Section 12615 - Cans Having 1 1/2 " or More Internal VacuumIn the event no cans in the lot are found with internal vacuum less than 1 1/2," representative samples of the lot having 1 1/2" or more of internal vacuum shall be submitted for laboratory examination.
(a) If laboratory findings on samples containing 1 1/2" or more internal vacuum indicate no spoilage, the remainder of the cans having flip tested 1 1/2" or more internal vacuum may be released for retail distribution. Normal cans restrained in such lots may also then be released for shipment through retail trade channels.(b) If laboratory findings on samples having 1 1/2" or more internal vacuum indicate the product not to be commercially sterile, all such cans shall be destroyed in the presence of the State Cannery Inspector. In this event, samples will then be taken from the lot of normal appearing cans to be submitted for laboratory examination.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 12615