Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-10-1-.25 - Transportation
Transportation of all inspected meat and meat products shall be in accordance with code of Federal Regulations, 9 CFR, Chapter III, Part 325, 416, 417, and the following:
(1)
No person shall sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive
for transportation, in commerce, any meat or meat product which is capable of
use as human food unless the product and its container, if any, bear the
official inspection legend as required under 9 CFR, Chapter III, Parts 316 and
317 or such product is exempted from the requirement of inspection under part 9
CFR Chapter III, Part 303.
(2) All
inspected meat and meat products shall be protected from contamination from any
source such as dust, dirt, insects and the rapid and progressive growth of
infectious or toxigenic microorganisms during storage, loading, unloading at
and transportation from official establishments.
(a) No person, engaged in the business of
buying, selling, freezing, storing, or transporting, in or for commerce, meat
or meat food products capable of use as human food shall transport, offer for
transportation, or receive for transportation in commerce any such meat or meat
food product which is capable of use as human food and is not wrapped,
packaged, or otherwise enclosed to prevent adulteration by airborne
contaminants; unless the truck or other means of conveyance in which the
product is contained or transported is completely enclosed with tight fitting
doors or other covers for all openings.
(b) In all cases, the means of conveyance
shall be reasonably free of foreign matter (such as dust, dirt, rust, or other
articles or residues), and free of chemical residues, and maintained at a
temperature such that product placed therein will not become adulterated
through rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms.
1. Any cleaning compound, lye, soda solution,
or other chemical used in cleaning the means of conveyance must be thoroughly
removed from the means of conveyance prior to its use.
(3) Such means of conveyance onto
which product is loaded, being loaded, or intended to be loaded, shall be
subject to inspection by an inspector at any official establishment. The
decision whether or not to inspect a means of conveyance in a specific case,
and the type and extent of such inspection shall be at the Program's discretion
and shall be adequate to determine if product in such conveyance is, or when
moved could become, adulterated. Circumstances of transport that can be
reasonably anticipated shall be considered in making said determination. These
include, but are not limited to, weather conditions, duration and distance of
trip, nature of product covering, and effect of restowage at stops en route.
Any means of conveyance found upon such inspection to be in such condition that
product placed therein could become adulterated shall not be used until such
condition which could cause adulteration is corrected. Product placed in any
means of conveyance that is found by the inspector to be in such condition that
the product may have become adulterated shall be removed from the means of
conveyance and handled in accordance with 9 CFR Chapter 3Part 318.2.
(a) To avoid contamination of product with
wood splinters or similar contaminants; slack barrels, similar containers and
the cargo space of trucks or other means of conveyance shall be lined with
suitable material of good quality before packing. Slack barrels, similar
containers, trucks and other means of conveyance in which any product is
transported shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Paper used for
covering or lining slack barrels, similar containers and the cargo space of
trucks or other means of conveyance shall be of a kind which does not tear
during use but remains intact when moistened by the product and does not
disintegrate.
1. All inspected meat and meat
products shall be transported in a manner such as to avoid contamination of the
product through progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms.
Appropriate transportation temperature must be maintained throughout
transport.
2. If refrigeration is
necessary to avoid product contamination, refrigerated vehicles or containers
shall be of such construction as to maintain an ambient temperature or internal
product temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees Centigrade) or less
throughout shipment of such products.
(4) Any alternative transportation method for
inspected meat or meat products requires written approval from the Director of
Meat Inspection.
Notes
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