or at any subsequent inspection to be affected with any of the
						diseases or conditions named in other sections of this regulation shall be
						disposed of according to the section pertaining to the disease or condition.
						Owing to the fact that it is impracticable to formulate rules covering every
						case and to designate at just what stage a process becomes loathsome or a
						disease noxious, the decision as to the disposal of all carcasses, parts, or
						organs not specifically covered by these regulations shall be left to the
						inspector. If the inspector is in doubt concerning the disposition to be made,
						specimens from such carcasses may be taken by the Department for laboratory
						analysis and diagnosis.
1.
						Amendment of section and new NOTE filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009
						(Register 2009, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  24561,
						  24562,
						  24681
						  and
						  24991,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  24651,
						  24652,
						  24653,
						  24654,
						  24655,
						  24656,
						  24657,
						  24658,
						  24659,
						  24660
						  and
						  24661,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 15 - Post Mortem Inspection › Section 1250 - Diseases and Conditions Requiring Condemnation of Affected Carcasses

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(a)
					 Carcasses of poultry affected with or showing lesions of any of the
					 following-named diseases or conditions shall be condemned:
(1) Acute ornithosis.
(2) Tuberculosis.
(3) Erysipelothrix septicemia.
(4) Salmonellosis septicemia.
(5) Tularemia.
(6) Anthrax.
(7) Hemorrhage septicemia.
(8) Pyemia.
(9) Leukemia.
(10) Sarcomatosis.
(11) Metritis.
(12) Necro-bacillosis (Smorl's
					 disease).
(13) Emaciation in
					 rabbits.
(14) Septicemia.
(15) Toxemia.
(16) Viremia.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 15 - Post Mortem Inspection › Section 1251 - Diseases Requiring Condemnation of Carcasses or Parts, Exceptions

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(a)
					 Carcasses of poultry affected with any of the following diseases shall be
					 condemned, excepting that when recovery has occurred, even though localized
					 lesions persist, or when the lesions are of such character or extent that there
					 is no apparent systemic disturbance, the carcass may be passed for food, after
					 removal and condemnation of affected parts:
(1) Avian monocytosis.
(2) Mycotic infections.
(3) Fowl cholera.
(4) Fowl typhoid.
(5) Pullorum disease.
(6) Infectious coryza.
(7) Pseudotuberculosis.
(8) Infectious laryngotracheitis.
(9) Fowl pox.
(10) Trichomoniasi.
(11) Enterohepatitis.
(12) Coccidiosis.
(13) Newcastle disease.
(14) Infectious bronchitis.
(15) Airsac disease or chronic respiratory
					 disease.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 15 - Post Mortem Inspection › Section 1252 - Conditions Affecting Soundness, Requiring Condemnation of Carcasses or Parts

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Carcasses or parts of poultry contaminated by volatile oils, paints, poisons,
					 gases, or other substances that affect the wholesomeness of the carcass shall
					 be condemned.
(b) Any organ or part
					 of a carcass that has been contaminated following mutilation shall be
					 condemned, and if the whole carcass is affected, the whole carcass shall be
					 condemned.
(c) Carcasses of poultry
					 deleteriously affected by post-mortem changes shall be disposed of as follows:
(1) Carcasses that have reached a state of
					 putrefaction or stinking fermentation shall be condemned.
(2) Any part of a carcass that is "green
					 struck" shall be condemned and if the carcass is so extensively affected that
					 removal of the affected parts is impracticable, the whole carcass shall be
					 condemned.
(3) Carcasses affected
					 by types of post-mortem change that are superficial in nature may be passed as
					 wholesome after removal and condemnation of the affected
					 parts.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 15 - Post Mortem Inspection › Section 1253 - Livers Affected with Abnormal Conditions: Disposal

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(a)
					 Livers showing any of the following pathological processes or abnormal
					 conditions shall be condemned:
(1) Fatty
					 degeneration resulting in visible, well-defined light spots.
(2) Petechial or larger areas of hemorrhages.
					 (The typical paint brushed appearance is not to be considered
					 significant.)
(3) Petechial or
					 larger areas of necrosis.
(4)
					 Inflammatory processes including abscessation.
(5) Neoplastic tissue.
(6) Cirrhosis.
(7) Atrophy.
(8) Cysts.
(9) Discoloration due to chemical toxins,
					 bile duct or gall bladder disorders, and/or post-mortem changes. (Parts of
					 livers showing bile stains should be trimmed off and the affected parts
					 condemned.)
(10) Specific disease
					 lesions such as enterohepatitis, leukemia, etc.
(11) Mutilated livers that have been
					 contaminated with intestinal content in rough or careless handling in the
					 evisceration operation or otherwise contaminated by or with extraneous
					 substances or materials.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 16 - Denaturing and Disposing of Condemned Carcasses and Products › Section 1254 - Disposition of Condemned Poultry Meat or Product

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any
					 carcass or part or product condemned at an official establishment shall be
					 denatured with crude carbolic acid, kerosene, cresylic disinfectant or other
					 prescribed agent approved by the Department, or be destroyed by incineration
					 under the supervision of a Department inspector.
(b) Official establishments not equipped for
					 the proper disposition of condemned carcasses or products by incineration may
					 dispose of such parts or products through rendering plants or by other means
					 that shall not endanger human, poultry, or livestock health, after obtaining a
					 written permit from the Department. When applying for such permit, the
					 applicant shall designate the name and location of such rendering plant or
					 other method of disposal whereupon, if the designated plant or method of
					 disposal conforms with the requirements, a permit will be granted by the
					 Department. Such permit may be revoked at any time when it is found that said
					 rendering plant, or other method of disposal is not conducted in accordance
					 with these regulations.
1.
						Renumbering of article 17 to article 16, amendment of section and new NOTE
						filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  24561,
						  24562,
						  24681
						  and
						  24991,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  24651,
						  24652,
						  24653,
						  24654,
						  24655,
						  24656,
						  24657,
						  24658,
						  24659,
						  24660
						  and
						  24661,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 17 - Marking and Identifying Poultry Meat and Products › Section 1255 - Approval of Abbreviations and Marks of Inspection

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 Department may approve and authorize the use of abbreviations of marks of
					 inspection under these regulations. Such abbreviations shall have the same
					 force and effect as the respective marks for which they are so authorized to be
					 used.
(b) Except for the purpose of
					 submitting a sample or samples of the same to the Department for approval, no
					 person shall make or prepare, or cause to be made or prepared, labels, inserts,
					 brands, tags, or other marking devices bearing the inspection mark or any
					 abbreviation, copy or representation thereof, for use on any poultry meat or
					 product, without the written authority thereof of the Department given in
					 advance.
(c) Official
					 establishments shall furnish such devices for marking products as the
					 Department may require. The mark of inspection on such a device shall be a
					 facsimile of the official mark of inspection in the form shown herewith, using
					 the size best suited for the purpose intended.
(1) The following official inspection mark
					 shall be used when shown on labels of inspected and passed poultry carcasses
					 and parts and poultry products produced in a licensed poultry
					 establishment.1,2
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(2) The following official inspection mark
					 shall be used when stamped directly on inspected and passed poultry carcasses
					 and parts. This official inspection mark shall be applied with approved edible
					 ink.1,2
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1 The number "000" is given as
						an example only. The establishment number of the poultry establishment where
						the product is prepared shall be used in lieu thereof.
2 This official inspection
						mark shall be of sufficient size and of such color as to be conspicuously
						displayed and readily legible.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 18 - Labeling › Section 1256 - Marking and Labeling Inspected Products

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(a) The
					 inspection mark or approved abbreviation thereof, as the case may be, shall be
					 applied to the inspected and passed edible product or to the immediate
					 container of such product. The inspection mark, or the approved abbreviation
					 thereof, shall, when used on packaging material, be printed on such material or
					 on a label to be affixed to the packaging material, and the name and address of
					 the packer or distributor of such product must be legibly printed on the
					 packaging material or label. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the name and
					 address of the packer or distributor, if appropriately shown elsewhere on the
					 labeling material, may be omitted from insert labels and giblet wrappers which
					 bear an official identification, provided, the applicable establishment number
					 is shown.
(b) No label shall be
					 used on any immediate or shipping container until it has been approved in its
					 final form by the Department. For the convenience of the establishments,
					 sketches or proofs of new labels may be submitted in duplicate, with a
					 completed MPES Form 79-080 (Rev. 10/11), Label and Formulation Approval, which
					 is incorporated by reference, for approval and the preparation of finished
					 labels deferred until such approval is obtained. All finished labels shall be
					 submitted in quadruplicate, with a completed MPES Form 79-080 (Rev. 10/11), to
					 the Department for approval.
(c)
					 Each trade label approved for use pursuant to Article 17 of these regulations
					 with respect to any inspected and passed product shall bear the following
					 information:
(1) The common or usual name of
					 the edible product;
(2) The name
					 and address of the packer or distributor, and when the name of the distributor
					 is shown, it shall be qualified by such terms as "packed for," "distributed by"
					 or "distributors";
(3) A statement
					 of the net weight of the product;
(4) The inspection mark;
(5) The plant number of the official
					 establishment in which the product was inspected and passed; and
(6) A statement of ingredients, if the edible
					 product is made up of two or more ingredients; such ingredients shall be listed
					 by their common or usual names in the order of descending
					 proportion.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 18 - Labeling › Section 1257 - Removal of Official Identification

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Official establishments that receive United States
						Department of Agriculture (USDA) or State of California-inspected poultry in
						containers which bear any official identification shall remove or deface such
						official identification upon removal of such poultry from the
						containers.
1.
						Amendment of section and new NOTE filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009
						(Register 2009, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407
						  and
						  19501.5,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  19501
						  and
						  19501.5,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 18 - Labeling › Section 1258 - Relabeling Product-Requirements Regarding

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When it is claimed by an official establishment that some
						of its labeled product that has been transported to a location other than an
						official establishment is in need of relabeling on account of the labels having
						become mutilated or otherwise damaged, the request for relabeling the product
						shall be sent to the Department and accompanied by a statement of the reasons
						therefor. Labeling material intended for relabeling inspected and passed
						product shall not be transported from an official establishment until
						permission has been received from the Department. The relabeling of inspected
						and passed product with official labels shall be done under the supervision of
						a Department inspector.
1.
						Amendment of section and new NOTE filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009
						(Register 2009, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  24561,
						  24562,
						  24681
						  and
						  24991,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  24651,
						  24652,
						  24653,
						  24654,
						  24655,
						  24656,
						  24657,
						  24658,
						  24659,
						  24660
						  and
						  24661,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 18 - Labeling › Section 1259 - Rescindment of Label Approvals

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Once a year, or more often if necessary, each official
						establishment shall submit to the Department, in quadruplicate, a list of
						approvals for labels that have become obsolete, accompanied with a statement
						that such approvals are no longer desired. The approvals shall be identified by
						the number, the date of approval, and the name of product or other designation
						showing the class of materials.
1.
						Amendment of section and new NOTE filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009
						(Register 2009, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  24561,
						  24562,
						  24681
						  and
						  24991,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  24651,
						  24652,
						  24653,
						  24654,
						  24655,
						  24656,
						  24657,
						  24658,
						  24659,
						  24660
						  and
						  24661,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 19 - Reinspection and Preparation of Products › Section 1260 - Reinspection of Products

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Only inspected and passed poultry product may be brought into an official
					 establishment and then only if the container of such product is marked for
					 identification in the manner prescribed in Section
					 1256 (c) and the
					 product is reinspected by a poultry meat inspector at the time it is brought
					 into such establishment. Upon reinspection, if any such product or portion
					 thereof is found to be unsound, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food,
					 such product or portion thereof, shall be condemned and shall receive such
					 treatment as that provided in section
					 1254.
(b) Any product which is prepared under
					 inspection in an official establishment shall be inspected in such plant as
					 often as the inspector deems necessary in order to ascertain whether the
					 product is sound, wholesome, and fit for human food at the time such product
					 leaves such establishment. Upon inspection, if any of the product or portion
					 thereof is found to be unsound, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food,
					 the product or portion thereof shall be condemned and shall receive such
					 treatment as that provided in section
					 1254. When a plant operator
					 indicates that he wishes to salvage or endeavor to salvage portions of such
					 product, part of which is condemnable, the inspector shall attach a "State of
					 California Rejected/Retained" tag thereto, notify the establishment operator of
					 the tagging and make necessary arrangements with the establishment operator so
					 that an inspector may be present when the product so tagged is to be processed
					 for salvage or otherwise handled. No tagged product or product in containers so
					 tagged shall be reprocessed or removed from the plant or containers until the
					 "State of California Rejected/Retained" tag is removed by an inspector and the
					 tag shall indicate the name and retained tags shall not be removed or destroyed
					 other than by an inspector.
(c) All
					 substances and ingredients used in the manufacture or preparation of any
					 product shall be clean, sound, wholesome, and fit for human food.
1.
						Amendment filed 1-23-61; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 61, No.
						2).
2. Renumbering of article 20 to article 19, amendment of section
						and new NOTE filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No.
						12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  24561,
						  24562,
						  24681
						  and
						  24991,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  24651,
						  24652,
						  24653,
						  24654,
						  24655,
						  24656,
						  24657,
						  24658,
						  24659,
						  24660
						  and
						  24661,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 19 - Reinspection and Preparation of Products › Section 1260.1 - Standards for Poultry Meat Food Products

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Meat Content of Poultry Pies. Poultry pies, or pot pies, which are prepared
					 from cooked meat shall contain a minimum of 14 percent (1 1/8 ounces per
					 8-ounce pie) of cooked deboned poultry meat. Poultry pies, or pot pies,
					 prepared with raw meat shall contain a minimum of 25 percent (2 ounces per
					 8-ounce pie) of raw deboned poultry meat. Both percentages shall be exclusive
					 of any skin, giblets, or fat that may be included in the product.
(b) Canned Boned Chicken or Turkey. Canned
					 boned chicken or turkey that is prepared from cooked deboned meat shall not
					 contain more than 10 percent added moisture. The product shall consist of
					 deboned white and dark meat in natural proportions and may contain skin and fat
					 not in excess of natural proportions.
(1)
					 Canned boned poultry meat that is prepared from raw boned meat in combination
					 with cooked boned meat may have moisture added not to exceed 10 percent of the
					 weight of cooked meat used in the product.
(2) Boned chicken or turkey prepared from raw
					 boned meat shall have no moisture added during the preparation and canning
					 processes.
(3) If moisture is added
					 in excess of amounts specified in subsection (b), the ingredient statement on
					 the label shall contain a statement indicating the addition of moisture, and
					 the name of the product shall be qualified to indicate the added
					 moisture.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 19 - Reinspection and Preparation of Products › Section 1260.2 - Preparation and Processing Operations for Poultry Products

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Preparation and processing operations for poultry
						products in licensed poultry establishments shall conform to requirements
						pertaining to poultry products contained in sections
						900 et seq., of Title 3 of the
						California Code of Regulations, which are incorporated by reference.
1. New
						section filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  24561,
						  24562,
						  24681
						  and
						  24991,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  24651,
						  24652,
						  24653,
						  24654,
						  24655,
						  24656,
						  24657,
						  24658,
						  24659,
						  24660
						  and
						  24661,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 20 - Samples for Laboratory Examination › Section 1261 - Samples of Products, Water, Etc., May be Taken for Examinations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Samples of products, water, chemicals, spices, or other
						articles in any official establishment may be taken, without cost to the
						Department, for examination as often as may be deemed necessary for the
						efficient conduct of the inspection.
1.
						Renumbering of former article 21 to article 20, amendment of section and new
						NOTE filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  24561,
						  24562,
						  24681
						  and
						  24991,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  24651,
						  24652,
						  24653,
						  24654,
						  24655,
						  24656,
						  24657,
						  24658,
						  24659,
						  24660
						  and
						  24661,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 21 - Canning › Section 1262 - Poultry Meat Food Products for Canning

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Only inspected and passed products may be canned in an
						official establishment, and such products shall be processed and handled in
						compliance with the following requirements:
(a) Immediate containers (whether of metal,
					 glass or other material) shall be cleaned thoroughly by washing in an inverted
					 position with running water of a temperature of at least 180 degrees F., or by
					 other means acceptable to the Department, immediately prior to filling with
					 products; and precautions shall be taken to avoid any subsequent spoilage of
					 the inner surfaces of such containers.
(b) Only perfect closure is acceptable for
					 hermetically sealed containers; and heat processing of the products in such
					 containers shall follow immediately after closing.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (e) of
					 this section, such products shall be so processed at such temperature and for
					 such period of time as will insure preservation of the products under usual
					 conditions of storage and transportation.
(2) Immediately after closing, and again
					 after the containers have cooled sufficiently for handling after heat
					 processing, careful examination shall be made by competent establishment
					 employees of all containers to ascertain whether such containers are perfectly
					 sealed. The products in such containers as are defectively closed or sealed
					 shall, as promptly as practicable, be filled into other containers,
					 hermetically sealed, and heat processed unless the containers are promptly
					 placed in a cooler at a temperature not exceeding 36 degrees F. under
					 conditions that will promptly and effectively chill them. Such chilled
					 containers of products shall be opened and the contents removed and reprocessed
					 immediately after removal from the cooler:
Provided, that if such containers remained in the cooler
						for a period of 24 hours or longer, the contents shall be inspected by an
						inspector prior to the reprocessing thereof. Failure to comply with the
						provisions of this subsection shall subject the products to
						condemnation.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 23 - Tagging Chemicals, Etc., "State of California Rejected/Retained" › Section 1264 - Tagging Chemicals, Cereals, Spices, Etc., "State of California Rejected/Retained."

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
When any chemical, cereal, spice, or other substance is
						presented for use in an official establishment, it shall be examined by an
						inspector, and if found to be unfit or otherwise unacceptable for the use
						intended, or if final decision regarding acceptance is deferred pending
						laboratory or other examination, the inspector shall attach a "State of
						California Rejected/Retained Tag" to the substance or container thereof. The
						substance so tagged shall be kept separate from other substances as the
						inspector may require, shall not be used until the tag is removed, and such
						removal shall be only by an inspector after a finding that the substance can be
						accepted, or, in the case of an unacceptable substance, when it is removed from
						the establishment.
1.
						Renumbering of former article 24 to article 23, amendment of section heading
						and section and new NOTE filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009,
						No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  24561,
						  24562,
						  24681
						  and
						  24991,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  24651,
						  24652,
						  24653,
						  24654,
						  24655,
						  24656,
						  24657,
						  24658,
						  24659,
						  24660
						  and
						  24661,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 24 - Products for Other Uses › Section 1265 - Product for Educational Uses, Laboratory Examination, and Other Purposes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
When authorized by the Department, product of special
						type or kind may be shipped or transported from official establishments for
						educational uses, laboratory examination, and other purposes.
1.
						Renumbering of former article 25 to article 24, amendment of section and new
						NOTE filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  24561,
						  24562,
						  24681
						  and
						  24991,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  24651,
						  24652,
						  24653,
						  24654,
						  24655,
						  24656,
						  24657,
						  24658,
						  24659,
						  24660
						  and
						  24661,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 25 - Reports › Section 1266 - Reports Required

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Poultry meat inspectors, employed as such, shall keep reports on MPES Form
					 79-060 (Rev. 10/11), Daily Report of Poultry, Rabbits, and Ratites Inspected
					 and MPES Form 79-061 (Rev. 10/11), Monthly Summary of Poultry, Rabbits and
					 Ratites Inspected, which are incorporated by reference.
(b) Reports required.
(1) MPES Form 79-060 (Rev. 10/11).
The inspector will list each carcass condemned under the
						appropriate cause. The inspector shall complete this record in full. The
						ready-to-cook weight shall be secured from the management and shall include
						that which is chilled and/or that which is frozen. If under ordinary
						circumstances an establishment received ready-to-cook poultry products for
						repackaging only, the poultry meat inspector shall not report these weights as
						certified weights on MPES Form 79-060 (Rev. 10/11), since these weights have
						already been reported at the establishment of origin. He must report in
						memorandum form in duplicate on any day of such operations and forward the
						original at the end of the month as directed by the Department and retain one
						copy in the inspector's file.
(2) At the end of the month the inspector
					 will prepare the monthly summary, MPES Form 79-061 (Rev. 10/11), in duplicate.
					 The inspector shall check each monthly summary with his original copies to be
					 sure the copies are correct and mail the original as directed by the
					 Department. The inspector's copy shall be placed in the inspector's file and
					 there held for one year. The monthly summary shall be mailed not later than the
					 third day after the end of the month.
(3) The following is a list of classes for
					 which reports will be made:
(A)
					 Chickens.
(B) Turkeys.
(C) Rabbits.
(D) Other classes (guineas, squabs, pigeons,
					 ducks, geese, pheasants, chukkars).
(E) Ratites
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 25 - Reports › Section 1267 - Plants to Furnish Information for Reports

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each official establishment shall furnish to the
						inspector accurate information as to all matters needed by him for making his
						reports pursuant to section
						1266.
1.
						Amendment of section and new NOTE filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009
						(Register 2009, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  18727,
						  24561,
						  24562,
						  24681
						  and
						  24991,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  24651,
						  24652,
						  24653,
						  24654,
						  24655,
						  24656,
						  24657,
						  24658,
						  24659,
						  24660
						  and
						  24661,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 25 - Reports › Section 1268 - Appeals from Poultry Meat Inspection Actions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
When the action of an inspector in condemning any poultry
						meat or product is questioned, appeal may be made to the Area Supervisor, and
						from his decision appeal may be made to the Branch Chief, Meat, Poultry and Egg
						Safety Branch, whose decision shall be final.
1.
						Amendment of section and new NOTE filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009
						(Register 2009, No. 12).
2. Change without regulatory effect
						amending section filed 4-2-2012 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2012, No. 14).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  24561,
						  24562,
						  24681
						  and
						  24991,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  24651,
						  24652,
						  24653,
						  24654,
						  24655,
						  24656,
						  24657,
						  24658,
						  24659,
						  24660
						  and
						  24661,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 26 - Importation of Poultry Meat into California › Section 1269 - Requirements for the Importation of Poultry Products

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) No
					 slaughtered poultry or parts of such products shall be imported into California
					 unless they are healthful, wholesome, and fit for human consumption. Poultry
					 products imported for pet food shall comply with the criteria contained in
					 Chapter 5 (commencing with section
					 19200) of Part 3, Division 9, of
					 the Food and Agricultural Code.
(b)
					 Slaughtered poultry and parts of poultry carcasses may not be imported into
					 California without prior approval by the Department, unless exempted under
					 sections
					 24711,
					 24712,
					 24713,
					 24714
					 or
					 25021,
					 25022,
					 25023
					 and
					 25024
					 of the Food and Agricultural Code. Importation of such products into California
					 pursuant to sections
					 24712 or
					 25022 may not be done until prior
					 approval has been issued in writing by the Department, after the Department has
					 determined that the origin of the products comply with sections
					 24712 or
					 25022.
(c) Approval to import poultry or poultry
					 meat products into California pursuant to sections
					 24712 or
					 25022 of the Food and Agricultural
					 Code is subject to substantiation that the products are inspected under a
					 system that is at least equal to that of the State of California for that
					 product. Substantiation must include the following items, in the English
					 language:
(1) Written requests to import
					 specific poultry products must be mailed to the Department of Food and
					 Agriculture, Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch, 1220 N Street, Sacramento,
					 California 95814. The written request shall contain the following information
					 and documentation:
(A) Name, address, and the
					 telephone number of the government entity responsible for inspecting the
					 product at the originating establishment.
(B) A copy of the statutes, regulations, and
					 policies that pertain to the inspection of poultry or poultry meat that is
					 proposed for importation.
(C) A
					 copy of the Mark of Inspection used by the inspecting authority.
(D) Certification of the potability of water
					 used at the production facility.
(E) Documentation of ante-mortem and
					 post-mortem inspection, if not already included in the copies of the statutes,
					 regulations, and policies.
(F) A
					 written statement from the appropriate inspection authority that specifies the
					 frequency of inspection applied to the product(s) proposed for
					 importation.
(G) A copy of the
					 documents that will accompany the proposed shipments to verify that the product
					 has been inspected and passed inspection.
(H) Certification from the government
					 inspector(s) that the establishment where the products were produced is in
					 good-standing.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 26 - Importation of Poultry Meat into California › Section 1269.1 - Inspection of Imported Poultry Products

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Department personnel may inspect imported poultry and
						poultry products on a periodic basis to determine conformity with sections
						24711,
						24712,
						24713,
						24714,
						25021,
						25022,
						25023 and
						25024 of the Food and Agricultural
						Code, and these regulations.
1. New
						section filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  24561,
						  24562,
						  24681
						  and
						  24991,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  24711,
						  24712,
						  25021
						  and
						  25022,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 26 - Importation of Poultry Meat into California › Section 1269.2 - Renewal of the Approval to Import Poultry Products

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Continuation of the approval to import poultry products into California,
					 according to the criteria set forth in sections
					 24712 or
					 25022 of the Food and Agricultural
					 Code, is contingent upon the following information and documentation being
					 completed on or before the one-year anniversary date of the initial approval:
(1) Written request from the importer to
					 continue the importation of the specified poultry products into
					 California.
(2) Written statement
					 from the appropriate government authority that inspects the products, which
					 specifies that the product continues to be under inspection by that authority
					 and the producer of the product(s) continues to be in good
					 standing.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 26 - Importation of Poultry Meat into California › Section 1270 - Facsimile of Tags to be Used by Poultry Meat Inspector. [Renumbered]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
						Amendment filed 3-17-58; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 58, No.
						5).
2. Amendment filed 1-9-70; effective thirtieth day thereafter
						(Register 70, No. 2).
3. Renumbering of former section
						1270 to section
						1272.1 filed 3-19-2009; operative
						4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 2 - Animal Industry › Chapter 5 - Poultry Inspection › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 27 - Processing New York Dressed Poultry › Section 1271 - Requirements for Processing New York Dressed Poultry

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) New
					 York dressed poultry is defined by sections
					 24656
					 and
					 25407
					 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(b) Approval to process New York dressed
					 poultry in State-licensed poultry plants shall be obtained in writing from the
					 Department of Food and Agriculture, Meat, Poultry and Egg Safety Branch, 1220
					 "N" Street, Sacramento, California 95814, providing the following conditions
					 are met:
(1) New York dressed poultry must be
					 processed from USDA, FSIS-inspected establishments. Only federal or
					 state-inspected poultry products shall be handled or used in the preparation of
					 any poultry product;
(2) Must be
					 processed and inspected within 24 hours after slaughter;
(3) A Poultry Meat Inspector, under the
					 supervision of a Branch employee, must be on duty at all times the New York
					 dressed poultry is processed and inspected;
(4) Any New York dressed poultry found to
					 have any abnormality shall be trimmed and marked "US Condemned"; and,
(5) Processed and inspected New York dressed
					 poultry shall be sold in retail at the store to customers. For purposes of
					 these regulations, a retail store is any place of business where sales of
					 products are made to consumers only or as defined in
					 9 CFR
					 381.10(d)(2)(iii)
					 (
b
).