Section 1253 - Livers Affected with Abnormal Conditions: Disposal(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.(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.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1253
1. Amendment of subsection (a)(11) 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. Amendment of subsection (a)(11) and new Note filed 3-19-2009; operative 4-18-2009 (Register 2009, No. 12).