Regulations Governing the Certification of Sanitary Design and Fabrication of Equipment Used in the Processing of Livestock and Poultry Products
meat-poultry · Agricultural Marketing Service · Rule · Published 2001-01-05 · 66 FR 1190
Document
Document number
01-95
Federal Register citation
66 FR 1190
CFR reference
7 CFR 54
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
meat-poultry
Sub-agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Publication date
2001-01-05
USDA docket
Docket No. LS-98-09
Abstract
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has developed a voluntary, user-fee-funded program under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to inspect and certify equipment and utensils used to process livestock and poultry products. Livestock and poultry processing equipment and utensils inspected and certified by AMS to voluntary consensus standards for sanitary design will provide a third party assurance that they meet minimum requirements for cleanability, suitability of materials used in construction, durability and inspectability.