Poultry Inspection: Revision of Finished Product Standards With Respect to Fecal Contamination
meat-poultry · Food Safety and Inspection Service · Rule · Published 1997-02-04 · Effective 1997-05-05 · 62 FR 5139
Document
Document number
97-2736
Federal Register citation
62 FR 5139
CFR reference
9 CFR 381
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; Request for comments.
Category
meat-poultry
Sub-agency
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Publication date
1997-02-04
Effective date
1997-05-05
USDA docket
Docket No. 94-016F
Abstract
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is amending the poultry products inspection regulations to clarify and strengthen the enforcement of FSIS's zero-tolerance policy regarding visible fecal material on poultry carcasses. FSIS is amending its regulations to codify an existing standard that ensures poultry carcasses contaminated with fecal material do not enter the chilling tank. In order to clarify the enforcement of this policy, this rule removes ``feces'' as a nonconformance element in the finished product standards for poultry. In addition, the Agency is seeking comments on the relationship between ingesta and the presence of microbial pathogens on raw poultry.