Part 381 - Poultry Products Inspection Regulations


Subpart A - Definitions
§ 381.1 - Definitions.
Subpart B - Administration; Application of Inspection and Other Requirements
§ 381.3 - Administration.
§ 381.4 - Inspection in accordance with methods prescribed or approved.
§ 381.5 - Publications.
§ 381.6 - Establishments requiring inspection.
§ 381.7 - Coverage of all poultry and poultry products processed in official establishments.
Subpart C - Exemptions
§ 381.10 - Exemptions for specified operations.
§ 381.11 - Exemptions based on religious dietary laws.
§ 381.12 - Effect of religious dietary laws exemptions on other persons.
§ 381.13 - Suspension or termination of exemptions.
§ 381.14 - Inspection concerning purportedly exempted operations.
§ 381.15 - Exemption from definition of “poultry product” of certain human food products containing poultry.
Subpart D - Application for Inspection; Grant or Refusal of Inspection
§ 381.16 - How application shall be made.
§ 381.17 - Filing of application.
§ 381.18 - Authority of applicant.
§ 381.19 - Application for inspection; irraditation facilities.
§ 381.20 - Survey and grant of inspection.
§ 381.21 - Refusal of inspection.
§ 381.22 - Conditions for receiving inspection.
Subpart E - Inauguration of Inspection; Official Establishment Numbers; Separation of Establishments and Other Requirements; Withdrawal of Inspection
§ 381.25 - Official establishment numbers.
§ 381.26 - Separation of establishments.
§ 381.27 - Inauguration of service; notification concerning regulations; status of uninspected poultry products.
§ 381.28 - Report of violations.
§ 381.29 - Suspension or other withdrawal of inspection service.
Subpart F - Assignment and Authorities of Program Employees; Appeals
§§ 381.30--381.31 - [Reserved]
§ 381.32 - Access to establishments.
§ 381.33 - Identification.
§ 381.34 - Financial interest of inspectors.
§ 381.35 - Appeal inspections; how made.
Subpart G - Facilities for Inspection; Overtime and Holiday Service; Billing Establishments
§ 381.36 - Facilities required.
§ 381.37 - Schedule of operations.
§ 381.38 - Overtime and holiday inspection service.
§ 381.39 - Basis of billing for overtime and holiday services.
Subpart H - Attestation on Work-Related Conditions
§ 381.45 - Attestation requirements.
§ 381.46 - Severability.
§ 381.47 - Rooms and compartments.
§ 381.48 - Floors, walls, ceilings, etc.
§ 381.49 - Drainage and plumbing.
§ 381.50 - Water supply.
§ 381.51 - Lavatories, toilets, and other sanitary facilities.
§ 381.52 - Lighting and ventilation.
§ 381.53 - Equipment and utensils.
§ 381.54 - Accessibility of equipment.
§ 381.55 - Restrictions on use of equipment and utensils.
§ 381.56 - Maintenance of sanitary conditions and precautions against contamination of poultry products; PCB-containing equipment.
§ 381.57 - Cleaning of rooms and compartments.
§ 381.58 - Cleaning of equipment and utensils.
§ 381.59 - Vermin.
§ 381.60 - Use of compounds.
§ 381.61 - Cleanliness and hygiene of official establishment personnel.
Subpart I - Operating Procedures
§ 381.65 - Operations and procedures, generally.
§ 381.66 - Temperatures and chilling and freezing procedures.
§ 381.67 - Young chicken and squab slaughter inspection rate maximums under traditional inspection procedure.
§ 381.68 - Maximum inspection rates - New turkey inspection system.
§ 381.69 - Maximum line speed rates under the New Poultry Inspection System.
Subpart J - Ante Mortem Inspection
§ 381.70 - Ante mortem inspection; when required; extent.
§ 381.71 - Condemnation on ante mortem inspection.
§ 381.72 - Segregation of suspects on ante mortem inspection.
§ 381.73 - Quarantine of diseased poultry.
§ 381.74 - Poultry suspected of having biological residues.
§ 381.75 - Poultry used for research.
Subpart K - Post Mortem Inspection; Disposition of Carcasses and Parts
§ 381.76 - Post-mortem inspection under Traditional Inspection, the Streamlined Inspection System (SIS), the New Line Speed (NELS) Inspection System, the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS), the New Turkey Inspection System (NTI), and Ratite Inspection.
§ 381.77 - Carcasses held for further examination.
§ 381.78 - Condemnation of carcasses and parts: separation of poultry suspected of containing biological residues.
§ 381.79 - Passing of carcasses and parts.
§ 381.80 - General; biological residues.
§ 381.81 - Tuberculosis.
§ 381.82 - [Reserved]
§ 381.83 - Septicemia or toxemia.
§ 381.84 - Airsacculitis.
§ 381.85 - Special diseases.
§ 381.86 - Inflammatory processes.
§ 381.87 - Tumors.
§ 381.88 - Parasites.
§ 381.89 - Bruises.
§ 381.90 - Cadavers.
§ 381.91 - Contamination.
§ 381.92 - Overscald.
§ 381.93 - Decomposition.
§ 381.94 - Contamination with microorganisms; process control verification criteria and testing; pathogen reduction standards for establishments that slaughter ratites.
Subpart L - Handling and Disposal of Condemned or Other Inedible Products at Official Establishments
§ 381.95 - Disposal of condemned poultry products.
Subpart M - Official Marks, Devices, and Certificates; Export Certificates; Certification Procedures
§ 381.96 - Wording and form of the official inspection legend.
§ 381.97 - [Reserved]
§ 381.98 - Official seal.
§ 381.99 - Official retention and rejection tags.
§ 381.100 - Official detention tag.
§ 381.101 - Official U.S. Condemned mark.
§ 381.102 - [Reserved]
§ 381.103 - Official poultry condemnation certificates; issuance and form.
§ 381.104 - Export inspection marks.
§ 381.105 - Marking products for export.
§ 381.106 - Export certification.
§ 381.107 - Special procedures as to certification of poultry products for export to certain countries.
§ 381.108 - Official poultry inspection certificates; issuance and disposition.
§ 381.109 - Form of official poultry inspection certificate.
§ 381.110 - Erasures or alterations made on certificates.
§ 381.111 - Data to be entered in proper spaces.
§ 381.112 - Official mark for maintaining the identity and integrity of samples.
Subpart N - Labeling and Containers
§ 381.115 - Containers of inspected and passed poultry products required to be labeled.
§ 381.116 - Wording on labels of immediate containers.
§ 381.117 - Name of product and other labeling.
§ 381.118 - Ingredients statement.
§ 381.119 - Declaration of artificial flavoring or coloring.
§ 381.120 - Antioxidants; chemical preservatives; and other additives.
§ 381.121 - Quantity of contents.
§ 381.122 - Identification of manufacturer, packer or distributor.
§ 381.123 - Official inspection mark; official establishment number.
§ 381.124 - Dietary food claims.
§ 381.125 - Special handling label requirements.
§ 381.126 - Date of packing and date of processing; contents of cans.
§ 381.127 - Wording on labels of shipping containers.
§ 381.128 - Labels in foreign languages.
§ 381.129 - False or misleading labeling or containers.
§ 381.130 - False or misleading labeling or containers; orders to withhold from use.
§ 381.131 - Preparation of labeling or other devices bearing official inspection marks without advance approval prohibited; exceptions.
§ 381.132 - Labeling approval.
§ 381.133 - Generically approved labeling.
§ 381.134 - Requirement of formulas.
§ 381.135 - Irradiated poultry product.
§ 381.136 - Affixing of official identification.
§ 381.137 - Evidence of labeling and devices approval.
§ 381.138 - Unauthorized use or disposition of approved labeling or devices.
§ 381.139 - Removal of official identifications.
§ 381.140 - Relabeling poultry products.
§ 381.144 - Packaging materials.
§§ 381.141--381.143 - [Reserved]
§ 381.121a - Quantity of contents labeling.
§ 381.121b - Definitions and procedures for determining net weight compliance.
§ 381.121c - Scale requirements for accurate weights, repairs, adjustments, and replacement after inspection.
§ 381.121d - Scales; testing of.
§ 381.121e - Handling of failed product.
§§ 381.121a--381.121e - [Reserved]
§§ 381.132--381.133 - [Reserved]
Subpart O - Entry of Articles Into Official Establishments; Processing Inspection and Other Reinspections; Processing Requirements
§ 381.145 - Poultry products and other articles entering or at official establishments; examination and other requirements.
§ 381.146 - Sampling at official establishments.
§ 381.147 - Restrictions on the use of substances in poultry products.
§ 381.148 - Processing and handling requirements for frozen poultry products.
§ 381.149 - Irradiation of poultry product to control foodborne pathogens.
§ 381.150 - Requirements for the production of fully cooked poultry products and partially cooked poultry breakfast strips.
§ 381.151 - Adulteration of product by polluted water; procedure for handling.
§ 381.152 - Manufacture of uninspected, inedible products at official establishments.
§ 381.153 - [Reserved]
Subpart P - Definitions and Standards of Identity or Composition
§ 381.155 - General.
§ 381.156 - Poultry meat content standards for certain poultry products.
§ 381.157 - Canned boned poultry and baby or geriatric food.
§ 381.158 - Poultry dinners (frozen) and pies.
§ 381.159 - Poultry rolls.
§ 381.160 - (Kind) burgers; (Kind) patties.
§ 381.161 - “(Kind) A La Kiev.”
§ 381.162 - “(Kind) steak or fillet.”
§ 381.163 - “(Kind) baked” or “(Kind) roasted.”
§ 381.164 - “(Kind) barbecued.”
§ 381.165 - “(Kind) barbecued prepared with moist heat.”
§ 381.166 - Breaded products.
§ 381.167 - Other poultry dishes and specialty items.
§ 381.168 - Maximum percent of skin in certain poultry products.
§ 381.169 - [Reserved]
§ 381.170 - Standards for kinds and classes, and for cuts of raw poultry.
§ 381.171 - Definition and standard for “Turkey Ham.”
§ 381.172 - Requirements for substitute standardized poultry products named by use of an expressed nutrient content claim and a standardized term.
§ 381.173 - Mechanically Separated (Kind of Poultry).
§ 381.174 - Limitations with respect to use of Mechanically Separated (Kind of Poultry).
Subpart Q - Records, Registration, and Reports
§ 381.175 - Records required to be kept.
§ 381.176 - Place of maintenance of records.
§ 381.177 - Record retention period.
§ 381.178 - Access to and inspection of records, facilities and inventory; copying and sampling.
§ 381.179 - Registration.
§ 381.180 - Information and reports required from official establishment operators.
§ 381.181 - Reports by consignees of allegedly adulterated or misbranded products; sale or transportation as violations.
§ 381.182 - Reports of inspection work.
Subpart R - Cooperation With States and Territories; Certification of State and Territorial Programs as at Least Equal to Federal Program
§ 381.185 - Assistance to State and Territorial programs.
§ 381.186 - Cooperation of States and other jurisdictions in Federal programs.
§ 381.187 - Cooperation of States for the interstate shipment of poultry products.
Subpart S - Transportation; Exportation; or Sale of Poultry or Poultry Products
§ 381.189 - Provisions inapplicable to specimens for laboratory examination, etc., or to naturally inedible articles.
§ 381.190 - Transactions in slaughtered poultry and other poultry products restricted; vehicle sanitation requirements.
§ 381.191 - Distribution of inspected products to small lot buyers.
§ 381.192 - Penalties inapplicable to carriers.
§ 381.193 - Poultry carcasses, etc., not intended for human food.
§ 381.194 - Transportation and other transactions concerning dead, dying, disabled, or diseased poultry, and parts of carcasses of poultry that died otherwise than by slaughter.
Subpart T - Imported Poultry Products
§ 381.195 - Definitions; requirements for importation into the United States.
§ 381.196 - Eligibility of foreign countries for importation of poultry products into the United States.
§ 381.197 - Foreign inspection certificate requirements.
§ 381.198 - Import inspection application.
§ 381.199 - Inspection of poultry products offered for entry.
§ 381.200 - Poultry products offered for entry, retention in customs custody; delivery under bond; movement prior to inspection; handling; facilities and assistance.
§ 381.201 - Means of conveyance and equipment used in handling poultry products offered for entry to be maintained in sanitary condition.
§ 381.202 - Poultry products offered for entry; reporting of findings to customs; handling of articles refused entry; appeals, how made; denaturing procedures.
§ 381.203 - Products offered for entry; charges for storage, cartage, and labor with respect to products which are refused entry.
§ 381.204 - Marking of poultry products offered for entry; official import inspection marks and devices.
§ 381.205 - Labeling of immediate containers of poultry products offered for entry.
§ 381.206 - Labeling of shipping containers of poultry products offered for entry.
§ 381.207 - Small importations for consignee's personal use, display, or laboratory analysis.
§ 381.208 - Poultry products offered for entry and entered to be handled and transported as domestic; entry into official establishments; transportation.
§ 381.209 - Returned United States inspected and marked poultry products; exemption.
Subpart U - Detention; Seizure and Condemnation; Criminal Offenses
§ 381.210 - Poultry and other articles subject to administrative detention.
§ 381.211 - Method of detention; form of detention tag.
§ 381.212 - Notification of detention to the owner of the poultry or other article, or the owner's agent, and person having custody.
§ 381.213 - Notification of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over article detained; form of written notification.
§ 381.214 - Movement of poultry or other article detained; removal of official marks.
§ 381.215 - Poultry or other articles subject to judicial seizure and condemnation.
§ 381.216 - Procedure for judicial seizure, condemnation, and disposition.
§ 381.217 - Authority for condemnation or seizure under other provisions of law.
§ 381.218 - Criminal offenses.
Subpart V - Special Provisions for Designated States and Territories; Criteria and Procedure for Designating Establishments With Operations Which Would Clearly Endanger the Public Health; Disposition of Poultry Products Therein
§ 381.220 - Definition of “State”.
§ 381.221 - Designation of States under paragraph 5(c) of the Act.
§ 381.222 - States designated under paragraph 5(c) of the Act; application of regulations.
§ 381.223 - Control and disposition of nonfederally inspected poultry products in States designated under paragraph 5(c) of the Act.
§ 381.224 - Designation of States under section 11 of the Act; application of sections of the Act and the regulations.
§ 381.225 - Criteria and procedure for designating establishments with operations which would clearly endanger the public health; disposition of poultry products therein.
Subpart W - Rules of Practice Governing Proceedings Under the Poultry Products Inspection Act
Supplemental Rules of Practice
§ 381.231 - Refusal or withdrawal of inspection service under section 18(a) of the Act.
§ 381.232 - Withdrawal of inspection service for failure of an establishment to destroy any condemned carcass or part thereof or any condemned poultry product.
§ 381.233 - Withholding use of marking, labeling or containers from use under section 8 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act.
§ 381.234 - Refusal or withdrawal of inspection service under the Poultry Products Inspection Act for failure to comply with requirements as to premises, facilities, equipment, or the operation thereof.
Rules Applicable to the Suspension of the Assignment of Inspectors for Threats to Forcibly Assault or Forcible Assault, Intimidation or Interference with Any Inspection Service Employee
§ 381.235 - Notification to operator of establishment of incident.
§ 381.236 - Procedure upon failure of operator of establishment to take action required by 381.29 of the regulations.
General
§ 381.230 - Scope and applicability of rules of practice.
Subpart X - Canning and Canned Products
§ 381.300 - Definitions.
§ 381.301 - Containers and closures.
§ 381.302 - Thermal processing.
§ 381.303 - Critical factors and the application of the process schedule.
§ 381.304 - Operations in the thermal processing area.
§ 381.305 - Equipment and procedures for heat processing systems.
§ 381.306 - Processing and production records.
§ 381.307 - Record review and maintenance.
§ 381.308 - Deviations in processing.
§ 381.309 - Finished product inspection.
§ 381.310 - Personnel and training.
§ 381.311 - Recall procedure.
Subpart Y - Nutrition Labeling
§ 381.400 - Nutrition labeling of poultry products.
§ 381.401 - Required nutrition labeling of ground or chopped poultry products.
§ 381.402 - Location of nutrition information.
§ 381.408 - Labeling of poultry products with number of servings.
§ 381.409 - Nutrition label content.
§§ 381.410--381.411 - [Reserved]
§ 381.412 - Reference amounts customarily consumed per eating occasion.
§ 381.413 - Nutrient content claims; general principles.
§ 381.443 - Significant participation for voluntary nutrition labeling.
§ 381.444 - Identification of major cuts of poultry products.
§ 381.445 - Nutrition labeling of single-ingredient, raw poultry products that are not ground or chopped products described in § 381.401.
§ 381.454 - Nutrient content claims for “good source,” “high,” and “more.”
§ 381.455 - [Reserved]
§ 381.456 - Nutrient content claims for “light” or “lite.”
§ 381.460 - Nutrient content claims for calorie content.
§ 381.461 - Nutrient content claims for the sodium content.
§ 381.462 - Nutrient content claims for fat, fatty acids, and cholesterol content.
§ 381.463 - Nutrient content claims for “healthy.”
§ 381.469 - Labeling applications for nutrient content claims.
§§ 381.470--381.479 - [Reserved]
§ 381.480 - Label statements relating to usefulness in reducing or maintaining body weight.
§ 381.500 - Exemption from nutrition labeling.
§§ 381.481--381.499 - [Reserved]
§§ 381.403--381.407 - [Reserved]
§§ 381.414--381.442 - [Reserved]
§§ 381.414--381.443 - [Reserved]
§§ 381.464--381.468 - [Reserved]
§§ 381.446--381.453 - [Reserved]
§§ 381.457--381.459 - [Reserved]
Subpart Z - Selected Establishments; Cooperative Program for Interstate Shipment of Poultry Products
§ 381.511 - Definitions.
§ 381.512 - Purpose.
§ 381.513 - Requirements for establishments; ineligible establishments.
§ 381.514 - State request for cooperative agreement.
§ 381.515 - Establishment selection; official number for selected establishments.
§ 381.516 - Commencement of a cooperative interstate shipment program; inspection by designated personnel and official mark.
§ 381.517 - Federal oversight of a cooperative interstate shipment program.
§ 381.518 - Quarterly reports.
§ 381.519 - Enforcement authority.
§ 381.520 - Deselection of ineligible establishments.
§ 381.521 - Transition to official establishment.
§ 381.522 - Transition grants.
§ 381.523 - Separation of operations.
§ 381.524 - Voluntary withdrawal.