Regulations governing the meat inspection of the United States Department of Agriculture : as contained in Title 9, Chapter III, Subchapters A and D, Code of Federal Regulations, 1959 Edition, and amendments issued through March 31, 1965.

  • United States. Consumer and Marketing Service. Meat Inspection Division
Date:
1965
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Credit: Regulations governing the meat inspection of the United States Department of Agriculture : as contained in Title 9, Chapter III, Subchapters A and D, Code of Federal Regulations, 1959 Edition, and amendments issued through March 31, 1965. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    § 308.8 Operations, procedures, rooms, clothing, uten- sils, etc., to be clean and sanitary. (a) Operations and procedures involving the preparation, storing, or handling of any product shall be strictly in accord with cleanly and ' sanitary methods. (b) Rooms and compartments in which inspections are made and those in which animals are slaughtered or any product is processed or prepared shal] be kept sufficiently free of steam and vapors to enable Division employees to make inspections and to insure cleanly operations. ‘The walls, ceilings, and overhead structures of rooms and com- partments in which product is prepared, handled, or stored shall be kept reasonably free from moisture. (c) Butchers and others who dress or handle diseased carcasses or parts shall, before handling or dressing other carcasses or parts, cleanse their hands with liquid soap and hot water, and rinse them in clean water. Implements used in dressing diseased carcasses shall be thoroughly cleansed in boiling water, or in a prescribed disinfectant followed by rinsing in clean water. The employees of the establish- ment who handle any product shall keep their hands clean, and in all cases after visiting the toilet rooms or urinals shall wash their hands before handling any product or implements used in the preparation of product. 7 d) Aprons, frocks, and other outer clothing worn by persons who handle any product shall be of material that is readily cleansed and only clean garments shall be worn. (e) Such practices as spitting on whetstones; spitting on the floor; placing skewers, tags, or knives in the mouth; inflating lungs or casings, or testing with air from the mouth such receptacles as tierces, kegs, casks, and the like, containing or intended as containers of any product, are prohibited. Only mechanical means may be used for test- ing. Care shall be taken to prevent the contamination of products with perspiration, hair, cosmetics, medicaments, and the like. § 308.9 Protective coverings for products. Inspectors in charge shall require the use of such protective coverings for product as it is distributed from official establishments as will afford adequate protection for the product against dust, dirt, insects, and the like, considering the means in- tended to be employed in transporting the product from the establishment.