Or. Admin. Code § 603-029-1125 - Requirements Concerning Ingredients and Other Articles Used in Preparation of Products
(1) All
ingredients and other articles used in the preparation of any product shall be
clean, sound, healthful, wholesome, and otherwise such as will not result in
the product being adulterated. State-inspected establishments shall furnish
inspectors accurate information on all procedures involved in product
preparation including product composition and any changes in such procedures
essential for inspectional control of the product.
(2)
(a) The
only animal casings that may be used as containers of product are those from
sheep, swine, or goats. Casings from cattle may be used as containers of
products. However, if casings from cattle are derived from the small intestine,
the small intestine must comply with the requirements in OAR 603-029- 0494(4).
Establishments that use casings derived from the small intestine of cattle as
containers for products must demonstrate, through documentation, that the small
intestine from which the casing was derived complies with the requirements in
OAR 603-029-0494(4).
(b) Casings
for products shall be carefully inspected by Department employees. Only those
casings which have been carefully washed and thoroughly flushed with clean
water immediately before stuffing and are suitable for containers, are clean,
and are passed on such inspection shall be used, except that pre-flushed animal
casings packed in salt or salt and glycerine solution or other approved medium
may be used without additional flushing provided they are found to be clean and
otherwise acceptable and are thoroughly rinsed before use.
(c) Hog and sheep casings intended for use as
containers of product may be treated by soaking in or applying thereto sound,
fresh pineapple juice or papain or bromelin or pancreatic extract to permit the
enzymes contained in these substances to act on the casings to make them less
resistant. The casings shall be handled in a clean and sanitary manner
throughout and the treatment shall be followed by washing and flushing the
casings with water sufficiently to effectively remove the substance used and
terminate the enzymatic action.
(d)
On account of the invariable presence of bone splinters, detached spinal cords
shall not be used in the preparation of edible product other than for rendering
where they constitute a suitable raw material. Detached spinal cords from
cattle 30 months of age and older shall not be used as raw materials for edible
rendering.
(e) Testicles if handled
as an edible product may be shipped from the state-inspected establishment as
such, but they shall not be used as an ingredient of a meat product.
(f) Tonsils shall be removed and shall not be
used as ingredients of meat products.
(g) Blood from meat animals prepared in
accordance with OAR 603-029-0490 may be used as an ingredient of a meat product
for which a standard is prescribed in OAR 603-029-1200 to 603-029-1299, if
permitted by such standard, and may be used in any meat product for which no
such standard is prescribed in OAR 603-029-1200 to 603-029-1299 if it is a
common and usual ingredient of such product.
(h) Intestines shall not be used as
ingredients in any meat product for which a standard is prescribed in OAR
603-029-1200 to 603-029-1299 and shall not be used in other products unless the
products are labeled in accordance with OAR 603-029-1010(2)(c). When small
intestine from cattle is used in a meat product or for edible rendering, it
must comply with the requirements in OAR 603-029-0494(4).
(i) Poultry products and egg products (other
than shell eggs) which are intended for use as ingredients of meat products
shall be considered acceptable for such use only when identified as having been
inspected and passed for wholesomeness by FSIS or state authorities in CIS
establishments under the regulations in 7 CFR part 59 or 9 CFR part 362 or 381
; or by the Department under the rules in Division 22; and when found to be
sound and otherwise acceptable when presented for use. Poultry products and egg
products (other than shell eggs) which have not been so inspected and passed
for wholesomeness shall not be used in the preparation of such meat
products.
(j) Dry milk products
which are intended for use as ingredients of meat products shall be considered
acceptable for such use only when produced in a plant approved by the
Department under ORS chapter 621 and OAR chapter 603, division 24 and when
found to be sound and otherwise acceptable when presented for use. Dry milk
products prepared in a plant not so approved shall not be used in the
preparation of such meat products.
(k) Ingredients for use in any product may
not bear or contain any pesticide chemical or other residues in excess of level
permitted in OAR 603-029-1155.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 603.085, ORS 619.042 & ORS 619.046
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 619.042, ORS 619.046, ORS 619.026 & ORS 619.036
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