Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 910.7 - Prescribed Treatment of Pork and Pork Products to Destroy Trichinae

(a) Pork and pork products shall be treated to destroy trichinae in accordance with 9 CFR section 318.10(a) and (b) (2006).

(b) Treatment or pork and pork products to destroy trichinae shall consist of heating, refrigerating, or curing, as follows:

(1) Pork and pork products may be treated to destroy trichinae by heating in accordance with 9 CFR section 318.10(c)(1) (2006).

(2) Pork and pork products may be treated to destroy trichinae by refrigerating in accordance with 9 CFR sections 318.10(c)(2)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) (2006).

(A) During the period of refrigeration the product shall be kept separate from other products and in rooms or compartments equipped and made secure with locks or seals.

(B) The product shall be in boxes sealed with fibrous tape across the length and width of the boxes and the mark of inspection applied at the junction of the tape. The boxes shall also be stamped with the lot number, if any, and the date of entry into the retention freezer.

(C) The rooms or compartments containing product undergoing freezing shall be equipped with accurate "high-low" or recording thermometers placed at or above the highest level at which the product undergoing treatment is stored and away from refrigerating coils.

(D) After completion of the prescribed freezing of pork to be used in the preparation of product covered by subsection (b) of this section, the pork shall be kept under close supervision of an inspector until it is so used. If separate facilities for preparing meat food products containing treated pork are not used, the equipment and facilities used for making products containing treated pork shall be thoroughly cleaned and free of any particles of untreated pork prior to such use.

(E) Official establishments that treat pork for trichina by refrigeration shall provide the Department with written procedures for such treatment and shall keep accurate records of such treatment on MPES Form 79-087 (Rev. 11/11), Plants Freezing Pork to Destroy Trichina. After completion of the prescribed treatment period, and at the time of release, an inspector shall review Form 79-087 to assure that time and temperature requirements for the lot are met and the pork is eligible for release for plant use

(F) Official establishments that use pork treated for trichina by refrigeration shall maintain a record, on MPES Form 79-088 (Rev. 11/11), Plant Certified Pork Use Record, of the use made of certified products.

(G) Boxes of certified pork shall remain sealed until opened for use and must bear the statement "Pork Product __________ Degrees F __________ Days Refrigeration"

(H) An inspector shall check the temperature inside the freezer at least weekly during the retention period and at the termination of the retention period. Results shall be listed on the MPES Form 79-030 (Rev. 09/11) Plant Inspection Report and on MPES Form 79-087 (Rev. 11/11) Plants Freezing Pork to Destroy Trichina.

(3) Pork and pork products may be treated to destroy trichinae by curing in accordance with 9 CFR section 318.10(c)(3) (2006).

(4) The Department shall consider additional processing methods in accordance with 9 CFR section 318.10(c)(4) (2006).

(c) Smokehouses, drying rooms, and other compartments used in the treatment of pork by heating or by curing to destroy live trichinae shall be equipped with accurate automatic recording thermometers in accordance with 9 CFR section 318.10(d) (2006).

(d) The pooled sample digestion technique to analyze pork for the presence of trichina cysts shall be used in accordance with 9 CFR section 318.10(e) (2006).

(e) The Department shall consider any additional analytical method for trichinosis upon petition by an official establishment, and may approve that method upon the determination that it will detect at least 98 percent of swine bearing cysts present at a tissue density equal to or less than one cyst per gram of muscle from the diaphragm pillars at a 95 percent confidence level. Any such petitions shall be supported by any data and other information that the Department finds necessary.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 910.7

1. New section filed 5-31-2007; operative 6-30-2007 (Register 2007, No. 22).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)(2)(E)-(F) and (b)(2)(H) filed 4-2-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 14).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 18693, 18735, 18960, 18961 and 19014, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections, 18661, 18664, 18665, 18669, 18674, 18676, 18721, 18727, 18845, 18941, 18942, 18942.2, 18944, 18947, 18949, 19014 and 19017, Food and Agricultural Code; and 9 CFR section 318.10 (2006).

1. New section filed 5-31-2007; operative 6-30-2007 (Register 2007, No. 22).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)(2)(E)-(F) and (b)(2)(H) filed 4-2-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 14).