7 Pa. Code § 1.100

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024

Section 1.100 - Conditional slaughter

In lieu of compliance with the procedures prescribed in § 1.99 (relating to feeding certification), cattle or sheep may be slaughtered at any official establishment upon the condition that all the carcasses and edible organs and other parts thereof shall be designated as "Pa. Retained" and held until samples of the tissues have been subjected to laboratory analyses for DES residues, in accordance with the following procedure, the results of the analyses have been furnished to the program employe, and the articles have been released by the program employe from retention or condemned under § 1.102 (relating to disposal of adulterated meat).

(1) A specified number of random samples as prescribed in the Pennsylvania Manual of Meat Inspection Procedures shall be collected by the program employe.

(2) The operator of the official establishment shall submit the samples to a laboratory that is acceptable to the Department and have such samples analyzed for DES residue. Expenses incurred in connection with such analyses shall be paid by the operator of the official establishment.

7 Pa. Code § 1.100

The provisions of this § 1.100 added February 11, 1972, 2 Pa.B. 212.