Section 1252 - Conditions Affecting Soundness, Requiring Condemnation of Carcasses or Parts(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.(d) All poultry that have been suffocated in any way, and poultry that has entered the scalding vat alive, shall be condemned.(e) Carcasses of poultry showing evidence of having died from causes other than slaughter shall be condemned.(f) Carcasses of poultry that have been overscalded, resulting in cooked appearance of the flesh, shall be condemned.(g) All rabbit carcasses to be passed as ready-to-cook shall have the entire skin, feet, head and viscera removed. The kidneys, liver and heart may be left attached to the dressed carcass provided they are thoroughly cleaned.(h) Any carcass of poultry contaminated during slaughter with digestive tract contents shall not be condemned if promptly reprocessed under the supervision of an inspector and thereafter found not to be adulterated. Contaminated surfaces that are cut shall be removed only by trimming. Contaminated inner surfaces that are not cut may be cleaned by trimming alone, or at an approved reprocessing station away from the main processing line, by any method that will remove the contamination, such as vacuuming, washing, and trimming, singly or in combination. All visible specks of contamination shall be removed, and if the inner surfaces are reprocessed other than by trimming, all surfaces of the carcass shall be treated with chlorinated water containing 20 ppm available chlorine.(i) An area may be designated as an approved reprocessing station only if the Department determines that reprocessing operations can be conducted in that area in accordance with all of the requirements of this part, and that the reprocessing methods to be utilized are capable of removing all visible specks of contamination on the inner surface of a carcass.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1252
1. Repealer of subsection (c) filed 1-23-61; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 61, No. 2).
2. 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.
1. Repealer of subsection (c) filed 1-23-61; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 61, No. 2).
2. Amendment of section and new Note filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).