Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 29 - STATE MEAT INSPECTION PROGRAM › Section 603-029-1435 - Inedible Articles: Denaturing and Other Means of Identification; Exceptions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Except
			 as provided in OAR 603-029-1425 and OAR 603-029-1430, no carcass, part of a
			 carcass, rendered grease, tallow, or other fat derived from the carcasses of
			 meat animals, or other meat product, that has not been inspected and passed at
			 a state-inspected establishment under the provisions of this part and is not
			 exempted from such inspection, and no carcass, part of a carcass, fat or other
			 meat product that is adulterated or misbranded, shall be offered for
			 transportation in commerce by any person unless it is handled in accordance
			 with section (2), (3), (4), or (5) of this rule or is denatured or otherwise
			 identified as prescribed in OAR 603-029-1440, OAR 603-029-0800, OAR
			 603-029-0810, OAR 603-029-0840 to 603-029-0850.
(2) Inedible rendered animal fats from
			 state-inspected or other establishments in the United States having the
			 physical characteristics of a meat product fit for human food may be
			 transported in commerce without denaturing, if the following conditions are
			 met:
(a) Such inedible rendered fat shall not
			 be bought, sold, transported, or offered for sale or offered for transportation
			 in commerce in Oregon, or imported, except by rendering companies, dealers,
			 brokers, or others who obtain a license for such activities from the
			 Department.
(b) Such inedible
			 rendered animal fat may be so distributed only if consigned to a domestic
			 manufacturer of technical articles other than for human food or to an export
			 terminal for exportation or storage for exportation as an inedible article, and
			 provided, in the case of such fat consigned to a domestic manufacturer, the
			 product is for use solely by the consignee for manufacturing purposes of
			 nonhuman food articles and may not be further sold or shipped without first
			 receiving approval of the Department: And provided further, That such fat
			 intended for export and stored at a terminal point prior to export will be
			 subject to review by FSIS to assure that it is exported as inedible.
(c) When transported in commerce in Oregon,
			 or imported, such inedible rendered fat shall be marked conspicuously with the
			 words "technical animal fat not intended for human food" on the ends of the
			 shipping containers, in letters not less than 2 inches high; in the case of
			 shipping containers such as drums, tierces, barrels, and half barrels, and not
			 less than 4 inches high in the case of tank cars and trucks. All shipping
			 containers shall have both ends painted with a durable paint, if necessary, to
			 provide a contrasting background for the required marking.
(d) Such inedible rendered fat shall be
			 transported only in sealed shipping containers bearing unofficial seals applied
			 by the shipper, which shall include the identification number assigned by said
			 Director for the permit holder. The number shall appear on the bill of lading
			 or other transportation documents for the shipment. The consignees in the
			 United States must retain the seals in their records as prescribed in OAR
			 603-029-1300 to 603-029-1330.
(e)
			 Any diversion or effort to divert inedible rendered fat contrary to the
			 provisions of this section (b) or other violation of the provisions of this
			 rule may result in the revocation of the permit for shipment of technical
			 animal fat at the discretion of the Department.